Foraging is a special way to connect with the wild plant kingdom outside your own door. Experimenting with edible "weeds" brings much needed diversity to a tired and monotonous diet. Every fruit, vegetable, and herb has its own unique flavor and nutrient profile to contribute to your health and vitality. As an advocate of pared-down living, I don't often say this: But, when it comes to diversity in your diet, more is definitely better.

A walk through the forest reveals a diversity of plants growing in a seemingly mad jumble, some in clusters, others farther apart, few of them alike, and none of them standing alone. Fallen leaves form a soft thick carpet, food for beetles, worms, colonies of ants, networks of fungi, a whole universe below ground. No one fertilizes, no one weeds… Now what if I told you that your little home garden, whether you have a yard, a terraced slope, or a box full of dirt, is really a miniature edible forest?