Seedlings planted in new White House garden

First fruits and vegetables will be spinach, salad greens, herbs and berries

	First lady Michelle Obama plants herbs in the White House Kitchen Garden with students from Washington's Bancroft Elementary School.
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updated 4:25 p.m. ET April 9, 2009

WASHINGTON - First lady Michelle Obama and students from a public elementary school in Washington are planting the first fruits and vegetables in the new White House garden.

They helped break ground for the plot on the South Lawn last month.

Spinach, salad greens, herbs and berries are among the crops being planted.

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The fifth-graders from Bancroft Elementary tend to a similar garden at school. They will return to the White House for the harvest and to help cook some of the produce in the White House kitchen.

Some of the crops also will be served at the White House and donated to a local soup kitchen.

Mrs. Obama said her family has discussed planting such a garden since they moved to the White House in January.

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Seedlings planted in new White House garden

First fruits and vegetables will be spinach, salad greens, herbs and berries