Today I'm all excited about natural toys! I've been taking another look at them over the past few days and have seen them with new eyes. Come take a look. I want to thank everyone who has been sending in great comments on my Green Living Q&A blog. This is becoming a valuable and unique resource on the internet. Keep your questions and comments comming! Debra :-)
HEALTH, HOME & HABITAT #63 ~ 5 December 2006
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NATURAL TOYS If you have a child you want to give a gift to this holiday season, come explore the world of natural toys. It goes far beyond the use of safe, natural materials to encourage natural play and creativity as well. Even if you don't have or know children, I learned a lot about how I could play as an adult by writing this article. My favorite natural toy this year: Buckwheat Hill Giraffe at ToyMobile. This handmade whimsical giraffe is filled with buckwheat hulls, which can be gently warmed in the microwave (or oven) to make a nice warm huggable friend for little ones on cold winter nights.
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DEBRA'S LIST Here are some new links I added this week... Greene Street Greetings sells their own holiday cards with great winter graphics (or you can have them print the photo of your choice on the card). 100% post-consumer recycled paper printed with soy and vegetable-based inks. A.R.E Naturals Company is family-run earth-friendly gift shop, with something for everyone. Choose from organic food baskets, eco accents, bed and bath, baby, and paper goods. Items are stylish and fun, such as a kitchen wall clock made of reclaimed and recycled HDPE (100% recycled detergent bottles) in the shape of a segmented slice of orange--12 segments, of course, to mark time instead of numbers. 3R Living has plethora of interesting and lively products--many made from recycled materials. Product categories include glassware, kitchen, tabletop, accents, bed & bath, clocks, frames, rugs... Bi-O-Kleen I added this website because readers kept writing to my Green Living Q&A blog saying, "I use Bio-O-Kleen this and I use Bio-O-Kleen that" and they all said the products worked wonderfully. Soy- and citrus-based concentrated cleaning products that are "environmentally safe, non-toxic, with exceptional quality and cleaning results, and affordable and easy to use." No added fragrances (but natural scent from citrus ingredients). Teavana "Fresh, high quality teas and the products to serve them." I've been exploring my local Teavana stores and have been happy to find a number of organic choices amongst their high-quality teas. Very flavorful. This tea would be a nice holiday gift. Safer Pest Products Natural and organic solutions for pest problems in your home and garden. Very informative website has a Pest Control Library with "mug shots" to help you easily identify pest problems, and online ordering arranges products by pest problem to be solved.
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GREEN LIVING Q&A BLOG Here are the questions and new comments posted through yesterday. Remember, you are welcome to share your own comments and experience in response to any of these questions, and post questions of your own. To read and comment on more questions posted previously go to Green Living Q&A blog.
We have a few new ideas on our holiday entries, but I'd love to hear more about how you do your Christmas trees naturally and green gifts you're giving or have received.
These two entries have new posts about using natural salt for healing.
* Heating Pads or Other Heat Sources for Relaxation and Pain Relief has more about using conventional ovens to heat natural heating pads
* IKEA has a new post about actual experience with a new IKEA mattress
* non or low toxic shower pan liner adhesive? has a new post with a nontoxic solution
* Handling a Flea Infestation Crest White Strips Hi Debra:
DONNA Bedbug Non-Eco Nightmare Anyone lived through bedbugs and used eco means of getting rid of those little bastardos? We're living on vinyl covers surrounded by chemicals and I'm still covered with bites. I tried vaseline on the legs (not so eco but better than the permicide) and I'm vacuuming. I am going to steam some things but hear that that doesn't work so well anyway.
EVIE P. Candied Fruits Thank you for the sugar-free recipes, especially the Holiday Fruitcake. However, I did not find instructions for making my own candied fruit for this cake. Please tell me how to do this or help me find it on your website. Thank you for all the wonderful work you are doing. You are a "Godsend".
DG Down vs. Down Alternative: Which is better? hello,
WT
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CLASSIFIED ADS EVERYDAY LOW PRICES ON HEMP CLOTHING AND MORE. Hundreds of items, including handbags, jewelry, bath, twine, and food products. www.hemp-sisters.com SAMPLE-SIZE NATURAL SALT FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS. >Give friends and family the gift of natural salt their bodies need. Affordable 4-ounce cotton bag filled with whole-food, life-giving salt that contains 84 minerals essential to human life. Delicious taste makes food "come alive". Hand-mined to retain original primordial vibration pattern. www.himalayanlivingsalt.com SUSTAINABILY-HARVESTED WILD SALMON and other wild fish from the pristine waters of Alaska. Flash frozen, smoked, sausage and burgers, cans and pouches, salmon caviar. www.vitalchoice.com GREAT GREEN GIFTS. We've got something for everyone on your gift list. Check out our new bamboo housewares collection, soapstone cookware, gifts, home, garden, decor, bedroom, personal care, kitchen, hemp, and more. Every product tested and used by staff. 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 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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