25 ready-to-use sustainable living programs for libraries

9780838936498
0838936490

xviii, 188 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Twenty-five ready-to-use sustainable living programs for libraries
Sustainable living programs for libraries

Includes bibliographical references and index

Part I. Gardening Programs
Coordinating Gardening and Sustainability Programs with Local Experts / Anna Frantz
Growing Vegetables Outside in Winter / Nancy Griffiths
Growing Culinary Mushrooms / Rose Simpson and Austin Larkin
Mason Jar Hydroponic Gardening / Celeste Tapia
Straw Bale Gardening / Ellyssa Kroski
Part II. Preservation Programs
Hands-on Canning Workshop: The Basics of Pickling / Kate McCarty
Fermentation 101: How to Make Sauerkraut / Elizabeth Peirce
How to Make Lilac Syrup / Kristin White
Preserving Foods through Dehydration / Maria Portelos-Rometo
Making Herbal Tea Blends: A Hands-on Program about Common Herbs and Their Uses / Martha Napolitan Cownap
You're Sup-herb! An Introduction to Herbal Medicine / Velya Jancz-Urban and Ehris Urban
Part III. Pioneer Crafts Programs
Repair Events in Libraries: Sharing Fixing Skills and Fostering Sustainable Culture / Gabrielle Griffis
Steps to Sustainable Grab and Go Kits / Lauren Antolino, Marissa Lieberman, and Veronique Paillard-Baumann
How to Make Rolled Beeswax Candles: A Family-Friendly Program to Light Up Your Day / Jennifer Gargiulo and Celeste Tapia
Upcycled Jewelry: Sustainable Programming for Teens and Adults
Colleen Ellithorpe
The Surprising Power of Hand Sewing: Use a Rugged Old Skill to Mend, Extend, and Uptrend Clothes and Accessories / Ellen Lumpkin Brown
Melt-and-Pour Glycerin Soap: A Fun Do-It-Yourself Project for Kids and Adults / Dana Brigandi
Lather Up: Cold-Process Soapmaking for Beginners / Allison Cicero Moore
Part IV. Homesteading Programs
Library Rooftop Bees and Pollinator Education / Derek Wolfgram
How to Start a Food Waste Collection Program: Compost Saves the World--From Garbage to Garden / Lynne Serpe
Composting at Home / Catherine Johnson and Maggie Pinnick Andrejko
How to Prepare for Raising Chickens: Basic Facts to Raise Chicks and Chickens / Angela Hogg
All about Chickens: A Hands-on Workshop / Jennifer Murtoff
Urban Homesteading: Discover and Activate Your Inner Urban Homesteader / Zack McCannon
How to Start a Hobby Farm / Ellyssa Kroski

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Kroski, Ellyssa, editor