EMV response to COVID-19
Hello!
I want to touch base regarding COVID-19 and it’s impact. I have been following the Coronavirus outbreak via reputable doctors and news outlets since December, and preparing accordingly.
First, because of my schedule, the nature of my work, (and probably my questionable social skills) I naturally self-isolate, which works in our favor!
However, I want to provide you, my clients and followers, with some insight into my established practices and the additional precautions I am taking in the face of this health scare.
While I follow all recommended sanitary guidelines for cooking and processing the food and ingredients I handle, I also use natural antivirals and antibacterials to additionally triple wash all produce, and I am shifting to less-perishable alternatives when possible for extra caution and I have always stockpiled nonperishable grains and legumes. In addition to the overly-abundant amount of hand washing I always do, I have also implemented the use of surgical masks and gloves.
For an additional layer of protection, I want you to know:
• I have been using safe cleaning products I usually view as needlessly harsh.
• No one else is ever in my kitchen, as I live alone.
Also, my education (bachelor of science from UCO and a culinary diploma from Manhattans’s Natural Gourmet Institute) and concurrent careers as an environmental programs scientist with the Department of Environmental Quality and your health-nutritionist chef have helped prepare me for this type of situation.
I have, and will always, take your health and safety seriously. If I did not believe my services and workspace are far safer than than the average American kitchen, then I would pause the work I do for you. However, because my training and professional work has always focussed on disease treatment and prevention, I want to assure everyone we are currently safe and still on schedule at this time. I will continue following this and let you all know with as much advance as possible if anything changes.
Although restaurants (or any crowds of more than 50) are not currently the safest places, we all still have to eat, so let's continue eating clean and safe at home!
I am more than happy to answer any questions or concerns about preparing food safely for yourself, just reach out to me!
Also, the DEQ is currently working closely with the Health Department, and implementing work-from-home alternatives. Hopefully, you too can stay home as much as possible.
One last thing, please adhere to the advice of our healthcare professionals and officials during this time. It is much better that our community believes we over reacted than thinking we didn’t do enough. The former we will never know about but the latter we will never forget.