((PKG)) GROWING FOOD NYC
((Banner: Growing Your Own))
((Reporter/Camera: Dmitrii Vershinin))
((Adapted by: Martin Secrest))
((VOA Russian Service))
((Map: New York City, New York))
((Main characters: 1 female))
((Courtesy: Lucy Lesser))
((NATS: Front of home))
((Banner: Lucy Lesser grows her own food and provides free
seedlings for her community))
((NATS: Front of home))
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((Lucy Lesser, Brooklyn Resident))
I actually grew up my entire life thinking that tomatoes were
absolutely disgusting, mostly because I was, you know, getting
mushy, kind of, unflavorful ones. Once I finally tasted like, a
homegrown tomato, I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, this tastes amazing.’
((Courtesy: Lucy Lesser))
((NATS: Outdoors))
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((Lucy Lesser, Brooklyn Resident))
So, for the first seedling giveaway, I think we gave away about
150 plants the first week we did this and this past weekend, I
distributed 250 plants and over 70 people came and picked them
up. Obviously, I would love to be outside standing with everyone
and helping explain how to care for them and doing all of that
stuff. We distributed basil, dill, tomatoes, tons of peppers,
eggplants, pumpkins. The best thing about this was that a lot of
members of the community came and dropped off seedlings that
they had started but they hadn't gotten a chance to fully plant yet,
or someone rolled in with about 25 tomato stakes, which is just
really helpful if you haven't gardened before and you don't have
the budget.
((NATS: Coming into house))
((Courtesy: Lucy Lesser))
((NATS:
Lucy: It’s busy!))
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((Lucy Lesser, Brooklyn Resident))
So, I just set up my plant stand like, I don't know, 10 minutes ago
and I was already like, eight people waiting to get plants. It’s all
free. People have to grow their food.
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((Lucy Lesser, Brooklyn Resident))
If people can grow and be self-sufficient, I think it's wonderful.
And my mission is to really support that in any way that I possibly
can. I think during this crisis, it's really important for communities
to come together and I hope that it creates, you know, strong
roots that will continue to grow hopefully when this is over.
((NATS: Outdoors))
((Banner: Growing Your Own))
((Reporter/Camera: Dmitrii Vershinin))
((Adapted by: Martin Secrest))
((VOA Russian Service))
((Map: New York City, New York))
((Main characters: 1 female))
((Courtesy: Lucy Lesser))
((NATS: Front of home))
((Banner: Lucy Lesser grows her own food and provides free
seedlings for her community))
((NATS: Front of home))
((Skype Logo))
((Lucy Lesser, Brooklyn Resident))
I actually grew up my entire life thinking that tomatoes were
absolutely disgusting, mostly because I was, you know, getting
mushy, kind of, unflavorful ones. Once I finally tasted like, a
homegrown tomato, I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, this tastes amazing.’
((Courtesy: Lucy Lesser))
((NATS: Outdoors))
((Skype Logo))
((Lucy Lesser, Brooklyn Resident))
So, for the first seedling giveaway, I think we gave away about
150 plants the first week we did this and this past weekend, I
distributed 250 plants and over 70 people came and picked them
up. Obviously, I would love to be outside standing with everyone
and helping explain how to care for them and doing all of that
stuff. We distributed basil, dill, tomatoes, tons of peppers,
eggplants, pumpkins. The best thing about this was that a lot of
members of the community came and dropped off seedlings that
they had started but they hadn't gotten a chance to fully plant yet,
or someone rolled in with about 25 tomato stakes, which is just
really helpful if you haven't gardened before and you don't have
the budget.
((NATS: Coming into house))
((Courtesy: Lucy Lesser))
((NATS:
Lucy: It’s busy!))
((Skype Logo))
((Lucy Lesser, Brooklyn Resident))
So, I just set up my plant stand like, I don't know, 10 minutes ago
and I was already like, eight people waiting to get plants. It’s all
free. People have to grow their food.
((Skype Logo))
((Lucy Lesser, Brooklyn Resident))
If people can grow and be self-sufficient, I think it's wonderful.
And my mission is to really support that in any way that I possibly
can. I think during this crisis, it's really important for communities
to come together and I hope that it creates, you know, strong
roots that will continue to grow hopefully when this is over.
((NATS: Outdoors))
