Category: foraging
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Location versus environmental contamination
In this post, I’ll cover an aspect of contamination that can be challenging but not impossible to avoid – where your food grows and water flows determines their exposure to environmental pollution. I’ll discuss strategies below that can help you avoid some of that contamination. Keep in mind, there are things you have control over…
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Environmental sources of toxic chemicals in food
Because food is not grown in a vacuum (except on the Space Station), fruits, veggies, chickens, cattle, and fish are exposed to environmental contamination during their life spans. Even controlled or sheltered conditions, like a greenhouse, are likely not free of environmental contaminants present in the building or soil and brought in by irrigation water.…
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Safe foraging
It’s blackberry season in my area, one of my favorite times of the year. There’s nothing like fresh-picked berries over store bought for flavor. In addition to what we grow in our yards, it’s nice to go collecting in the wild. However, there are a few guidelines to follow to make sure you avoid fruits,…
Dr. Laurel Standley 