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  • November Praise

    Open your mind to everyday wonders with poems that celebrate life's small yet meaningful moments.

  • Q&A with Wake Up Grateful author Kristi Nelson

    Drawing from her own cancer experience, Kristi Nelson shares how her journey awakened her to grateful living, offering thoughts on the distinction between gratitude and gratefulness and the connection between grief and gratitude.

  • How to Dry & Store Herbs

    Drying fresh herbs is a lovely way to preserve their flavor and doesn't require any special equipment. Learn how, and make your own delicious herbal salt, with advice from The Garden Maker's Book of Wonder.

  • Orange-Walnut Pumpkin Bar Recipe

    Canned pumpkin and a flurry of fall flavors—like orange zest, ginger, and allspice—come together in this irresistible dessert from The Pumpkin Cookbook.

  • Foraging and Feasting on Fall Acorns

    In How to Forage for Wild Foods without Dying, expert forager Ellen Zachos teaches you how to identify, harvest, and prepare acorns to use in baked goods, soups, and more.

  • A Surprising Resource for Better Back-to-School Sleep

    Befriending dreams can be a lifelong skill for cultivating healthy sleep. How to Sleep Tight through the Night coauthor Tzivia Gover shares simple practices to help get your family into a calm nighttime routine.

  • The Earth is Fat in Fall

    The earth is fat in fall, dripping milk and honey into the mouths of wild creatures and into the souls of humans, who will soon be entering their own form of hibernation.

  • Life Lessons from the Monarch Butterfly

    Prepare for change with a ritual and reflection inspired by the transformation of the Monarch Butterfly from Maia Toll's The Illustrated Bestiary.

  • Julia Rothman’s Don’t Leaf It Behind activity sheet

    Learn about leaves and trees—and how to draw just like Julia with this “Don’t Leaf It Behind” download and print activity sheet.

  • Bringing Houseplants Indoors: A What-to-Do Checklist

    As the days get shorter and temperatures begin to drop, prepare the houseplants you keep outside in summer for their transition indoors.

  • Twelve Common Traits of Pantry Gardeners

    What is it about growing and preserving your own food that makes it worth the time and trouble? Author Barbara Pleasant can think of a few answers.

  • Brew Your Own Wild Whole-Fruit Vinegar

    Ferment a bounty of summer fruits and berries to create a beautiful vinegar that you can savor year-round with recipes and advice from Kirsten K. Shockey's Homebrewed Vinegar.