美国第一夫人在白宫种菜White House 'kitchen garden'

Dean

WASHINGTON - Twenty-six elementary schoolchildren wielded(挥舞) shovels, rakes（耙子), pitchforks(干草叉) and wheelbarrows(手推车) to help first lady Michelle Obama break ground on a produce and herb（菜） garden on the White House grounds.

Among the crops to be planted in the coming weeks are spinach, broccoli, various lettuces, kale（羽衣甘蓝） and collard greens（绿色的羽衣甘蓝）, and assorted herbs. The planted produce will rotate（变换） with the seasons.

The first harvest is expected by late April.