Juergen Freund / Vegetables for sale at street market, Gizo, capital of the Western Province, Solomon Islands, Melanesia, July 2010.

Alex Hyde / Ripe Chilli peppers (Capsicum annuum) in a pile.

Alex Hyde / Chilli peppers (Capsicum annuum) green and red developing on plant.

Alex Hyde / Chilli peppers (Capsicum annuum), developing on plant.

Juan Manuel Borrero / Aji Dulce (Capsicum sp.) peppers harvested fo sale at Market of Belen. Iquitos. Loreto. Peru October 2009

Patricio Robles Gil / Vegetables including green peppers okra and aubergine for sale at local market, Calcutta, India, November 2007

Juan Manuel Borrero / Peppers laid out for sale at a market, Meknes, Morocco, March 2009

Kevin Schafer / Drying peppers, coastal desert north of Lima, Peru

Gary K. Smith / Freshly harvested home grown organic vegetables with 'organic' label, carrots, peppers, courgettes, cucumbers, UK

Gary K. Smith / Selection of freshly picked organic Sweet and Chilli Peppers, in rustic basket on country kitchen table, UK

Gary K. Smith / Home grown greenhouse peppers {Capsicum annuum} 'lany', freshly picked in bowl, ready for kitchen, UK

Gary K. Smith / Freshly harvested home grown organic vegetables, carrots, peppers, courgettes, cucumbers, aubergine, tomatoes, UK

Gary K. Smith / Selection of freshly picked organic Sweet and Chilli Peppers, in rustic basket on country kitchen table, UK

Gary K. Smith / Country Kitchen scene with chutney ingredients (Tomatoes, peppers and onions) and traditional kitchen scales, UK, September

Gary K. Smith / Selection of freshly picked organic Sweet and Chilli Peppers, in rustic basket on country kitchen table, UK

Gary K. Smith / Country Kitchen scene with chutney ingredients (Tomatoes, peppers and onions) and traditional kitchen scales, UK, September

Gary K. Smith / Freshly harvested home grown organic vegetables with 'organic' label, carrots, peppers, courgettes, cucumbers, UK

Gary K. Smith / Country Kitchen scene with home made chutney and ingredients - tomatoes and peppers, UK, September

Gary K. Smith / Freshly picked home grown organic Sweet Peppers and Tomatoes, in rustic trug on country kitchen table, UK

Gary K. Smith / Freshly harvested home grown organic salad vegetables, washed in colander and ready for the kitchen, lettuce, peppers, tomatoes, carrot, UK

Gary K. Smith / Country Kitchen scene with home made chutney and ingredients - tomatoes and peppers, UK, September

Gary K. Smith / Freshly picked home grown organic Sweet Peppers and Tomatoes, in rustic basket on country kitchen table, UK

Gary K. Smith / Freshly harvested home grown organic salad vegetables, washed in colander and ready for the kitchen, lettuce, peppers, aubergines, tomatoes, carrot, UK

Gary K. Smith / Freshly harvested home grown organic vegetables with 'organic' label, carrots, peppers, courgettes, cucumbers, aubergine, tomatoes, UK

Gary K. Smith / Freshly harvested home grown organic vegetables with 'organic' label, carrots, peppers, courgettes, cucumbers, aubergine, UK

Gary K. Smith / Freshly picked home grown organic Sweet Peppers and Tomatoes, in rustic basket on country kitchen table, UK

Gary K. Smith / Home grown greenhouse harvest of Sweet peppers, chilli peppers and tomatoes in a rustic blue trug, UK, August

Gary K. Smith / Home grown greenhouse harvest of Sweet peppers, chilli peppers and tomatoes in a rustic blue trug, UK, August

Gary K. Smith / Home grown greenhouse harvest of Sweet peppers, chilli peppers and tomatoes in a rustic blue trug, UK, August

Gary K. Smith / Close up shot of home grown greenhouse harvest of Sweet peppers, chilli peppers and tomatoes, UK, August

Gary K. Smith / Home grown greenhouse harvest of, Sweet peppers, chilli peppers and tomatoes in a rustic blue trug on greenhouse bench, UK, August

Gary K. Smith / Summer vegetable harvest of greenhouse and outside crops in rustic blue trug, Beetroot, Runner Beans, Chillies, Tomatoes and Sweet Peppers, Norfolk, UK, August

Gary K. Smith / Three Sweet peppers (Capsicum annuum) one of each red, green and yellow

Gary K. Smith / Yellow chilli peppers / chillies (Capsicum annum acuminatum) freshly harvested on pale blue background

Gary K. Smith / Fresh red chillies / chilli peppers (Capsicum annum acuminatum) cutout

Gary K. Smith / Yellow red & green chilli peppers / chillies (Capsicum annum acuminatum) freshly harvested on pale blue background

Gary K. Smith / Fresh red chillies / chilli peppers (Capsicum annum acuminatum) cutout

Gary K. Smith / Red chilli peppers / chillies (Capsicum annum acuminatum) freshly harvested on pale blue background

Gary K. Smith / Red chilli peppers / chillies (Capsicum annum acuminatum) freshly harvested on pale blue background

Gary K. Smith / Red green & yellow chilli peppers / chillies (Capsicum annum acuminatum) freshly harvested on pale blue background

Gary K. Smith / Red green & yellow chilli peppers / chillies (Capsicum annum acuminatum) freshly harvested on pale blue background

Gary K. Smith / Fresh red chillies / chilli peppers (Capsicum annum acuminatum) cutout

Pete Oxford / Green chilli peppers for sale in market, Yuanyang, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China 2006

Nick Garbutt / Red and green Chilli peppers {Capsicum annum acuminatum} at Port Louis market, Mauritius

LYNN M. STONE / Domestic piglet {Sus scrofa domestica} amongst vegetables, USA

LYNN M. STONE / Domestic piglet {Sus scrofa domestica} Mixed Breed, amongst vegetables, USA

Fabio Liverani / Green pepper leaf and fruit {Capsicum anuum} Costa Rica

Philippe Clement / Green pepper on plant {Capsicum anuum} Belgium

Staffan Widstrand / Chilli pepper fruit {Capsicum annum acuminatum} Guyana

LYNN M. STONE / Domestic chicken chick {Gallus gallus domesticus}

Angelo Giampiccolo / Red hot calabria peppers hanging up, Catanzaro province, Italy.

Angelo Giampiccolo / Red hot calabria peppers hanging up, Catanzaro province, Italy.

Onne van der Wal / Chilli peppers for sale in a Seychelles market, Indian Ocean.

Onne van der Wal / Chillies and peppers for sale in a Seychelles market, Indian Ocean.

Jan Vermeer / Apple (Malus sp) group in a striped bowl on countertop with peppers, Holland