Backyard Vege Patch & Dr Tharman Saverimuttu Source: SBS Tamil
A new research shows home growers may unknowingly be feeding their families contaminated produce. The joint study by Macquarie University and RMIT University suggests one in five backyard vegetable patches is contaminated with toxic levels of lead. How do we make sure that our garden vegetables are safe? Tharman Savarimuttu, who holds a doctorate in botany and currently working for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in Indigenous environment policy, talks to Kulasegaram Sanchayan about what one could and should do.
A new research shows home growers may unknowingly be feeding their families contaminated produce. The joint study by Macquarie University and RMIT University suggests one in five backyard vegetable patches is contaminated with toxic levels of lead. How do we make sure that our garden vegetables are safe? Tharman Savarimuttu, who holds a doctorate in botany and currently working for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in Indigenous environment policy, talks to Kulasegaram Sanchayan about what one could and should do.
