stiggs
01-03-2011, 02:26 PM
I was watching a tv show today called "Jimmys food factory" which show the techniques factories use to mass produce food and how certain processed foods are made.
Anyways today they talked about how raspberries make it from the plant to the supermarket shelf. The farm they visited were using a new technique to treat raspberries from insects such as aphids and the raspberry beetle (did i get that right?). Instead of using pesticides they had this trailer attached to a tractor with what looked like lots of gas cylinders that blew air through the raspberry plant (like a hairdryer) at 100 degrees celsius. They said it removes all the pests from the plants and also it 'shocks' the raspberry making it toughen up and more resistant to insects and the elements. They also said this is the same technique used in NZ and some other countries on grapes.
The fruit looked perfectly fine after it and the host claimed they were delicious. Just wondering what people think about this? It seemed a little shocking at first but I would definitely choose this technique over having them sprayed with chemicals.
Anyways today they talked about how raspberries make it from the plant to the supermarket shelf. The farm they visited were using a new technique to treat raspberries from insects such as aphids and the raspberry beetle (did i get that right?). Instead of using pesticides they had this trailer attached to a tractor with what looked like lots of gas cylinders that blew air through the raspberry plant (like a hairdryer) at 100 degrees celsius. They said it removes all the pests from the plants and also it 'shocks' the raspberry making it toughen up and more resistant to insects and the elements. They also said this is the same technique used in NZ and some other countries on grapes.
The fruit looked perfectly fine after it and the host claimed they were delicious. Just wondering what people think about this? It seemed a little shocking at first but I would definitely choose this technique over having them sprayed with chemicals.