I want to thank Dr. James Duke for his ground breaking references found online, in field guides and medicinal plants handbooks presenting user friendly and innovative advice. Thanks also go to Jill, my steadfast companion, best friend, and spouse. A special nod to daughter Rebecca, who has accomplished so much for all of us through her hard work at the Ann Arbor Ecology Center, and once again, I thank my ancestors and yours for their contributions to the vast amount of botanical knowledge that improves our diet and engenders good health.
This book would not be possible without all the efforts and insights of the FalconGuides team to include my gracious, creative, intelligent, and hard-working editor, David LeGere. Accolades galore for Staci Zacharski, editor-extraordinaire who hammered home this book’s form and guided it to completion. And thanks to both copyeditor, Kathy Brook and proofreader, Paulette Baker, and to layout artist, Melissa Evarts for her wonderful creativity.