A tale certain to inspire gardeners, cooks, and others eager to replace convenience with flavor. "Nabhan's vivid descriptions... riveted me and ultimately forced me to face up to a single uncomfortable question: If this man can turn his satellite dish into a container garden, raise his own turkeys, opportunistically scout wild foods and glean food wisdom from indigenous tribespeople, what excuses do I have left for not hunting and gathering locally too?" The Ecologist

Gary Paul Nabhan, a prize-winning essayist and agricultural ecologist, serves as a Distinguished Research Scientist with the Southwest Center at the University of Arizona.