Fiddleheads and toxicity

President of NorCliff Farms and Produit de Nos Bois Inc, Nick Secord, explains the misconception that ostrich fiddlehead ferns are toxic. While other ferns, such as the bracken fern are carcinogenic, the ostrich fiddlehead fern is edible once cooked and has a high nutritional value. Reports of illness after consuming ostrich fiddleheads have prompted research on the matter. Nick explains how the alluvial flood plains in which ostrich ferns are commonly found are also conducive to bacteria which is swept in