Introduction
1 Getting Started: Identifying Habitats in the 'Hood
Ensuring Safety * Ethical Harvesting
2 Harvest with Care: You Don't Have to Sacrifice Your Scenery
Picking Shoots and Young Foliage * Foraging Flowers, Fruits, and Nuts * Digging Roots and Tubers * Timing for Taste
3 Grazing Greens: Tasty Leaves and Stems
4 The Fruits of Nature's Labor: Edible Flowers and Fruits
5 Nature's Granola: Nuts and Seeds
6 Hidden Treasure: Roots, Tubers, and Rhizomes
7 Superstars: Plants with Many Edible Parts
8 Friendly Fungi: Five Easy Mushrooms
9 You Wouldn't Do This If It Didn't Taste Good: Preserving Advice and Basic Recipes
Freezing * Dehydration * Syrups, Jams, and Jellies * Booze * Baked Goods and Savory Dishes * Fruity Miscellany * Resources and Recommended Reading * Books about Wild Edible Plants * Foraging Books and Blogs * Mushrooms * Vendors of Mushroom-Growing Supplies * Food Preparation
Interior Photography Credits
Index
