I was excited when I saw Katra's reply last night, and thought it was
perfect. Then I woke up and saw China's words and now feel bummed out
over the idea.

I'm not sure if what you're saying has any merit. I don't know if there
really are "many edible indigenous species", and if there are I don't
know how I'm supposed to discover them. There are some trees, and
various wild plants here and there, but mostly I see road, concrete,
and houses surrounded by manicured lawns.

Besides, what is so wrong with change? It seems like you want to make
me feel guilty over spreading "weeds", but I myself am a weed by your
definition. Should I go back to Europe and tell the native americans to
try and make things how they were? It is impossible. We are passed the
point of no return, so why should we tip-toe around doing the same with
plants?

I don't know what to think about these ideas raised. I did a quick
search to try and see what indigenous plants are edible, but didn't see
anything. The problem is that all of these teachings seem to be lost,
or remain only in a few diehards and academic circles. Everyone goes to
the grocery store, and spends all of their time on non-edible gardening
in order to create an image that makes their neighbors envious. It
seems like if the stores were gone, there wouldn't be enough native
plants for me to survive.

But I guess I have some things to think about before proceeding. I just
dream of a land where I can be out for a walk, miles from home, and be
able to pick fresh foods right off the vine. Faster than the fastest
fast food, and infinitely more fulfilling. Imagine if there were fruit
and nut trees in every yard, in every strip of land, even amongst the
city landscape.

I have grown tired of the commercialization of every nuance of life and
want to break free... becoming self-sustained by the land around me,
and I want the same experience to be available to everyone else so that
they can remember what has been forgotten.

If you have ideas for how I should go about doing that with native
plants, I am listening. Otherwise I don't see why I shouldn't cover my
area with melon weeds, squash weeds, pepper weeds, etc. Anything would
be better than sterile, lifeless lawns that can't be eaten.