LOL. We let all the dandelions grow in our yard, because they are one of the first weeds that spring up, and they are a decent source of vitamin c. I also have a recipe on file to make dandelion wine. It’s a hard time’s file-ie prepper to use today’s buzz word.
It was a common and ordinary way of life for country folk back when I grew up. Hubby has that book Stalking the wild asparagus, and several others regarding wild edibles.
When we were in our twenties, he foraged every weekend and brought in wild stuff to sample-not from necessity, but as a hobby. Oldest daughter went with him on these forage trips, and had great fun.
Yes, Euell Gibbons wrote "Stalking the Wild Asparagus", an that was my first introduction to foraging.
The book identified how to identify wild edibles through sketches, not photographs, and where to look; it's best to use a companion field book to verify identity.
On my first forage, I successfully found wild asparagus, wild chive, and spearmint in a farm hedgerow adjoining the then apartment house .