Lily is a 15-year-old girl. Her family has a farm where they 1 beans and corn every year, so she has a lot of experience with farming.
In 2021, Lily got a job at a 2 bank. She noticed that the food that was donated (捐赠) often lacked (缺少) fresh vegetables. She thought of a way to help and asked her parents, "Can I start a garden on part of our 3 ? I want to 4 fresh vegetables for people in need. " Her parents said yes.
Lily 5 to plant 15 different kinds of vegetables on about 2000 square meters of land. These vegetables include carrots, tomatoes, green beans and others. It was not 6 to grow them. During the hot summer, she had to 7 her vegetables for two hours a day or they might dry.
Lily has been growing vegetables in her garden 8 she had her first harvest (收获) (weighing about 18 kilograms) in
2022. So far, she has given away more than 3,000 kilograms of 9 . She has plans to expand (扩大) her garden in
2025. "I want to help 10 more people," said the girl. "Helping others makes me feel the happiest!"
