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Wisconsin farmer at the White House?

greenbeans
15 years ago

I just found out about the nominees for the White House Farmer position... One of the top candidates is from Troy Gardens in our very own Madison.

I think it'd be great to have a Wisconsin gardener at the White House. If you agree, please go to http://whitehousefarmer.com/?page_id=119

and vote for Claire Strader. Deadline for votes is midnight 1/31.


More info about Claire:

Claire Strader, our farmer here at Troy Gardens in Madison, Wisconsin, is locked in an extremely tight race for the lead for the voting for White House Farmer. At 8:43 AM Central today, with 6,877 votes, or 21% of the total 33,191 votes cast, she only trails the leader by 182 votes from a vast field of 111 candidates. Voting ends Saturday at midnight  less than 40 hours from now.

If Claire is to come out on top, please go to the White House Farmer site and cast your vote for Claire today. Also, please encourage your friends and neighbors to cast their votes. Please spread the word by forwarding this message. Thanks for your support!

More information:

Claire Strader, farmer at Troy Community Farm in Madison, Wisconsin, has been nominated for White House Farmer. All nominees are listed on WhiteHouseFarmer.com, and we are asking for your support. Voting ends at midnight Saturday  less than 40 hours away.

In an October NY Times article, Michael Pollan called for the creation of a White House Farmer position and suggested turning five acres of land on the White House grounds into an organic fruit and vegetable garden. In turn, the website WhiteHouseFarmer.com was conceived by The Brockmans, a family farm in Illinois.

Claire's nomination says she, "...is just the woman to turn 5 acres of the White House lawn into the nation's premier urban farm. Claire has worked in small-scale organic agriculture for 15 years, including her 8 years at Troy Community Farm where she turned a 5-acre parcel of weedy urban landscape into a highly productive and wonderfully beautiful vegetable farm. Not only does Claire produce food for CSA, market, and wholesale on this small urban farm, she also educates college students, high-school youth, and adult volunteers through the farm's internship programs."


More info about the White House Farm: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/magazine/12policy-t.html?_r=1&ref=magazine&pagewanted=all

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