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Before the Industrial Era, the common practices for farming were largely much more organic in nature. The Industrial Era that began at the end of the 19^th Century expanded into agriculture, and continued past the 1920s, which saw the  introduction of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides. In 1939, Paul Muller developed DDT - the chlorinated hydrocarbons used in pesticides. Farmers embraced DDT, resulting in a marked move away from the previous agriculture methods that had dominated agricultural life for centuries.

Let's talk sea vegetables. There are many out there who are skeptical when it comes to eating weeds -- let alone weeds out of the ocean. And yet, any sushi lover plops the stuff in their mouth like popcorn, no questions asked. Seaweed may not look appealing to most in its natural form, but the benefits highly outweigh any reservations one may have about consumption.

1. If you are determined enough you will find a way.

I've always been drawn to life. Plant life. Animal life. Human life. I spent a lot of my childhood digging in the dirt, pulling the Bermuda grass that surrounded my great-grandmother’s flowers, a chore I loathed then, but remember fondly now