A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach -November 7, 2022 – Jared Rosenbaum on Food HabitatsA Way to Garden with Margaret Roach -November 7, 2022 – Jared Rosenbaum on Food Habitats

<p>In his new book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Plant-Culture-Restoring-Communities/dp/0865719802">Wild Plant Culture</a>, restoration ecologist Jared Rosenbaum says something provocative about gardening with native plants. </p> <p>"It's time to expand our vision past supporting birds, butterflies, and bees, and fully integrate the most challenging animal of all, the human being, into our native plant gardens," he writes.&nbsp;</p> <p>So what all would that mean, and how do we do that?&nbsp;</p> <p>Jared Rosenbaum is a botanist and restoration ecologist, and he's also co-owner with his wife, Rachel Mackow, of <a href="https://wildridgeplants.com/">Wild Ridge Plants</a> mail-order nursery in New Jersey. His new book, “Wild Plant Culture: A Guide to Restoring Edible and Medicinal Native Plant Communities,” is out this month. </p>