Entire families work on the enterprise from building the rafts to To avoid eating soil particles, carefully wash produce and peel it to remove any soil residue. (Washoe Environmental Protection Department) For advice about the safety of edible parts of the crop that did not contact floodwaters, consult your local N.C. And in Bangladesh, a lot of small farmers that had typically relied on rice crops are moving away from those because of the effects of climate change and better returns from alternative crops.. //