The White House Farmers Market

Take note health care opponents, Barack does what he says.

Back in late August I wrote a post about the First Couple's desire to set up a farmer's market in front of the White House. My skeptical comment at the time was "I'm not holding my breath for this one."

Well less than four weeks later, what do we have...a White House farmers market!

It's not directly in front of 1600 Pennsylvania but close enough.

From the Washington Post...

"I have to say, I have never seen so many people so excited about fruits and vegetables!" she said, as several hundred foodies and first-lady fans raised their cellphones and cameras to capture the moment. "This is good!"

The market is the fifth in the city run by Freshfarm Markets, which had sought to put it closer to the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue but was stymied by security concerns. Last week, with the support of neighborhood groups, the nonprofit group was granted permission to close off a block of Vermont Avenue between H and I streets NW from 1 to 8 p.m. Thursdays until Oct. 29.

"It's an exciting day," said Bernadine Prince, co-director of Freshfarm Markets. Obama is "making healthy eating a priority. What we need to do now is make it a national habit."