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Michelle Obama invited local school children to harvest vegetables from the garden when she was caught holding a prized possession from the patch.

The sweet potato was picked at the beginning of prime season (October through January) and this Thanksgiving favorite in the U.S. is sure to please White House guests in some dish soon.

Sometimes mistaken for yams, sweet potatoes are actually an entirely different vegetable, a root of the vine in the morning glory family that dates back to 750 B.C. in Peruvian records.

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Legal analyst for CNN and CBS Lisa Bloom says don’t let her shark lawyer image fool you. She told Vegetarian Times in the October 2010 issue that although she’s thought of as a tough lawyer, she’s actually a marshmallow. “A vegan marshmallow, that is,” Bloom said. “Not the gelatin kind.”

This Sweet and Sara-esque lady gave cooking with fresh herbs as her #1 tip for great vegan food.

“Always have fresh herbs on hand, and when you add them to your cooking, it’s going to be good.”

There’s nothing fresher than what you grow, and VIVA! Gardens has compiled some tips for growing and harvesting herbs from several of their newsletters over the past years.

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Potato. Credit: Organic Authority

Some people are either really turned on by vegetables or have really dirty minds. We don’t want to know the details of their sex lives.

Organic Authority has compiled some photos of veggies caught in very compromising positions, from the “Wee Weanie Carrot” to this one titled, “You say potato, we say good golly…”

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Charlie Trotter

Chicago based chef who’s appeared on a PBS cooking show and has a cameo appearance in “My Best Friend’s Wedding,” Charlie Trotter, gives the seal of approval to an Illinois program that allows low risk inmates to cultivate vegetables in a garden that are shipped to local food banks.

The Sheriff’s Garden Program was started 17 years ago at the Cook County Jail. After participants learn to plant, water, pull weeds and other tasks necessary to maintain a garden, they earn a master gardener’s certificate from the University of Illinois extension program and participate in a graduation ceremony at the end of the summer.

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As a seasoned actor, Mark Ruffalo doesn’t mind the cameras and director’s orders, but he’s just as comfortable with the soil and the hoe.

The actor told the New York Times, he enjoys spending time in his garden in Sullivan County, New York that is currently home to corn, zucchini and tomatoes.

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For the first time ever, Prince Charles will open the garden located at his official residence to the public as part of his Start Initiative designed to encourage UK residents to adopt more sustainable living habits.

During the 12 days of September 8th through the 19th, the “Garden Party To Make A Difference” will feature exhibitions, interactive displays and live performances with celebrities such as designer Vivienne Westwood taking part in the launch.

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The Environmental Media Association and Yes To Carrots teamed up to launch “The Garden Challenge” that encourages students to get acquainted with growing their own produce in a contest where schools competed for a gardening grant.

Students uploaded videos explaining why a garden would be a great addition to their schools.

Daryl Hannah, Wendie Malick, and Rosario Dawson all have words to say in the video at CBS as they’re outside among students and cabbage.

Hannah thinks a school garden will make students less fearful of vegetables.

“I become a vegetarian when I was 11, but I was always afraid of vegetables,” Hannah said. “It wasn’t until I actually started growing them that I was not afraid to eat them.”

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Farm Sanctuary has commended the Rachael Ray Yum-o! sponsored program for helping to promote healthier, plant based items among students.

The program, which was recently unveiled by Ray and New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, will give students access to gardens or allow them to construct a garden of their own and learn how their food makes it from seed to plate.
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