If you only knew how much is treated with chemicals all vegetables and fruit you are buying on market or in shops, you would start growing your own food. I used to grow food on my farm for about 8 years, mostly in greenhouses. Watching what all and how other farmers use, made me realize that no one really cares how much pesticide and herbicide is used, when food can be sold after treatment, what are options to skip using such chemicals. Believe it or not, most of them grow food for their own use separated from the food they are going to sell on the market.

 Seed bombs give life to gray city sidewalks. You can make them too. Take quality seed, soak over night, use clay type soil for plants, shape balls, put seed inside and leave balls to dry 24 hours.

Carrot is widely used root vegetable, the base of many dishes and present in almost every cuisine around the globe. Raw carrot when digested releases only 3% of the beta carotene while with cooking that grows up to 39%. People usually like this vegetable because of its sweet taste. 

 Dragon fruit is not only appreciated for its specific taste and texture but also because it is packed with a number of essential nutrients and vitamins. This fruit is also called Pitaya or Pitahaya and is native to Central and South America.