White House Vegetable Garden heirloom seeds and 10 different herbs such as anise hyssop and Thai basil. Former presidents' favorite produce were also sown, such as President Thomas Jefferson’s preferred vegetables, “Brown Dutch and Tennis Ball lettuce, Prickly Seed spinach and Savoy cabbage” but beets were not grown because President Obama did not like them. Along with the vegetable garden, a beehive was added near the chef’s kitchen that is overseen by Charlie Brandts, a beekeeper and White House carpenter. Honey collected from the beehives has been used to brew White House Honey Ale. The contributing gardeners responsible for the early stages of the
Chip Bok they have 4 adult children. He currently lives in Akron, Ohio. Chip Bok Arthur "Chip" Bok is an American editorial cartoonist for the "Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal" and the "Tampa Bay Times". He has illustrated some of Dave Barry's books, and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 1997. Bh grade math class, where he was influenced by Don Martin's work in Mad Magazine. University of Dayton, where he was captain of the hockey team. Prior to working as an editorial cartoonist, Bok held several other jobs such as substitute teaching, concrete labor, wholesale drug sales, and freelance work.