Good news for veggie-lovin' school kids.

The White House is opening Michelle Obama's vegetable garden to tours on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:30 a.m. on a first-come, first-served basis.

There are forms to fill out and and hoops to jump through, of course. The White House says the tours will be limited to "local" schools, and we assume that means Washington, D.C. And the tour will include the vegetable garden only, and not the interior of the White House.

This is good news.

I am sure Mrs. Obama never imagined the impact her vegetable garden would have -- the Queen of England even copied the idea -- when she planted it with the help of school children in the spring.

But the fact that garden is located behind iron fences and under tremendous security made it off limits to just the people the first lady hoped to influence with her fresh food message -- children.

Go to this White House Web site to begin the application process for your school's tour.