Contents

Introduction 1

1 | Verdant
Greens, Bitter and Sweet 11
Lambsquarters and Tender Greens, 39 •
Dandelions and Bitter Greens, 57

2 | Abundant
Vegetables, Wild and Tame 69
The Botany of the Garden, 73 • Shoots: Expanding
on Asparagus, 104 • Milkweed, 115 • Purslane and
Stonecrop, 123 • Lilium and Hyacinth Bulbs, 129
• The Whole Sunflower, 133 • Burdock, 138

3 | Aromatic
Herbs, Flowers, and Alliums 145
Bergamot, 147 • Prickly Ash, 152 • Ramps, 159 •
Cow Parsnip, 175 • Angelica, 179 • Sweet Galium, 188
• Sweetfern and Sweetgale, 192 • Flowers, 195 •
Evergreens, 204

4 | Nourishing
Nuts, Grains, and Starches 217
Real Wild Rice, 218 • Corn and Beans, 228 •
Hickory Nuts, 236 • Acorns, 246 • Black Walnuts, 251
• Bird Cherry Flour, Wojapi, and Mahlab, 261

Acknowledgments 265
Index 266