The ever-increasing population in Third World countries including the Philippine has dramatically increased the need to satisfy the basic necessities in life. Food is foremost among these needs. Industrialized and developing countries are continuously researching to discover new food sources to meet the demand of a growing population. This book is our way of focusing on the value of these food plants used by indigenous and country folks and to make this information available to more people.
The black background of our cover symbolizes the feeling of hopefulness and despair in a world full of conflicts and uncertainties. The light that shines on the fruits of the lowly weeds is a strong projection of the hope that nature abundantly provides which can be part of the solution to assuage hunger. Even common weeds have value. They can be a source of food, medicine and ornamental beauty depending on how humanity will use them.
We hope that this book will encourage more people to value. Mother Nature's gifts. It is our ardent wish that more people plant and propagate these gifts so that others need not go hungry. We also hope that we will all learn to appreciate God's gifts and endless bounty