I'm very excited today to tell you about a new book that has just been published. It is a greoundbreaking book that actually redefines what it means to be "natural". Be sure to read my interview with author Carol Venolia and see her suggestions for cooling my home naturally. I had the pleasure a couple of weeks ago to be interviewed for the "More Hip Than Hippie" podcast. It's a great and lively interview about how I got started and natural beds. You can listen to it at "In Bed With Debra Lynn Dadd" (my interview starts about a quarter of the way into the podcast). Debra :-)
HEALTH, HOME & HABITAT #50 ~ 8 August 2006
* AT HOME WITH DEBRA: Connecting My Home With Nature
Health, Home & Habitat Back Issues
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AT HOME WITH DEBRA: Connecting My Home With Nature Over the weekend I received a hot-off-the-press copy of a new book called Natural Remodeling for the Not-So-Green House: Bringing Your Home into Harmony with Nature. It was written by my friend Carol Venolia, who was an eco-architect way before there was a field of green building and Kelly Lerner, another award-winning eco-architect. This book is unique among green building books in two ways: it addresses remodeling houses (most green building books are about new construction) and it focuses on ways to welcome the flows of nature into your home--sun, air, and water--to provide not just function, but joy. You'll get a new perspective on what's possible by reading this book. To get a taste, read my interview with Carol and see how she applies her natural remodeling principles to cooling my house. Read my interview with author Carol Venolia... Purchase Natural Remodeling for the Not-So-Green House...
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MONEY-SAVING TIPS: Get What You Need Without Money It's not always necessary to use money to get things you need. Here are some ways to get things without spending money, and help the environment too by saving resources. * Barter. I get a lot of services I need by trading my services. Even if someone doesn't need my professional services, I have a lot of skills I can trade. Be creative and don't hesitate to ask for a trade. People are often willing to do this if you have something they want. * Gifts. In my family, nobody is offended if we tell others what we want for birthday and Christmas gifts. In fact, they will often ask because they would like to give something that is useful. My husband and I have a set of four Shaker chairs that we built together from kits--each of which cost $200 just for the kit. We got them over a two year period of birthdays and Christmas, with everyone chipping in. * Borrow. Many things we use infrequently can be borrowed from friends, family, and neighbors. Just yesterday a new neighbor came by asking to borrow a particular garden tool, and offered to come help us in our garden in exchange. And don't forget the public library for books. * Find it. Now this may sound amazing, but we often find free things just sitting on the street. Here in Florida, it's general practice to put things you don't want on the curb, and everyone knows you can just take it away without asking. We've found furniture, bicycles, and all kinds of useful stuff. We keep our eyes open as we drive around.
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DEBRA'S LIST: New links Here are just some of the links I added to Debra's List in the last two weeks. E.logical / Nyco Products has Green Seal certified industrial cleaning products, including a multi-purpose cleaner with citrus oils and hydrogen peroxide, a degreaser, glass cleaner, and bathroom cleaner. These products meet standards required for LEED credits, and other standards. If you are concerned about cleaning products used in schools, nursing homes, daycare centers, hospitals, and workplaces, these are appropriate products to recommend. BallParkPens.com makes "quality writing instruments handcrafted from wooden stadium seats removed from demolished ballparks." Refillable wooden ballpoint and rollerball pens, each unique, engraved with the name of the ballpark, and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. A great gift for a baseball fan. I posted two new links for wedding dresses. Threadhead Creations will custom-make your wedding and braidesmaid dresses using their designs or yours. Choose from hemp/silk charmeuse, hemp/silk floral jacquard, hemp/silk blend or hempcel (hemp/tencel), with 100% silk or 100% cotton lining. Faernyn's Grove makes fantasy wedding dresses designed around corsets with hemp twill, cotton canvas, and HempSilk (a blend of 60% hemp and 40% silk). Terracycle Plant Food is an innovative liquid plant food that is not only made from some of the best compost there is (worm poop), but also comes packaged in recycled used plastic soda bottles. The company has established collection sites to recycle bottles all over America, and has already rescued and reused over 1 million bottles.
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Q & A: Undergoing Improvements I'm making some changes in how the Q&A is structured to make it easier to answer more of your questions. So no answers today, it looks like I'll be able to have it all in place for the next issue. In the meantime, take a look at the Q&A index page at http://dld123.com/q&a/index.php. There are answers to over 100 questions from readers like you. I also am available to answer your questions immediately and personally with a paid telephone consultation.
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CLASSIFIED ADS EVERYDAY LOW PRICES ON HEMP CLOTHING AND MORE. All items reduced up to 70%. Hundreds of items, including handbags, jewelry, bath, twine, and food products. www.hemp-sisters.com 100% NON-TOXIC PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS Try FREE SAMPLES of certified organic products including soaps, shampoo, cosmetics, deoderant, probiotics, bug spray, air freshener, and more! www.greengatemarket.com SOAPSTONE COOKWARE IS NATURALLY NONSTICK. Natural stone cookware is beautiful, warms food quickly over low heat, is bacteria-resistant and naturally non-stick, and is so durable it can be handed down for several generations. Food tastes better cooked in soapstone. www.greenfeet.com CALL FOR A HEALTHY BED CONSULTATION. 100% wool-filled and wool-encased mattress of heirloom quality, placed on a slatted wood frame for optimal airflow. Our wool fill comes from the EcoDomestic Wool Project and Woolgatherer Carding Mill in Montague, California, home of our production company. Available in U.S. and Canada. www.shepherdsdream.com SOLUTIONS FOR FLUORIDE HAZARD! Custom made water filters. Removes fluoride, arsenic, chlorine and chloramines without taking out the good minerals that make water wholesome. Whole house systems, under the counter systems, and 100% chlorine-free pool and spa system. Medical grade alkaline water unit. Natural Plus Plus LLC 727-447-2344 www.gobeyondorganic.com GIVE YOUR BODY THE NATURAL SALT IT NEEDS. Revive your energy with natural living salt. Contains 84 minerals essential to human life. Hand-mined to retain original primordial vibration pattern. Delicious taste makes food "come alive". A life-giving, natural, whole food. Email info@himalayanlivingsalt.com for free sample. www.himalayanlivingsalt.com DEBRA'S GUIDE TO CHOOSING NATURAL SUN PROTECTION. Instant download e-book by Debra Lynn Dadd tells how you can enjoy the health benefits of sunshine in balance with natural methods of protection when necessary. Order now. DEBRA'S GUIDE TO CHOOSING A NATURAL BED. Instant download e-book by Debra Lynn Dadd covers the types of natural mattresses that are available, all about the materials, natural bedding, the history of natural beds. Order now.
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The new, revised, edition of
Home Safe Home
is now available
in bookstores nationwide.
Home Safe Home tells what toxic chemicals are generally found in specific household products of all types, and safe solutions you can buy or make at home. It's different from other books on toxic chemicals because the focus really is what you can do to protect yourself and your family and create a healthy home. I bring over twenty years of research and personal real-life experience to this book. * 10 Simple, Inexpensive Things You Can Do To Reduce Household Toxics * How Toxic is Your Home? Quiz (excerpt from the book)
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