Diet guide: Be cautious when buying vegetables during the monsoon season as increased humidity and moisture create ideal conditions for insects and pathogens. Here is why you should refrain from buying certain vegetables to avoid potential health risks.
Diet tips: During the monsoon season, it is essential to choose vegetables carefully and practice proper washing and storage techniques to minimise the risk of foodborne illnesses. Here are 7 vegetables you need to be careful of.
Kitchen garden tips: If you're thinking about starting a vegetable garden at home, begin sowing seeds of cucumber, okra, and more this month. As you sow these vegetable seeds in your home garden this May, remember to keep an eye on watering, fertilising, and pest management to ensure a bountiful harvest.
"These vegetables were 100 per cent chemical-free and grown over farm area of 14,000 hectares out of the certified land of 76,392 hectares for organic farming in the state under the first year of the Mission Organic Value Chain Development (MOVCD) in the North-East region," he said.