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Who will provide the White House farmer?
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin has three residents in the running so far to be recommended as the White House farmer, if President Obama decides to create that position.

Several groups are behind the campaign to have the Obama family plant an organic garden on the White House grounds for use by the First Family and also for food pantries that could use some of the produce. Plans call for the nominees submitted as of Jan. 31 to be narrowed to the top three vote-getters, who will be recommended to the president for the job.

Wisconsin residents among the 20 people nominated as of Thursday include Claire Strader of Troy Community Farm at Troy Gardens in Madison, Dela Ends of Scotch Hill Farm near Brodhead and Steve Haak of the Haak Family Farms in Belleville.
According to the campaign’s website, there are several other farmers nationwide in the running as of Jan. 26, including nine from Illinois and two from Iowa.

To learn more, visit www.whitehousefarmer.com
1/29/2009