This book was written in the middle of farming season while my fantastic partner, Karla Pankow, and I were living in a camper on rented land with our two dogs, Idgy and Ruthie. It took an inordinate amount of patience and fortitude—and I don′t mean on my part. So, thanks first of all to the best Bossy of all, and our very supportive pups.
Thanks, too, to my editor Billie Brownell, and to Cool Springs Press, for shepherding this project out the camper door.
Also, I owe a deep level of gratitude to the thousands—even millions—of growers who came before me and were such artful stewards of the land. Farmers, foragers, herbalists, gardeners, and healers, I thank you all.