White House Farmers Market a Success.

First Lady Michelle Obama gave an inspiring speech at the opening of the White House Farmers Market and Twilight Earth was there! Enjoy the photos.

It was an overcast and dreary day in Washington DC as I stepped out of my office and crossed Pennsylvania Ave to Freedom Plaza. But the mist felt good and I was looking forward to walking the three or four blocks to Lafayette Park, where the White House Farmers Market was set up.

After giving up my cell phone, keys and umbrella to members of the Secret Service so that I could walk through the metal detectors, I made my way to a small tent where First Lady Michelle Obama was going to kick off the Farmers Market.

But prior to Michelle Speaking, the small crowd of about 300 people got the opportunity to listen to the Secretary of Agriculture, DC Mayor Adrian Fenty and a Maryland Farmer talk about the importance of healthy and locally grown foods in a society that is too often plagued with busy parents, rising rates of obesity, diabetes and heart disease.



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Hat-tip to: http://twitter.com/novenator/statuses/4093475275

What a breath of fresh air our new First Lady is. :yourock: