Dateline Elsewhere: Kentucky

We said from time to time that we'd showcase good ideas from other states. And while it's true that the Texas gov's mansion has had a kitchen garden for many years, it's hard not to feel a bit of envy at one new, sprawling garden up in Kentucky that we just heard about from Obamafoodorama:

Mrs. Beshear's garden, called the Governor's Garden, is being tended by local high school students, kids from Future Farmers of America, and her own staffers. It's at Berry Hill Mansion, the former Governor's mansion, now a historical site open to visitors, and is actually three 16 x 24 foot plots. And just like the White House Kitchen Garden, the produce from the Kentucky garden is being donated to ACCESS, a local soup kitchen. There's a stunning array of crops being grown, including melons, corn, cucumbers, tomatoes and all kinds of squash. The garden just had its first harvest, and is a succession garden--seasonal, with plans to keep planting through the Fall.

Sigh.