While it's likely last fall's news of President Obama purchasing our apples is likely to be our only brush with the Commander in Chief, it's unlikely we could present ourselves as mannerly and professionally as one of my favorite persons, Matt Harsh, who had the opportunity to ask Pres. Obama a question related to agriculture at his latest town hall meeting.  Matt was my first boss out of college at PSU Extension in Adams County where he was influencial in the founding of the Young Grower Alliance during his time there.  During that time, he and his wife Mary were raising vegetables in Matt's native home of Smithsburg, MD and bringing them to markets in Fairfax Co. Virginia - a passion that, in addition to raising their young children, is now their full time pursuit.  I'll always be indebted to Matt and Mary for their willingness to help a young guy like me get my start and it's awesome to see him get this opportunity.  There's no one I would rather have represent me in front of the President.  Check out Chesley Vegetable Farms to keep up with the Harshs on the net.  For more on why I love these people like I do, they also took our Young Growers group to New Zealand.  Here's Matt with Barack (they're on a first name basis now):

Grr, bad embedding codes!  click for link to CBS news story