Living Organic: Easy Steps to an Organic Family Lifestyle (Paperback)

~ Helen Porter (Author), Helen Quested (Author), Patricia Thomas (Author), Adrienne Clarke (Editor)

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Product Description

As environmental concerns increase, the low-toxicity lifestyle is an essential--and popular--choice for our future.

Living Organic is a comprehensive and highly practical introductory guide to living a healthy organic life. It provides clear, sensible advice on the chemicals we are exposed to in our everyday surroundings, and explains how to avoid them.

A step-by-step guide to practical, non-toxic alternatives, this book discusses the food we eat, the cleaning products and fabrics we use in our homes, the chemicals we use in our gardens and how we can maintain the well-being of our family. With useful hints, a resource list, and recipes for homemade products, Living Organic is practical and essential for both the urbanite and the rural householder.

About the Author

Journalist Adrienne Clarke writes for Healthy Eating and Natural Product News.

Helen Porter lectures and runs workshops on organic gardening, using herbs and nutrition. She writes for The Kitchen Garden.

Helen Quested is a freelance journalist specializing in food and environmental issues. She writes for Healthy Eating and other publications in the United Kingdom.

Patricia Thomas is the author of several highly acclaimed books on pregnancy, birth and alternative medicine, including Alternative Therapies for Pregnancy & Birth. She is a contributing editor for Natural Parent Magazine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Sourcebooks (March 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570716803
• ISBN-13: 978-1570716805
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,185,592 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Place to Start, August 14, 2001

By A Customer

If you have ever wondered why some of your friends are vegetarian, and why this movement is growing so fast, or why people recyle, etc. this is a great place to find the answers. A very inviting reading on why these things are important, how you can get involved-and might I add-feel "normal" about it. Toss off keeping up with the spending habits and overconsumerism of your friends, and get back to the basics...eatting meat without hormones or antibiotics added; recycling, and taking responsibility for yourself and the planet. If you don't, who will?

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, October 22, 2001

By A Customer

Excellent information on how chemicals in every day things are harming us. The authors also list alternative products to use, and at the end of each section the authors give resources on where to get them. Basically its a book on how to live an organic lifestyle, which is much more healthier.

Its filled with information I never knew before, very very informative, and very much worth the money. I'm glad that I bought this book.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic and intelligent resource book, September 16, 2001

By A Customer

I found this text to be a totally informative and intelligent read. I am constantly using it as a reference book. It outlines organic living for the garden, family and home. Wonderful antedotes and tips on living an organic lifestyle in the everyday world grace the pages. Clear and concise writing together with inspiring photographs make this a great and colourful resouce.