Kevin West, author of “The Cook’s Garden: A Gardener’s Guide to Selecting, Growing, and Savoring the Tastiest Vegetables of Each Season,” will lead a talk on growing your own garden and incorporating homegrown produce into everyday cooking on Saturday, Sept. 6, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. The event includes a kitchen demonstration.

Kevin West comes from East Tennessee farmers and Smoky Mountain settlers, country people with generations of commitment to growing delicious food. He is the author of “Saving the Season: A Cook’s Guide to Home Canning, Pickling, and Preserving” (Knopf). He also coauthored “The Grand Central Market Cookbook” (Clarkson Potter) and contributed to “Edna Lewis: At the Table with an American Original” (The University of North Carolina Press). He gardens and cooks in the Berkshires.