自种食物
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We all need to eat, and when we go to buy food at the supermarket, we're spoilt for choice in the range of items available that can be turned into a delicious meal. But we often purchase food that's been mass-produced and that's travelled many miles before it ends up on our plate. So for some, growing their own food is a better option – and it tastes good too!
 
From growing vegetables in little pots on your balcony to tending to a small plot of land, called allotments, there are many ways to produce home-grown food. Allotments are a typically British idea, and they give people with a small or no garden, a space to plant and nurture1 fruit and vegetables. It can be backbreaking work digging, weeding and watering the soil, but the result is fresh, organically grown produce, contributing to our 'five-a-day' diet.
 
The recent Covid-19 pandemic lockdown means demand for allotments has seen a renaissance2. Miriam Dobson from the University of Sheffield told the BBC that people with allotments have been spending a lot of their time on their plots, growing plenty of fresh fruit and veg – which, at times, have been challenging to source in supermarkets. She says "Coronavirus has… highlighted to people the fragility3 inherent4 within our globalised food system. In a time of crisis5, interest in self-sufficiency rises."
 
But for those with limited space, a solution to grow your own veg lies closer to home – using pots. Once you can lay your hands on some compost, you can plant seeds. Sheila Brand lives in a third-floor flat in Rotterdam. She has managed to grow tomatoes and aubergines and is already harvesting raspberries. She told the BBC watching the plants grow "is very exciting: 'Oh it's got a new leaf!'"
 
As well as the benefits of saving money and enjoying tasty food, gardener Mark Ridsdill-Smith says "growing your own from a balcony or window ledge6 not only improves your wellbeing and immediate7 environment, you can actually grow a lot of veg." So, maybe it's time for us all to get planting and develop our green fingers!


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1 nurture K5sz3     
n.养育,照顾,教育;滋养,营养品;vt.养育,给与营养物,教养,扶持
参考例句:
  • The tree grows well in his nurture.在他的培育下这棵树长得很好。
  • The two sisters had received very different nurture.这俩个姊妹接受过极不同的教育。
2 renaissance PBdzl     
n.复活,复兴,文艺复兴
参考例句:
  • The Renaissance was an epoch of unparalleled cultural achievement.文艺复兴是一个文化上取得空前成就的时代。
  • The theme of the conference is renaissance Europe.大会的主题是文艺复兴时期的欧洲。
3 fragility rixxH     
n.脆弱,虚弱;易碎性;脆性;脆弱性
参考例句:
  • He saw in her tender fragility. 他喜欢她的温柔纤弱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Fears about the fragility of the global recovery are exaggerated . 全球经济复苏脆弱性的恐惧被夸大了。 来自辞典例句
4 inherent 7xlyo     
adj.(in)内在的,固有的,生来就有的
参考例句:
  • The desire for freedom is inherent in us all.对自由的渴望是我们所有人的天性。
  • Weight is an inherent property of matter.重量是物质固有的特性。
5 crisis pzJxT     
n.危机,危急关头,决定性时刻,关键阶段
参考例句:
  • He had proved that he could be relied on in a crisis.他已表明,在紧要关头他是可以信赖的。
  • The topic today centers about the crisis in the Middle East.今天课题的中心是中东危机。
6 ledge o1Mxk     
n.壁架,架状突出物;岩架,岩礁
参考例句:
  • They paid out the line to lower him to the ledge.他们放出绳子使他降到那块岩石的突出部分。
  • Suddenly he struck his toe on a rocky ledge and fell.突然他的脚趾绊在一块突出的岩石上,摔倒了。
7 immediate aapxh     
adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的
参考例句:
  • His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
  • We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
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