Michelle Obama Fall Harvest: Reveals That The White House Garden Cost Only $180 To Plant

The First Lady also asked the students how much they thought it cost to plant the garden. They guessed $300, $800, $1000 and $6000 as Michelle acted as auctioneer.

She then revealed the answer: “Over 740 pounds of food have come out of this little piece of land… It [cost] about $180.”

In addition to the White House kitchen preparing the vegetables, they are also being donated to Miriam’s Kitchen, a soup kitchen in DC.

Socialism!