The doctor of the future will give no medicine,
but will interest... patients in the care of the human frame,
in a proper diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease. THOMAS A. EDISON

This volume focuses on vegetables and health. Everyone knows a diet containing a variety of phyto-nutrients is our best insurance to maintain wellness and prevent dis-ease.

Every day, scientists are discovering a wealth of health supporting nutrients in our vegetables.

It may surprise you the wealth of protection and goodness in your next salad or smoothie. Enjoy

Don't be afraid to go out on a limb. That is where the fruit is. UNKNOWN.

This volume explored the health and medicinal benefits of fruits that grow in northern climates. Some are indigenous and others introduced. Fruit is derived from the Latin FRUITUS meaning, "to enjoy." Fruit contains a vast variety of compounds that both prevent disease and maintain health and well-being. Modern research has discovered that many of these nutrients are synergistic and surpass artificial vitamins and minerals in both availability and potency. And they taste better

There is not much else to say, expect to whet your appetite, and bite in. The life you extend may be your own. Enjoy.

The Bean family is the second most important economic group in the world after the Grass or Poaceae family.

It is rich in a variety of phytochemicals that help treat all manner of health conditions.

The tale of Jack and the Beanstalk is of certain significance. The idea that a bean can be the portal to a magical world is common in popular culture. No surprise there

Rolling in the clover conjures up for many people, sweet, delightful memories. This family is large and varied, containing various beans and peas, but other delights like licorice, alfalfa, caragana, and vetches.

We're like licorice. Not everybody likes licorice, but the people who like licorice really like licorice. JERRY GARCIA

A writer is like a bean plant-he has his little day and then gets stringy. E. B. WHITE

Nature also forges man,
Now a gold man,
Now a silver man,
Now a fig man,
Now a bean man. PARACELSUS

Creamy bean flowers with black eyes and leaves like bored hearts.
Is it blood clots the tendrils are dragging up that string?
No, no, it is scarlet flowers that will one day be edible. SYLVIA PLATH

Before flowering plants, the earth was dominated by so-called, more primitive vegetation. Plants and fungi moved from the oceans onto land and created symbiotic relationships that continue today.

The medicinal uses of ferns and their allies, including horsetail, clubmoss, liverworts, mosses and lichens is poorly explored.

In this volume you will find a plethora of reasons to appreciate and utilize these ancient healing remedies.

This book is a whimsical look at the relationship between members of the Cat family and medicinal plants and fungi. From cattail to pussytoes, from tiger lily to lion's mane, the book provides in-depth health information on a wide variety of easily identified, collected and prepared plant and mushroom medicines.

Why a book about herbs named after birds? I'm not really sure, but the idea took flight one evening while watching geese returning to the north in late spring.

It was geese, to gooseberry to goose grass, to duckweed, to bird's foot trefoil and away it went, in my mind. Chicken of the woods, birds's nest and turkey tail next came to mind.

I then began to explore the phrase "birds of a feather," and realized that herbalism is often a lonely profession; colleagues and students are special and rare.

A feather in one's cap signifies a special or distinct accomplishment, and it is true that herbal studies are often associated with inner learning and integration.

The expression "in fine or good feather" means to be in good humor or health, and that is the whole idea of this book. A bird in the hand suggests you are already in possession of something such as this book, while two birds in the bush are something unsure or tentative. So take a gander. If you are a night owl, all the better.