To the numerous excellent professional seed companies, whose catalogs and seeds permit us to learn about and to grow extraordinary vegetables. And to seed-saving individuals and organizations, who are maintaining essential biodiversity—so important to keeping the “business” of vegetables and vegetable- growing interesting and inspiring. CONTENTS RECIPES BY CHAPTER FOREWORD BULBS GARLIC LEEKS ONIONS RAMPS SCALLIONS SHALLOTS SPRING ONIONS THE BASICS THE RECIPES ROOTS BEETS CARROTS CELERY ROOT JICAMA PARSNIPS RADISHES RUTABAGA SALSIFY TURNIPS THE BASICS THE RECIPES TUBERS JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES POTATOES SWEET POTATOES THE BASICS THE RECIPES GREENS BEET GREENS BOK CHOY BROCCOLI RABE CHARD COLLARDS KALE MUSTARD GREENS TURNIP GREENS THE BASICS THE RECIPES STALKS & STEMS ASPARAGUS CELERY FENNEL KOHLRABI RHUBARB THE BASICS THE RECIPES PODS EDAMAME ENGLISH PEAS FAVA BEANS GREEN BEANS OKRA SHELL BEANS SHELL BEANS SNAP PEAS SNOW PEAS THE BASICS THE RECIPES SHOOTS FIDDLEHEAD FERNS MICROGREENS PEA SHOOTS SPROUTS THE BASICS THE RECIPES LEAVES CABBAGES CHICORIES ENDIVES LETTUCES SPINACH SPRING AND WILD GREENS THE BASICS THE RECIPES FLOWERS & BUDS ARTICHOKES BROCCOLI BRUSSELS SPROUTS CAULIFLOWER CHIVE BLOSSOMS EDIBLE FLOWERS SQUASH BLOSSOMS