Indigenous cultures who have lived for countless generations close to the earth have much to teach us. Their knowledge, craft and lore still have relevance for a healthy sustainable society, as does their sincere and deeply felt reverence for creation. This book is indebted to them and humbly attempts to maintain scraps of their knowledge and means as they relate to plants. Also contributing are ecologists, herbalists, clinical studies, wild-crafters, wild food enthusiasts and others. Particular plants profiled in this book can contribute to a new and vital economy, yet today their virtues are little known. Indeed they are far too often thought of as weeds. Plants like the ones in this booklet and thousands more will open the door to our ecological future. It is time we get to know them better before we lose this knowledge altogether.