Connect with your food like never before by diving into the art of preserving with author and cook Holly Capelle on Thursday, Aug. 6 at 2 p.m. with a virtual discussion presented by the Ocean County Library.

Capelle’s new book, Preserving the Seasons, provides clear and safe best practices for preserving herbs, fruit, vegetables and edible flowers. It’s one-stop shopping for the simplest and safest methods: jamming, infusing, drying, dehydrating, freezing, freeze-drying and quick-pickling.

Highlights of Preserving the Seasons include 100-plus recipes such as dry rubs, marinades and pie fillings that use…