{"id":338051,"date":"2010-02-19T02:37:13","date_gmt":"2010-02-19T07:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michelleobamawatch.com\/?p=2618"},"modified":"2010-02-19T02:37:13","modified_gmt":"2010-02-19T07:37:13","slug":"video-let%e2%80%99s-move-hits-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/338051","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Let\u2019s Move Hits The Road"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today First Lady Michelle Obama hits the road and\u00a0takes her Let’s Move<\/a>, childhood obesity prevention campaign to Philadelphia. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack will accompany Mrs Obama.\u00a0 This one day road trip will highlight a pillar of the Let’s Move<\/a> program: access to healthy, affordable food.\u00a0 According to the White House Press Office, “They will make local stops to showcase the widespread problem of \u201cfood deserts\u201d and the steps Philadelphia has taken to get healthy, affordable food to its communities.” The days activities will include a visit to the\u00a0Fairhill Elementary School.<\/p>\n

This weekend will\u00a0be a busy one for the First Lady. On Saturday she will address the National Governors Association<\/a>. Her address will outline the ways state governments can play a leadership role in achieving the goals of Let\u2019s Move<\/a>. On Sunday she and President Obama will host the annual Governors Ball at the White House. I wonder what she’ll wear.<\/p>\n

I hope the First Lady focuses more on urban gardening<\/a> as part of Let’s Move<\/a>. It would be great to see families\u00a0in urban and rural areas planting their own gardens\u00a0in container boxes or in their backyards. Increasing farmers markets is also a focus of Let’s Move. One way to preserve the freshness of spring and summer farmers market finds is\u00a0home canning. It may seem like a throwback from days gone by, but have you read the sodium content of some canned foods?\u00a0Having USDA<\/a> trained volunteers to teach canning and preserving to local residents would be a great way to bring fresher foods to local communities.<\/p>\n

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