Chemicals!

Is this for real?

Homeowners use up to 10 times more toxic chemicals per acre than farmers.

Especially since,

Over 100 pesticide ingredients are suspected to cause birth defects, cancer, and gene mutations.

This brings me to my pet peeve, there is another side of sustainability – a kind of medical and health sustainability. Basically germs are good, sterilising everything in our homes is bad and the result will be super-bacteria and deadly pandemics. Scary? Yes. True? Yes. I’ve given you all the links earlier on to get cleaning for cheap and green, and now you have even more reason to do it.

Cleaning

Just found another great website telling you how to clean without yucky chemicals and for sooooo cheap!

Get the low down on using oil, vinegar, lemon juice, baking soda and tea tree oil from the guys at Friends of the Earth.

Or if you would rather use those things to make a nice salad dressing, here’s a recipe:

French Dressing

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice or vinegar
• 1 1/4 cups olive oil
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• dash cayenne

Preparation:

Whisk together all ingredients in a mixing bowl or shake in a jar. Makes about 2 cups of French dressing.