Winners announced in the White House Farmer contest
The top three vote-getters have been named in an unofficial contest to find a "farmer" to plan and care for an organic garden and orchard at the White House.
We wrote about this last week. Voting ended Saturday and the . They are:
1. Claire Strader, , Madison, Wis.
2. Carrie Anne Little, , Puyallup, Wash.
3. Margaret Lloyd, , Davis, Calif.
The only candidate I know personally is Shep Ogden, who came in a respectable ninth -- although we recently wrote about Will Allen, who placed fourth.
This competition is really a well-meaning effort to get President Obama to set an example by planting vegetables on the grounds of the White House.
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