I have found out a wealth of information and photography websites through twitter that just isn’t visible on Google with it’s samey search results that tend to favour established websites rather than ‘upstarts’ who by their very nature are more likely to be source of innovation and left-field thinking about conventional subjects.

Indeed Leaf regularly mention me on Twitter and if I remember rightly it was through your mention by Leaf that I started following your blog as a source of inspiration and information.

So when someone tells me that Twitter is just a load of people nattering on about what they had for breakfast I tell them that they are totally missing the point and that if they are actually interested in a subject whether it be for work, hobby or otherwise, Twitter is a fantastic resource that can lead to more interesting things.

So, “toxic” was the magic search word and it turns out that beet leaves may contain toxic levels of soluble oxalates and can cause muscle weakness in humans and a few nasty problems for horses. But what about the beets themselves? There was no mention of sprouting beets. So, I’m going to assume that the farmer selling these beets knows they are perfectly safe to eat (I hope!). However, I’m cutting off those sprouts.

When it comes to cooking I defer to my wife’s expertise. Her suggestion is to boil the beets, then peel them. Evidently for some veggies, such as potatoes, the skin can become toxic when they begin to re-sprout.

But whether you eat them or not, I love the shot!