The 2008 selection for Carroll County on the Same Page is Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. The author and her family abandoned the industrial food pipeline to live a rural life--vowing that, for one year, they'd only buy food raised in their own neighborhood, grow it themselves, or learn to live without it. Part memoir, part journalistic investigation, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle is an enthralling narrative that will open your eyes in a hundred new ways to an old truth: You are what you eat. (quoted from the book's back cover)

Several programs are planned throughout the summer at the Camden Jackson-Township Public Library, the Delphi Public Library, and the Flora Monroe-Township Public Library.

Book Discussion
July 16, 10 a.m., Flora Senior Center, 1151 N. Division St., Flora

Book Discussion
July 25, 9 a.m., Delphi PL

Growing Food...Growing Children
July 29, 7 p.m., Delphi PL

Young children, parents, and caregivers will learn with fun hands-on activities what is needed to grow healthy foods and in turn how healthy foods grow healthy children. Come and join us for food exploration and tasting, plant some seeds, hear some fun stories that will help grow a healthy child. Child nutrition expert Barbara Mayfield from Purdue University will be the presenter.

Book Discussion
July 30, 9:30 a.m., Camden PL

Summer in a Jar
August 11, 7 p.m. Flora PL

Summer is winding down, those green beans, cucumbers, and other garden goodies are hanging heavily on the vine, and what to do with ALL of them is hanging heavily on your mind. Joanne Lytton, Consumer and Family Science specialist with Carroll County Cooperative Extension, will provide a variety of tips and tricks in this update of home canning. Learn what foods are best for water bath adn which are ideal for pressure canner, discuss hot pack versus raw pack, pick up practices for pickling, and even discover the "dos and don'ts" of jams and jellies. This beginners guide short course will ensure home cannign success and safety. Bring in your dial gauge lids, and Joanne will see that they are properly calibrated and ready for canning.

Harvest
September 17, 7 p.m., Camden PL

Over the last several months we have read and discussed the ideas presented in Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. Now the time has come to put our gardens or food shopping plans into action! As witih any new venture, the best way to start is with wisdom and experience. Veteran gardeners will share ideas on topics such as growing and cooking with herbs, organic tips... even sharing samples of recipes from the book. With new insight and inspiration, you will be ready to take that first step toward harvesting your food from resources right here in Carroll County.