List of Illustrations
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
La Mesa Verde Community
Preface: Hidden in Plain Sight
Introduction: “The only way to know I’m human is to share”
1. More than Weeds: Gardening in Spaces of Neglect
Interlude: Milpas at the Margins
2. Gardening as a Way of Life: Recipes from Grandma’s Garden
3. Cultivating the “Good Life”: “You’re not gonna be rich, but who cares, you’re gonna be happy”
Interlude: Chayote con Chile
4. Milpa-Based Cuisine: Cooking and Healing with Comida
5. “We’re not just growing tomatoes”: Cultivating Revolutionary Subjectivities at the Margins
Conclusion: Giving Back to the Body and Land
Acknowledgments
Appendix A: Home Garden Agrobiodiversity
Appendix B: Garden Agrobiodiversity
Appendix C: Recipes from the Garden
References
Index
About the Author