Hello everyone. I have had the opportunity to return home after a long time studying in Da Nang city - a city far from my hometown. And today I want to share with you some images of the vegetables and fruits grown and harvested in my mother's garden.
My family lives in the northern part of Vietnam. After graduating from university, I moved to the central part of Vietnam to live and study. At first, I was very excited and did not seem to miss home. But after just one year without visiting home, I missed my family, friends, and everything that belonged to my hometown.
The first thing I did when I returned home was to visit my mother's garden. Although the garden is not too large, thanks to my mother's diligence and perseverance, every nook and cranny has been used to grow plants. My mother is extremely hard-working and meticulous. Even though she'stired after work, she always takes the time to take care of the fruit and vegetable garden, like weeding or catching pests. My family has very limited or even no use of pesticides or chemical fertilizers. Instead, we do things manually like catching pests, weeding, or using organic fertilizers. This is very important because it directly affects the health of my family, so my mother values the use of natural and environmentally friendly methods to care for plants.
The climate in my hometown is divided into four distinct seasons, so each season my mother's garden grows different fruits and vegetables. Currently, it is summer, so our garden has vegetables like morning glory, bottle gourd, bitter melon, and mugwort. Fruiting trees include jackfruit, custard apple, mango, tangerine, and pomelo. With a diverse garden like this, my family can have very varied, convenient, and safe meals.
Because we don't use pesticides, the vegetables may not look as bright green as the produce in supermarkets, but they are still nutritious and safe to eat. Watering the plants is also done entirely by hand. And after every season, my parents will clean up and renovate the garden by planting grass, cultivating the earth, and making fences to prepare for planting new crops for the next season.
With such a garden, it not only provides fresh and delicious food for my family daily, but when vegetables or fruits grow too fast, my mother also shares them with the neighbors around. My hometown is like that, people live very friendly and happy lives, always sharing and helping each other. After a year, I returned home, and my neighbors welcomed me warmly. We had a lively chat as if we had never been separated before.
I really enjoyed the moment of harvesting and processing the vegetables into a delicious meal for my loved ones. Walking in the fresh green garden in the early morning, touching the cool dew on the leaves, listening to the sound of birds singing and the peace of the countryside is a wonderful feeling of relaxation. I cannot have this living in the city with only big houses, noisy traffic, and people rushing to go to work or school. Therefore, I want to fully enjoy these simple moments with my family and spread this positive energy to everyone."
Wishing everyone a delightful read!