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10 Household Cleaners To Avoid At All Costs

Another great list from OrganicAuthority.com!  The household cleaning industry is largely unregulated and companies aren’t required to include ingredient lists for cleaning products, like they are for food, drugs and personal care products.  All the important you are an educated consumer!

You can avoid all these type of products by making your own non-toxic cleaners or shopping at your local natural foods store.  Most Whole Foods Markets have a fantastic selection of non-toxic cleaning products.

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Canadian Town Reverses Ruling On Front-Yard Garden As the edible gardening movement continues, people in towns across the country and Canada turn to their front yards for more space to grow vegetables and fruit. City regulations and officials often thwart their efforts, but residents have been digging their feet in and fighting. Portland, Oregon changed its rules for building raised beds in parking strips after the media brought attention to a man who was ordered to remove his or pay a $180 fine.  A couple in Drummondville, Quebec, won a similar fight. The municipal council reversed its decision to condemn their front garden after 29,000 signatures were collected…

Canadian Town Reverses Ruling On Front-Yard Garden

As the edible gardening movement continues, people in towns across the country and Canada turn to their front yards for more space to grow vegetables and fruit. City regulations and officials often thwart their efforts, but residents have been digging their feet in and fighting. Portland, Oregon changed its rules for building raised beds in parking strips after the media brought attention to a man who was ordered to remove his or pay a $180 fine. 

A couple in Drummondville, Quebec, won a similar fight. The municipal council reversed its decision to condemn their front garden after 29,000 signatures were collected…

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Kitchen Tip: Keep Celery Fresh Longer By Wrapping In Aluminum Foil

This handy tip should give these green stalks a much longer refrigerated shelf life.

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18 Grossest Food Ingredients

Vegans don’t have to worry about most of these disgusting ingredients.  However, vegan candy lovers, beware:  jelly beans and other shiny treats are often coated with shellac, a sticky substance derived from secretions of the female Kerria lacca, an insect native to Thailand.   It may be called a “confectioner’s glaze” on the packaging. 

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10 Steps to a Homemade, Toxin-Free Manicure This Summer:  Kris Carr’s guide to an at-home summer manicure that is completely toxin-free.  Get peace of mind knowing that the only ingredients are the ones that you put in.

10 Steps to a Homemade, Toxin-Free Manicure This Summer:  Kris Carr’s guide to an at-home summer manicure that is completely toxin-free.  Get peace of mind knowing that the only ingredients are the ones that you put in.

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How To Keep Your Home Clean Naturally

  • Baking Soda can be used in place of harsh and toxic cleansers.
  • Castile Soap is great for disinfecting, cutting grease and it is a great all-around cleaner. 
  • Lemon Juice is effective for bleaching, deodorizing, cutting grease and removing stains.
  • Olive Oil is a great furniture polish.
  • White Vinegar actually kills bacteria, as well as deodorizing and cutting grease and wax buildup.
  • Cornstarch will clean windows and pick up spills on your carpet, especially the ones from juice, coffee and wine.

5 Things You Never Knew You Could Do With Lemons

Thanks to their high acid content and great citrus scent, they can be used in lieu of many chemical cleaning products.

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