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.