Perennial veggies that work here: (Salida , CO, 7,000 FT. arid)
Asparagus, Rhubarb, walking onions, lovage, horseradish, Jeruselem artichokes, nettles (cooked of course), safir celery, salad burnet, sorrel, prickly-pear cactus, dandelion (I know everyone hates these), purslane, good king henry, chickweed, balsamroot — Balsamorhiza,
Perennial Sunflower-Edible Root and Seeds, Jerusalem Artichoke
Trying: turkish rocket, groundnut, ramps, welsh onion, skirret,
Other useful perennial things :
Seasonings: French tarragon, chives, garlic chives, oregano, marjoram, thymes, sage, costmary, parsley (bi-annual)
Teas: lemon balm, mints, chamomile, fennel
Reseeders (if you let them): lettuces, arugula, carrots, parsnips, peas, cilantro, orach, dill, borage (flowers tasty), lamb’s quarters. Strawberry spinach
Berries and fruits: goji, raspberry, gooseberry, strawberries (alpine), nanking cherry, serviceberry (alnifolia,sp?), chokecherry, Netleaf Hackberry, currants,
Nuts: hazelnuts, burgambel oak (a cross that bears yearly),
Medicinals: red clover, valerian, self heal, Echinacea, comfrey, dandelion, hops, lavendar, lemon balm, hyssop, horehound, feverfew, calendula (reseeder), bee balm (reseeder), mullein (reseeder), plantain, rue
Resources:
Burgamble oak
http://www.nuttrees.com
Netleaf hackberry
http://www.forestfarm.com/product.php?id=5797
Turkish rocket:
http://www.eagleridgeseeds.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&category_id=26&flypage=flypage.tpl&manufacturer_id=1&page=shop.product_details&product_id=19&Itemid=3&vmcchk=1&Itemid=3
Sorrel, good king henry, orach, purslane, lamb’s quarters, strawberry spinach, chickweed, nettles:
http://www.bountifulgardens.org
Nutty Groundnut, Jerusalem Artichoke, ramps, welsh onion, Balsamroot and much more:
http://oikostreecrops.com
