Organic Living (DK Organic) [Hardcover]

Lynda Brown (Author)

Book Description

Series: DK Organic | Publication Date: April 30, 2001

Easy, natural, and practical ways to care for your planet and your future. Join the organic revolution with Lynda Brown's fresh, modern, and inspiring sourcebook. This blueprint for organic living can help you make simple lifestyle changes that will have a big impact on our planet. Wide-ranging and Practical: Organic Living is the book for everyone who aspires to a better lifestyle and a better world. From foods to fabrics, moisturizers to mattresses, and paints to pensions, this book explores the ever-growing variety of organic and eco-friendly products available, showing that choosing eco-friendly is the commonsense approach for a sustainable future. Packed with practical suggestions and self-help advice, Organic Living is brimming with stunning photographs and inspiring ideas for integrating organic and eco-friendly options into your lifestyle. No-nonsense Approach: Clear explanations for why you should choose organic help you make informed choices as a consumer. Accompanied by straightforward discussions ranging from genetic modification to pesticides, the book offers a global overview of organic production methods and illustrates how organic producers work with nature rather than against it to safeguard the future of our planet. Inspirational and Empowering: Lynda Brown is a pioneering enthusiast and acknowledged authority on organic issues. In this beautifully illustrated book she joins forces with experts in all fields of eco-friendly living, including the Henry Doubleday Research Association and the Centre for Alternative Technology. Together they show how easy it is to go organic.

Editorial Reviews

Review

...serves a heaping helping of a lifestyle that is creeping into the mainstream. (Sacramento Bee)

About the Author

Lynda Brown is an acknowledged authority on organic food. Her best-selling book The Shopper's Guide to Organic Food has become a standard reference. A winner of the prestigious Glenfiddich Cookery Writer of the Year award, Lynda writes regularly on organic farming and foods issues and acts as an organic advisor. She is familiar to many through her television and radio broadcasts in the UK.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: DK ADULT (April 30, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789471930
• ISBN-13: 978-0789471932
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 9.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,651,271 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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