- Get your soil tested. If you know your garden contains building rubble, was a former industrial site, or there’s a chance of lead paint runoff from the house, chances are heavy metals and other pollutants are present.
- Use raised garden beds for edible plants
- And keep an eye on the data available from this project so you can be confident in choosing edible plants that are safer for contaminated sites, and choosing ornamental plants that can tolerate and even remediate contaminated sites