Immigrant experience: cultivating your own "back garden" in American big cities

According to the report compiled by Overseas Chinese News Network, 78-year-old Li Tingbang is an immigrant from Guangdong Province, China, and belongs to the restless type. Tired of dancing lessons and mahjong tables in high-end residential areas in new york, Mr. Li decided to open his own? Back garden? . Today, his? Garden? It has been built for three years.

? Of course you can grow vegetables in big cities. Why not? ? Mr. Li said this.

The report quoted The New York Times as saying that officials in Mr. Li's area sneered at his request to open the lawn behind the building. Mr. Li began to lobby his neighbors about cultivated land. He found a neglected land behind the bus stop at the northern end of Second Avenue.

This open space is triangular, located on one side of the Harlem River driveway, full of weeds and garbage, and the stray cat is the landlord here. Since this land does not involve ownership and jurisdiction, Mr. Li simply cleaned up the garbage, turned over the soil, and then planted vegetable seeds.

Now, Mr. Li is in Manhattan? Xanadu Garden? It has become a cultivated land incompatible with the metropolis, and lush beans, lettuce and melons thrive in the ruins. Mr. Li often invites passers-by to the vegetable field to enjoy an instant salad. There is no fence here, but it is surrounded by garbage and sundries cleaned up at that time.

? It used to be a mess here. Weeds grow so high that people can even sleep on the grass. ? As he spoke, Mr. Li turned the earth with a rake, and the road next to him was full of traffic and people were buzzing. Sometimes drivers will miss the highway exit because they look at this vegetable field more.

Is Mr. Li there? Back garden? He has been farming for the third season and will reclaim more land every year. It's hard to find happiness in Manhattan, but Mr. Li has found his own place.

? The soil in America is very fertile. Look how good it is. Vegetables will grow naturally as long as they are watered. ? Mr. Li pointed to the vegetables such as coriander, leek and lettuce in the vegetable field and said, Look, the Chinese cabbage in China has blossomed. This dish can be fried with strong fire. We in China like this very much. ?

Mr. Li said that he would harvest several hundred pounds of vegetables in July.

Mr. Li 14 years ago immigrated to new york, and now he lives in East 127 Street with his 7 1 year-old wife. He can see himself in the apartment. Back garden? . Shoplifting or pedestrian trampling sometimes happens, but it has never been damaged or looted. Mr. Li said, I am not worried about this, and there is no reason to take measures. ?

Mr. Li has a rest at sunrise and sunset every day. He said, I have never used pesticides or fertilizers. It's really unnecessary. Is the vegetable grown in this way organic? ?