Thursday August 25, 2011

reminder! brooklyn homesteader’s backyard farming bootcamp

This is going to be awesome…

Brooklyn Homesteader’s
Backyard Farming Bootcamp
Sunday, September 25, 2011 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (ET)

Greenpoint, NY

Ever wanted to learn how to grow, make and preserve your own food in a small space

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Wednesday August 24, 2011

POSTPONED! how i learned to stop worrying & love cleaning products, the workshop

Sorry for the confusion on this one… we’re going to reschedule this and it’s going to take a new shape. A free demo at Sun In Bloom. Stay tuned!

When I was a kid, we had chores.

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Wednesday May 18, 2011

how to deal with blood suckers on holiday

I just returned from a dreamy, restorative few days up in a sweet place in Campbell Hall, NY called simply, heartland. Everything about the time & place was sweet: the scent of the air, the soft

Categories: blog home Tags: bed bug bug repellent deer tick pests travel

Friday February 18, 2011

upcoming workshops (updated!)

Check out my latest workshop offerings and new collaborations that I’m pretty excited about!

UPDATE: I’ve included some related events that I thought you’d like to know about, too. (Workshops in green are led by me and/or

Categories: beauty/hygiene blog health home news Tags: beauty brooklyn/nyc cleaning education

Friday February 11, 2011

synthetic fragrance-free solutions (part 2 of why i think mrs. meyer’s stinks)

You guys smell better to me than artificial fragrances.

In the last post I touched upon why I don’t like certain “eco-friendly” cleaners (like Mrs. Meyer’s, Method, and Simple Green) because they contain synthetic fragrances. (Find out

Categories: blog health home Tags: cleaning greenwashing

Thursday February 10, 2011

why i think mrs. meyer’s stinks

Mrs. Meyer’s does not smell like this.

I generally don’t like to slam products. I’d rather focus on solutions than problems. But when there’s a general perception that something is eco-friendly or healthy, I want people to

Categories: blog health home Tags: air quality scent smell

Wednesday January 19, 2011

announcing my new body care & cleaning CSA

I’m very excited to tell you about something I’ve got cooking. It’s a CSA – community supported agriculture – but it’s not for food. It’s for my natural body care and cleaning solutions. I’d like to

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Friday December 17, 2010

make it yourself!

I want to let you in on a little secret. Making your own cleaning products is ridiculously simple. And fun. So simple and fun that, I guarantee that once you start, you won’t go back to

Categories: beauty/hygiene blog health home Tags: handmade workshops

Wednesday September 29, 2010

join me at downtown women’s club

Curious about what it takes to create a cleaner, greener, healthier home? This Thursday meet me at the Downtown Women’s Club monthly meetup to find out how you can make healthier choices at home that both

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Tuesday September 14, 2010

tips on furnishing your home in a less toxic way

The following is a guest post from Caroline Smith, who has written for a number of blogs. Caroline tries to furnish her own home in a green and natural way, and runs a site that

Categories: blog health home Tags: FSC-certified furniture VOCs