![On a sunny Saturday afternoon, Ramkumar Ramakrishnan waters his newly planted vegetables. With the increase of free time during this quarantine, Ramakrishnan picked up the hobby of gardening, a laborious task requiring all members of the family to help out. “[By building a garden] we will be able to get fresh vegetables and get the whole family healthy without the use of fertilizers or pesticides. We can also avoid going grocery shopping and lessen the risk of contracting the [corona]virus.”](https://hilite.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Raghav-Sriram-900x675.jpg)
Submitted Photo: Raghav Sriram
On a sunny Saturday afternoon, Ramkumar Ramakrishnan waters his newly planted vegetables. With the increase of free time during this quarantine, Ramakrishnan picked up the hobby of gardening, a laborious task requiring all members of the family to help out. “[By building a garden] we will be able to get fresh vegetables and get the whole family healthy without the use of fertilizers or pesticides. We can also avoid going grocery shopping and lessen the risk of contracting the [corona]virus.”
Raghav Sriram
Hayley Reed
Elyse Reed stands in her backyard holding a watering can as she tends to her plants on May 10, 2020. She planted the various vegetable seeds in her gardening box a couple days earlier. “It’s a fun and creative way to spend my time these days and I am excited to see how they turn out,” Reed said.