First Lady Michelle Obama and American Indian children plant traditional crops in the White House Kitchen Garden on the South Lawn of the White House, June 3, 2011.

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First Lady Michelle Obama plants the first garden at the White House since World War II on the South Lawn. Called the White House Kitchen Garden,it encourages national conversations around health and well-being in the United States.

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