While listening to the healthy home podcast called 'Non-Toxic Environments', I learned that wood glues, which are advertised as 'non-toxic,' may be, in fact, very toxic. Particularly the 'less-toxic' water-based wood glues! As I'm trying to improve the indoor air quality of my home, I asked a local carpenter to build a table so I … Continue reading ‘Non-Toxic’ Water-Based Wood Glues, are Indeed Toxic – off gassing formaldehyde
Category: Kitchen Equipment
Carbon Steel vs. Cast Iron frying pans/skillets
What is carbon steel? It is essentially the same thing as cast iron, except perhaps not as brittle as cast iron, and unarguably MUCH thinner and lighter than cast iron! "Most types of steel have a relatively low carbon content of about 0.05% to 0.3%. In comparison, carbon steel has a carbon content of up … Continue reading Carbon Steel vs. Cast Iron frying pans/skillets
Heat Your Home with 1/10 of the Wood Used in Conventional Wood Burning Stove
There is an incredible opportunity to heat your home without using any fossil fuels. The answer lies in "Rocket Technology" and "Thermal Mass / Heat Retention/Release"!!! As those of you know who have used conventional wood burning stoves, a few to several cords of wood are burned each winter, depending on the size of the … Continue reading Heat Your Home with 1/10 of the Wood Used in Conventional Wood Burning Stove
Safe, Healthy, Non-Toxic Kitchen Equipment, Cookware, etc
The kitchen is one of my favorite places to be. It is important that we are using not only safe equipment, utensils, dish cloths, etc, but also that we are making choices that are environmentally friendly. To learn more about why I chose the cookware below, read this post about stainless steel, cast iron, carbon … Continue reading Safe, Healthy, Non-Toxic Kitchen Equipment, Cookware, etc
Drinking Water, Contaminants & Testing
We need air and water to continue living, - heck, we are 80% vibrating fluid! I wish we lived in an Eden where we could drink from the water-cress filled brook, bubbling up from a natural spring in an un-polluted Earth! With the current state of the environment, I think we have to filter the … Continue reading Drinking Water, Contaminants & Testing
Safe, Healthy/Least Toxic, Beautiful Cookware Options
The safest cookware always seems to be the heaviest...ceramic/glazed enamel covered pans, and cast iron; however, carbon steel is a really good lighter weight alternative to cast iron. Some cast iron 12" pans weigh 6 to 8 pounds, whereas their carbon steel counterpart might weigh 5 - 5.5 pounds! Dealing with pain and chronic fatigue, … Continue reading Safe, Healthy/Least Toxic, Beautiful Cookware Options
Navigating Life in a World in Love with Aluminum
Did you know that aluminum is an ingredient in rocket fuel? Did you know it is added to deodorant, cosmetics, and sunscreen? ...that is it sometimes used to make food cans or used to coat the inside of steel (tin) food cans? Did you know virtually every cast iron or carbon steel pan company uses aluminum to sand … Continue reading Navigating Life in a World in Love with Aluminum
Impressions of a Holobiont 