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Get a closer look at a vibrant green space built for the Chicago community. In this video, learn about the Eleanor Roosevelt Fruit and Vegetable Garden at the Obama Presidential Center. Inspired by historic victory gardens, this public space promotes healthy living and urban agriculture.
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00:00Welcome to the Obama Presidential Center.
00:02It's all for you, so take care of it.
00:06This campus is built for people to actually use.
00:09More than half of the entire $850 million campus is free and open to the public daily,
00:15including the Fruit and Vegetable Garden.
00:17The Eleanor Roosevelt Fruit and Vegetable Garden is the spiritual successor to Mrs. Obama's White House kitchen garden
00:24and activates the space with community engagement, educating people about healthy living, fruits and vegetables, and pollination.
00:32The garden is named after Eleanor Roosevelt, another prolific first lady who championed the idea of victory gardens,
00:39encouraging people to grow food for their own communities.
00:43I come from a long line of gardeners and farmers, and this work comes from a core belief of mine
00:49that food is a basic human right.
00:51People deserve education around green spaces, growing their own produce,
00:55so that they can bring it back to their own communities and thrive.
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