The Autobiography of Raven Manalo

I'm Raven Manalo and I live here in San Jose, California with my mother, father, little brother and my tiny dog. Before I moved to San Jose, I lived in Pembroke Pines, Florida for about 5 years.

I haven't had much experience gardening or growing things in general, since I live in a condo. However, when I lived in Florida, I had a big backyard and I would plant things there. One of my teachers had a garden and she would give us different kinds of seeds to plant... Or eat. I always try and attempt to grow tomatoes, radishes and peppers, yet they would always die. The only plant I have grown successfully was a carrot. Even though it was small, about 5 inches long, I still felt proud of myself for planting and harvesting a plant successfully. I also visited my great uncle's pig farm, he showed us how they took care of the pigs and what they feed them. He also showed us his crop field, which he uses to grow food for the pigs and we spent about half of the day helping him watering corn plants. Overall, I think this experiment will be exciting and fun.