“Yes! There will be growth in the spring! “

The First Family will have a garden (via memeorandum):

On Friday, Michelle Obama will begin digging up a patch of White House lawn to plant a vegetable garden, the first since Eleanor Roosevelt’s victory garden in World War II. There will be no beets (the president doesn’t like them) but arugula will make the cut.

(Hmm. Will beets be the new broccoli?)

Is it, as the NYT reports, that the garden will be a lesson about nutrition and other socially responsible behaviors? Or is there an economic lesson to be gleaned?

President “Bobby”: Mr. Gardner, do you agree with Ben, or do you think that we can stimulate growth through temporary incentives?
[Long pause]
Chance the Gardener: As long as the roots are not severed, all is well. And all will be well in the garden.
President “Bobby”: In the garden.
Chance the Gardener: Yes. In the garden, growth has it seasons. First comes spring and summer, but then we have fall and winter. And then we get spring and summer again.

If that Geithner guy doesn’t work out, there’s always Chauncey Gardner!

Crossposted on Soccer Dad.