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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Everyone loves picnicking--dining in the great outdoors, cozied up on blankets, and surrounded by the beauty of the natural world. Now imagine doing it year-round, where the setting speaks to the foods served, and you've got <i>A Year of Picnics</i>! </b> <p/>Savor good food and good company while lounging beneath the shady canopy of trees or under the sparkle of a starry sky. With just a picnic blanket and a little inspiration, you can transform mealtimes into an opportunity to relax, connect, and enjoy the outdoors. <i>A Year of Picnics </i>presents everything you need to picnic through the seasons, with over 70 picnic-perfect recipes, tips on selecting your location, advice for packing your basket, and creative ideas for outdoor activities. Through 20 themed picnics--celebrate the bounty of summer produce with a Table to Farm Picnic or revel in the colors of autumn with a Falling Leaves Picnic--you'll discover the ways food can be elevated by your surroundings. From mountaintops to meadows, rooftops to formal gardens, let your picnicking take you to new places.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>ASHLEY ENGLISH has degrees in holistic nutrition and sociology. She has worked over the years with a number of nonprofit organizations committed to social and agricultural issues, is a member of Slow Food USA, and writes a regular column for the quarterly publication <i>Taproot</i>. She is the author of four books in the Homemade Living series (<i>Canning & Preserving</i>, <i>Keeping Chickens</i>, <i>Keeping Bees</i>, <i>Home Dairy</i>), as well as <i>A Year of Pies</i>, <i>Handmade Gatherings</i>, and <i>Quench.</i> Ashley and her family live in Candler, North Carolina, where they are converting their land into a thriving homestead. Follow their adventures at www.smallmeasure.com.

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