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+MiniMagick integration for Jekyll
+=================================
+
+This gem allows you to easily use MiniMagick to crop and resize images in your
+Jekyll project, according to a preset defined in your config file.
+
+Basic Setup
+-----------
+Install the gem:
+
+	[sudo] gem install jekyll-minimagick
+
+In a plugin file within your Jekyll project's _plugins directory:
+
+	# _plugins/my-plugin.rb
+	require "jekyll-minimagick"
+
+Define presets in your _config.yml file, like this:
+
+	# _config.yml
+	mini_magick:
+		thumbnail:
+			source: img/photos/original
+			destination: img/photos/thumbnail
+			resize: "100x100"
+		medium:
+			source: img/photos/original
+			destination: img/photos/medium
+			resize: "600x400"
+
+This configuration will create a 100x100 thumbnail for each image in 
+_img/photos/original_ and put it in _\_site/img/photos/thumbnail_ and a 600x400
+image in _\_site/img/photos/medium_.
+
+Bundler Setup
+-------------
+Already using bundler to manage gems for your Jekyll project?  Then just add
+
+	gem "jekyll-minimagick"
+
+to your gemfile and create the following plugin in your projects _plugins 
+directory.  I've called mine bundler.rb.  This will automatically require all 
+of the gems specified in your Gemfile.
+
+	# _plugins/bundler.rb
+	require "rubygems"
+	require "bundler/setup"
+	Bundler.require(:default)