The Forager’s Guide to Wild Foods is probably the most important thing you want to have by your side when you go out foraging. Maybe there are times when you're still not sure about a certain plant and you need to consult the book, despite your vast experience. Or maybe you don’t have experience at all and just want to find wild goodies using the book. This book is the ultimate resource for every home, kept right next to your emergency foods, in your Bug out Bag, on your coffee table, or in your bookcase. You can use this book to put food on your table in case hard times are coming ahead. This knowledge is better at your fingertips now, as you might not be able to get it when you need it the most. You can also use the book to make your own remedies from plants growing around you. Inside The Forager’s Guide to Wild Foods there are hundreds of medicinal plants and detailed, super simple instructions on how to take advantage of them. A lot of high-priced foods you find labeled as ORGANIC, are nothing compared to the ones that grow in the wild. Wild foods mean no GMO, no pesticides, herbicides or harmful contaminants. There are no foods healthier than the ones you pick yourself in the wild. This is FREE food and it’s completely up for grabs. The plant knowledge is no longer taught as it has been for thousands of generations before us. If we don’t do something about it, this knowledge will be lost forever and one day we might pay the ultimate price for this.

Have you ever thought of growing flowers and vegetables together? Or consider how the pH level in your garden’s soil affects the growth of your fruits and vegetables? What about the idea of pruning for small-space fruit trees? These topics and many more are all covered in the Mother Earth News Collector Series: Organic Gardening, 2nd Edition!

This guide explores season by season the best crops and growing tips to help make your garden thrive in every weather condition. Read how it’s best to grow strawberries and red peppers in the spring and cucumbers and melons in the summer. Get expert advice on greenhouse growing, transplanting seedlings, and growing organic potatoes. Plus, learn new ways to grow, such as aquaponics, low-tunnel greenhouses, and trellising.

Other articles in this issue include:

• Best Seeds for a Bigger, Better Garden – It’s time to start planning your garden and ordering seeds! Check out these 15 great ideas for organic gardens.
• Winning Against Weeds – Keep weeds in their place with these seven organic techniques.
• Create an Edible Landscape – A garden writer gives her outdoor dining area a European feel with four-table grape varieties you can enjoy fresh off the vine.
• 3 Rare Root Crops You Should Be Growing – Experience the unique flavors of crosnes, salsify, and skirret by adding these unsung treasures to your vegetable garden.
• Grow Your Best Fall Garden – Here’s expert advice for the next half of the gardening season.
• And more!