Simply living well : a guide to creating a natural, low-waste home / Julia Watkins.
Material type: TextPublisher: Richmond, Victoria : Hardie Grant Books, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Description: xiv, 271 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781743796054Subject(s): Home economics | House cleaning | Formulas, recipes, etc | Waste minimization | Kitchen gardensDDC classification: 640.286 Summary: 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.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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