Lauren is a 17-year-old girl from Iowa, U. S. A. Her parents plant soybeans(大豆) and corn on their farm every year, so she was familiar(熟悉) with (farm) from a young age.
In 2020, Lauren (volunteer) at a food bank. She found that there were very few fresh vegetables in the food. "Can I start a garden on part of our farm?" she asked her parents. "I want to provide vegetables for people in n. " Her parents agreed.
Lauren decided to plant 15 different vegetables on about 2, 000 square meters of land. These crops (include) carrots, tomatoes, green beans and more. It took a lot of hard work to grow them. the hot summer, she had to w her crops by hand for two hours a day. She also checked for weeds(杂草) daily.
In 2022, Lauren harvested her first crops. They w about 18 kilograms. So far, she has d more than 3, 000 kilograms of crops. She p to expand(扩张) her garden to 8, 000square meters in 2025. "I want to help feed more people, " said the girl. "Helping others makes me feel the (happy)!"
