Abiotic Factor

Easiest if you start as a Phytogenetic Botanist, since they start with the recipes for garden plots, but however you access the recipe, you'll get the achievement the first time you grow any crop. Tomato seeds are most quickly found in the kitchen closest to the level 2-to-level 3 elevator in The Office zone, and tainted water that can be boiled into purified water is plentiful from the pool in the nearby gym. Compost/fertilizer will make the crop grow faster but is not required for growth or to earn the achievement; planting and watering the seeds is all that's needed.