Supermarket Botany

This book strives to educate interested readers about the fascinating and important world of plants using an easily accessible resource, a modern supermarket. Supermarkets are reimagined as classrooms where readers are exposed to hundreds of different plants, some of which are available locally, with many others brought to that market from farms, orchards, and (sometimes) wild habitats around the globe.
Numerous books are available on gardening and horticulture. These are very interesting topics, but many people do not have the time or space to grow vegetables or flower gardens. Almost everyone, in contrast, goes to the supermarket to buy their food. This book is a guide that provides interesting information about the various edible plants found in the market, including where they come from and how hybridization and selection (both natural and artificial) made them more desirable for human use. Additionally, their nutritional value, culinary uses, and (when appropriate) potential as medicines will be included.
The overall goal of the book is to get readers to think of supermarkets as educational opportunities to learn about plants and see them in a new way.