Good Gardening Practices for Urban Soils — These guidelines will help protect you from polycyclicaromatic hydrocarbons ( PAHs ), lead ( Pb ) and other contaminants commonly in the urban soil .
� Wear gloves while gardening . � Wash hands after gardening and before eating . � Wash and scrub vegetables before eating or cooking . � Add organic matter to soil , such as compost . � Change gardening shoes before entering home so as to not track excessive dirt indoors . � Don ’ t let children eat soil . � Till soil only to a depth of 6 ” – 8 ”. � Avoid deep digging or double digging . � Use mulch to lessen splashing of soil onto plants . � Do not use railroad ties or pressure treated ( CCA ) wood . Amy McCann is the Director and Co-Founder of the food hub technology firm ‘ Local Food Marketplace ’. The company provides food hubs with systems management and technology . Their goal is to help food hub clients maximize efficiency and deliver a consistent , quality product . With almost 90 food hub clients across the U . S . and Canada .
On top of a former Pfizer building in Downtown Brooklyn fish and produce grow together in a symbiotic system . The rooftop venture ‘ VertiCulture Farms , established in 2012 , is an indoor aquaponics farm that offers fresh produce and fish to the surrounding area through several sales channels .
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