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Camden Children's Garden featured in First Lady Michelle Obama's book

by Mike Devlin, Camden Children's Garden - posted 6/18/2012

American Grown:The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America by First Lady Michelle Obama

Cover of First Lady Michelle Obama's Book

Camden, N.J. / Washington, D.C - June 13, 2012

Camden Children's Garden was honored to announce that First Lady Michelle Obama's book, American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America, features the Camden Children's Garden (CCG), Camden City Garden Club, Inc (CCGC) and Camden's Community Garden's Program. The book was released May 2012, and highlights the White House Garden and approximately a dozen gardens throughout the nation.

The book tells the story of Camden - a city rebuilding itself from "Poorest, Most Dangerous US City of Its Size and Top 9 US Food Deserts".


Watch Action News 6 reporting with Camden City Garden Club, as featured in First Lady Obama's Book, also on Greater Philadelphia Gardens Facebook

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