Healthy soil and sustainable growing

[yarrow@sfo.com]

Funny, ever since I've had a garden, I've had no qualms about putting 
my vegs on the ground as I pick and eating right from the garden. I 
rinse my carrots and radishes first, but as long as I don't see soil 
on them or taste grit, they're clean enough. I get flack from 
nongardeners when I tell them this -- they warn me of all the 
bacteria that lurks on anything not scoured clean in a kitchen.