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Explore Our Digital Library While the library is closed, all digital resources will remain available. Visit this link to see all the eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, videos and more that you have access to with your library card.
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Home, Garden, and DIY May 2020
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| How to Be a Conscious Eater: Making Food Choices That Are Good for You, Others, and... by Sophie Egan; illustrations by Iris GottliebWhat it is: 60 easily digestible, whimsically illustrated essays that examine the way we shop, cook, and eat by a food and health writer who studied with Michael Pollan and who wants you to ask about your food: "Is it good for me? Is it good for others? Is it good for the planet?"
Topics include: curtailing food waste; buying organic or not; which eggs are best; food labels; avoiding plastics.
Did you know? About 30% of the world's food is never eaten. |
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No-waste organic gardening : eco-friendly solutions to improve any garden
by Shawna Coronado
What it is: "Dozens of tips, tricks, and solutions that save you time and money-all while saving the planet, too! A revision of Shawna's previous title,101 Organic Gardening Hacks, this new book tackles waste-reducing gardening in a clever, accessible way." (from Hoopla)
Topics include: Upcycling household discards to grow seedlings; DIY compost; mixing up your own potting soil to reduce plastic bag waste; building planters and raised garden beds out of reused household materials.
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Sewing Animal Dolls : Heirloom Patterns to Make for Daisy and Her Friends
by Tina O'rourke
What it is: Sewing Animal Dolls offers a complete design story to the crafter, allowing them to dip in and out as they create each project. All of the projects are interlinked creating an heirloom collection that can grow over the years.
What's inside: "Easy to follow step by step instructions with full-size sewing patterns for all of the characters, clothes and accessories." (from Hoopla)
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Real Bento : Fresh and Easy Lunchbox Recipes from a Japanese Working Mom
by Kanae Inoue
What it is: "A collection of family-friendly, easy and inexpensive recipes used and honed over many years by Japanese mom Kanae Inoue." (from Hoopla)
What's inside: "200 recipes, divided into "main dishes" and "sides" for 22 completed bento boxes. The colorful photos and step-by-step instructions make this an incredibly practical and easy-to-use resource for busy households! In her recipes, Inoue places great emphasis on healthy, fresh and colorful foods that look and taste great when presented together." (from Hoopla)
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Black & Decker the Book of Home How-to : The Complete Photo Guide to Home Repair & Improvement
by Cool Springs Press
What it is: An alphabetized, comprehensive encyclopedia of home improvement, maintenance, and repair projects.
What's inside: "Current, full color step-by-step photographic instruction for thousands of home repair and home maintenance jobs." (from Hoopla)
Topics include: Electrical, plumbing, flooring, walls, windows and doors, cabinetry, insulating, heating and cooling, roofing and siding.
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Vegetables, Vegetables, Vegetables!
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Vegetables on fire : 50 vegetable-centered meals from the grill
by Brooke Lewy
What it is: "A grilling book dedicated to vegetables that eat like meat."
What's inside: "60 recipes that star vegetables caramelized into succulence for satisfying, flavor-forward meals". Each recipe includes images and "instructions for charcoal and gas grilling as well as using a grill pan on the stovetop or under the broiler." (from Sunflower)
Recipes include: Cauliflower "steaks," broccoli burgers, and slow-smoked beets.
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The Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Vegetables : The Art and Science to Grow Your Own Vegetables
by Helena Dove
What it is: An illustrated guide to starting your own vegetable garden that combines practicality with inspiration and beauty. Includes popular staple crops like tomatoes and potatoes, as well as less common choices such as oca, seakale and yacon.
What's inside: "Easy to follow instructions on how to be a successful vegetable gardener, plus 12 exciting projects to try throughout the year including forcing rhubarb, creating an asparagus border and growing in raised beds. From sowing, to planting young plants, to hardening off and harvesting, find out what you need to do and when, to produce the most magnificent harvests." (from Hoopla)
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| The Speedy Vegetable Garden by Mark Diacono and Lia LeendertzWhat it is: A clear how-to guide for growing 50 plants perfect for quick or early harvesting, including veggies, microgreens, and edible flowers.
Don't miss: simple, quick recipes that showcase your harvest; tantalizing color photographs.
Who it's for: ideal for kitchen gardeners, families with kids, or anyone angling for the shortest possible time between plant and plate. |
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| Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables by Joshua McFadden with Martha HolmbergWhat it is: the creative James Beard Award-winning first book by chef and former farmer Joshua McFadden.
What's inside: info about larder basics, pickling (hot and cold), and go-to recipes (including compound butters, dips, vinaigrettes, and sauces); 225 seasonally arranged (spring, early summer, midsummer, late summer, fall, winter) main recipes that highlight vegetables.
Recipes include: Carbonara with English Peas; Rainbow Chard with Garlic and Jalapeño; Beet Slaw with Pistachios and Raisins; Kale and Mushroom Lasagna; Carrot Pie in a Pecan Crust. |
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| Vegetables Love Flowers: Companion Planting for Beauty and Bounty by Lisa Mason ZieglerWhat's inside: chatty details about the author's journey to understanding the benefits of using flowers -- and nature in general -- to improve and simplify vegetable gardens (bonus: no more pesticides); the ways readers can do the same; tips on cutting gardens; vibrant color photos.
Don't miss: pictorial garden bed plans that note different plantings for each season; information on pollinators and beneficial insects.
A classic combination: Flowers and vegetables have been grown together for centuries. |
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