TY - BOOK AU - Watkins,Julia TI - Simply living well: a guide to creating a natural, low-waste home SN - 9781743796054 U1 - 640.286 23 PY - 2020/// CY - Richmond, Victoria PB - Hardie Grant Books KW - Home economics KW - House cleaning KW - Formulas, recipes, etc KW - Waste minimization KW - Kitchen gardens N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - Julia Watkins shares rituals, recipes, and projects for living simply and sustainably at home. For every area of your household - kitchen, cleaning, wellness, bath, and garden - Julia shows you how to eliminate wasteful packaging, harmful ingredients, and disposable items. Practical checklists outline easy swaps (instead of disposable sponges, opt for biodegradable sponges or Swedish dishcloths; choose a bamboo toothbrush over a plastic one) and sustainable upgrades for common household tools and products. Projects include scrap apple cider vinegar, wool dryer balls, kitchen bowl covers and cloth produce bags, non-toxic dryer sheets, all-purpose citrus cleaner, herbal tinctures and balms, and more, plus recipes for package-free essentials like homemade nut milk, hummus, ketchup, salad dressings, and veggie stock ER -