How does an apartment dweller make the world a better place?

In 1974, the Los Angeles Times, HOME MAGAZINE published a series of designs for multifunctional living that was inspired by the way that the traditional Japanese home made multiple use if their limited space. This was a DIY article showing a western adaption of multiple use western style furnishings that would allow the same room to be used for multiple uses. This was later picked up by a Los Angeles Furniture Manufacturer and put into production in metal instead of wood, but with increased comfort and functions. These may have been the first "Permaculture" Furniture Designs and, perhaps, the first Futon Bed/Sofa. They all were awarded U.S. Patents. It was my first attempt to help "make the world a better place."

Buy organic Sprout Seeds and grow them in unclorinated and non-flouride water an in a canning jar. I do and consider my sprouts to be "my vegetables". I use a Berkey portable water filter with a chlorine filter and a floride filter (since my Beloit, WI tap water has both). It cost me about $250 (with no regrets). I never drink tap water in my town, except occasionally at work (in the coffee). At home I cook and drink only filtered water (and use it for fermented foods+sourdough), and store more for power outages. I bought Sprouts on 9/14/2014 to ensure that if the economy collapsed that I could feed my family very-healthy vegetables (and especially through long winters, and indoors in-town). I especially like Fennugreek seeds--good for blood sugar control. At age 64 (lean, but not particularly mean) sprouts "perk me up" more than any vegetable I have ever eaten. They are filled with healthy vitamins, enzymes, and photochemicals. Most of the sprouts I eat are called micro-sprouts. I eat them when they are about 1" in plant-sprouts. But this year my sprouts are 2-years old and aging very fast. This Spring I will also become a "Johnny Appleseed" type of guy, who goes out and plants my seeds that are getting old enough to not start up regularly (says the website where I bought them, though they are still starting fine at my house). I got organic sprout seeds from "sproutpeople.org". I over-bought as a first time buyer and experimenter. A 1-lb bag of sprouts will make about 48 quart jars (about 3/4ths full, unless you let them grow to 1.5") and cost anywhere from $8-$15 dollars per pound depending on what you buy. I eat these raw, for a snack, throw them in eggs; and I can juice them. What I have is still good. I eat the seed pod shells also. I especially like daikon radish and fenugreek. So, if you don't have soil, you won't have weeds, if you grow sprouts in a canning jar (and it will smell good so long as you water+drain at least once daily), about 1 heaping tbsp per jar. The sproutpeople.org web site has lots of info on the health value and how long to soak. I really like using canning jars (1 qt) because I can see how fast they grow. Sprouts to me are a fail-safe way of best-eating of the easiest and best vege's available. They store well (I keep in a room averaging about 60-70F year round. If you go camping for week, take some sprouts with you and a canning jar (and filtered water). You can eat them after soaking 8+ hours, or wait a few more days for them to grow 1/2"or 1". I don't get hungry, nor "junk food cravings" when I eat sprouts, which is why I eat them. Now I'm going to pick a place to plant them "wild" (where few people go) and see what the plants look like as they mature. Maybe I will get lucky and find some foraging. I have found old gardens (where once homes stood), but I was dumb back then and couldn't identify the garden plants re-growing year-after-year from seed (at the season that I found them).