Organic Living in 10 Simple Lessons

by Karen Sullivan

Book Overview

Why go organic? Sullivan reviews the history of organic practices, starting in the 1930s, and then shows how readers can move beyond mere good intentions to make workable lifestyle choices. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: 1894067053
• ISBN13: 9781894067058
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: New Millennium Books
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Very good, easy to follow advise

This book has been very helpful to me in learning how to incorporate more ways to be organic in my life/home/eating/etc. Practical advise & ways to make a difference, even if it is only a small one. Effective ways to go organic in regards to babies (glass not plastic bottles!, pesticides in kids), building homes (low voc paint, no voc paint), painting, eating, gardening, banking and a lot more. Of the 4 "green" books that I own so far, this one has the most & best advice in it.

Simple wise advise

Oddly enough one of the best pieces of organic food advise I have heard that this book seems to drive home is read labels as if you were reading a medication prescription, and know what is in the item you are buying, whether it is food, clothing, cars, furniture. Then stop and ask yourself if you really need the item or simply want it. Less is best and thinking as if you lived pre WW2 helps because this was an era where people grew more of their own foods, wore clothes out, repaired items rather than toss them out and buy a new item.

Great introduction to Organic living

Loved the simple approach, but best of all learned Organics is not a marketing hype, but an increasing, interested way of life for many. This motivated me to search out organics, laws, labeling, government agencies and other web sites. I have learned Americans are bombarded with unnecessary chemicals, and consumerism, and we should have a choice about what we purchase. Some states are ahead in this lifestyle than others. Unfortunately, we trust the products with the small amounts, but fail to think about its build up. I am learning. Great book, and making the transformation into organics-food, cosmetics, cleaning etc. And have saved money by living a more simple life.