Tee, I had such a great time reading this article. It sure brought back many memories. We actually got to experience living off the land in the 60's and 70's on our little homestead farm.
Our favorite guides books were the set of Firefox books given to us by my sister-in-law, and I couldn't imagine being without the writtings of Euell Gibbons.
Yes, growing, harvesting and processing your own spices, herbs and vegetables is the best.