The Capitol's rose garden is probably really nice, but how about a community garden that produces food for local schools and food pantries? That's what one organization is asking the next president to plant: The White House Organic Farm, or "TheWhoFarm."

We know community gardens are sprouting up across the U.S., serving as models of self-sufficiency and healthy, sustainable living. TheWhoFarm could serve as an educational tool for visitors to the most celebrated home in the nation, and provide school children the opportunity to garden.

And it sure beats that Scotts lawn look.

TheWhoFarm project has come up with five articles for this mission, listed after the jump.

Article I: The Farmers
Public school children and Americans with disabilities will work The White House Organic Farm, to set an example for the world of hands-on learning and will foster an independent, do-it-yourself work ethic.

Article II: The Eaters
The White House Organic Farm's harvest will provide fresh food for the President, the President's family, and the President's distinguished guests. Just as importantly, it will also supply healthy food to public school lunch programs and food pantries in Washington, DC.

Article III: The Delivery
Food from The White House Organic Farm will be delivered to local public schools and food pantries by volunteers on foot and by bicycle, at a net-zero cost to U.S. taxpayers.

Article IV: The Seeds
The White House organic farmers will plant a diverse mix of heirloom seeds passed down from Thomas Jefferson's farm at Monticello and seeds donated by American farmers and gardeners, to celebrate both the rich agricultural traditions of the Office of the President and the passions of everyday Americans for working her fertile and bountiful land.

Article V: The Soil
The White House Organic Farm will use healthy topsoil, nourished by compost supplements from yard and food waste from all three branches of the federal government; from The White House, from The United States Capitol, and from The United States Supreme Court.

Source: TheWhoFarm

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