Forget what your mother told you, vegetables are bad for you or at least they are if you dig them...
Forget what your mother told you, vegetables are bad for you or at least they are if you dig them yourself. Following trips to a pick-your-own farm in Norfolk, doctors treated 11 visitors who were suffering from swollen hands and blistering. Initially thought to be a reaction to pesticides and fertilisers, curious doctors discovered that natural chemicals in celery, parsnips and carrots can cause painful reactions when handled in bright sunlight. Perhaps we should stick to supermarkets after all.
