NOIDA: The residents of Sector 47 have a lesson for other colonies in the city on how to promote healthy eating . On Sunday, a women’s group — Green Crusaders — and the local RWA organised a weekly market where 15 vendors sold organic vegetables, fruits, dairy products, flour, tea, flowers etc.The residents had invited 15 vendors from across the country to display their products and sell them. The weekly market will be held every Sunday for four hours from 8.30am. The first of the weekly ‘haat’ this Sunday was inaugurated by Noida Authority CEO Alok Tandon.Green Crusaders came up with the idea of promoting healthy food habits after their initiative to manage waste through their own compost machine was a success. Devyani Vohra, a member of the women’s group, said: “We contacted some organic food vendors and organised this weekly market. The response was good, a large number of people shopped here,” she said.PPS Nagar, the Sector 47 RWA president, said none of the items displayed on Sunday had been grown using chemical fertilisers. “In conventional farming, chemicals and pesticides are highly used to manage weeds and insects. In organic farming, natural fertilisers, such as manure or compost, are used to feed soil and plants. Organic farmers rotate crops to manage weed, instead of using chemicals,” he said. Among the sellers was Sonia Jabbar, who grows organic tea in Darjeeling. “I had displayed and sold organic tea products in Delhi. This time, I was invited to put up a stall in Noida. It was a good and enriching experience as some people interacted with me and also bought my products,” she said.

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