Part cookbook, part manual, part activity book, this is the reference for families who want children to learn where things actually come from.

Eighty five recipes and a hundred plus projects run through the seasons: seasonal cooking, pickling, gluten free sourdough, natural dyes, wreaths, flower crowns, herbal soap and skincare. Natural history runs alongside, with practical guidance on raising and caring for horses, quail, dogs and rabbits. The activities map to a kindergarten through eighth grade curriculum, with some written for the teen years, and 250 full color photographs by Sara Prince make it as good open on a kitchen table as on a classroom desk.