First lady Melania Trump planted and harvested produce with D.C.-area children in the White House Kitchen Garden on Sept. 22. (The White House)First lady Melania Trump held her first event in the White House Kitchen Garden on Friday, donning a plaid shirt and coordinating red gloves to pull up leeks and plant kale along with children from a local Boys & Girls Club. The garden, which then-first lady Michelle Obama established in 2009 as part of her healthy eating initiative, is closely identified with the previous administration, so Trump’s decision to embrace it is noteworthy. Sept. 22, 2017 First lady Melania Trump plants and harvests vegetables in the White House Kitchen Garden with children from the Boys Girls Club of Greater Washington. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post)They each left with a small bottle of White House honey — yes, the executive beehive is still in operation.

Source: Washington Post September 22, 2017 18:45 UTC