Discover the expert in you.
Although not everyone will experience a time when you are thrown into the wilderness with nothing but your wits to survive, there is no harm in knowing a few common edible plants. Unless you find yourself in the middle of a banana farm or an apple orchard, food may be difficult to identify. Although it is possible to create an entire encyclopedia of edible plants, learning to identify and test a few of them is better than trying to memorize a list of thousands.