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The First Lady put on a pair of brown gloves and planted the first seeds in the White House Garden.

Twenty-five students from Washington’s Bancroft Elementary School helped the First Lady plant lettuce, herbs – including dill, oregano and rosemary – onions, shallots, cucumbers, peppers and peas.

Michelle Obama and mom covers Essence.

According to usmagazine.com the First Lady asked the students to guess the cost of the garden. After one guessed “over $100,000,” she said President Obama would “go crazy” if it cost that much.

Check out our gallery of the unveiling of Michelle Obama’s wax figure.

For 2024’s iteration of MadameNoire and HelloBeautiful’s annual series Women to Know, we knew we wanted to celebrate the people who help make the joys of film and television possible. To create art is to create magic. This year, we spotlight Hollywood Executive’s changing the face of cinema.