La Porte County Public Library System

A wonderful thing is happening in home kitchens. People are rediscovering the joys of locally produced foods and reducing the amount of the grocery budget that's spent on packaged items, out-of-season produce, and heavily processed foods. But fresh, seasonal fruits and vegetables don't stay fresh and delicious forever - they must be eaten now ... or preserved for later. For all the vegetable gardeners facing baskets overflowing with bright tomatoes,...

Offers inspiration, basic principles, and safety guidelines for preserving food, with recipes arranged by the seasons in which particular ingredients should be fresh and affordable.

Detailed full-color spreads help beginning naturalists observe and understand over 150 types of rocks and minerals.

Presents beginning tips for collecting, organizing, and displaying insects.

Presents information on how and where to find fossils, the preparation and tools needed for collecting them, and how to identify the various kinds: plant, invertebrate, and vertebrate.

Readers will learn about the fascinating stories behind fossils and how they are preserved and about how fossils form, the shapes they take, and where they can be found.