Should you be eating fruit foraged from urban landscapes?

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By Katie HerzogNov 11, 2015, 5:15 pm67 pts
A couple months ago, I was taking a walk in one of Seattle’s urban parks with my friend Ryan. We came across a patch of blackberries abutting the sidewalk — the last of the summer’s bounty — and the part of my brain that responds to free food started pinging. I started shoving blackberries into my…

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