Food Safety and Storage
Add-on Exercise for Produce Safety Alliance Module 6 v1.2– Post-harvest Handling and Sanitation
Gather nuts frequently as they fall from the tree
Are roadside blackberries safe?
Q: I live next to highway twenty, and perhaps because no one wants to pick on the side of a busy road, but that's where I find the biggest blackberries in town. However, I think the Department of Transportation may spray herbicides along roads to prevent overgrowth. How is this application done? Is it just right next to the road or as far as 5/6 feet away? The ...
Should I worry about the cyanide in lima beans?
Q: I've purchased yellow "butter beans" immature in the pods from a local farm stand. They are very good. But I just learned that lima beans have (or convert into) cyanide and so mature beans require long cooking to remove this "protective mechanism" that beans of this sort have evolved. My question is whether there are issues in cooking (4-5 minutes) "fresh" butter beans just like regular green beans or if there are risks or precautions?
