Slice of Organic Life

A great guide for anyone wanting to do more: First, if you're looking for a comprehensive guide to green living, skip this one. It isn't a comprehensive guide, and it doesn't bill itself as such. It does what it claims to do -- gives you "slices" of organic life. It's great for families like mine who can't do everything but want to do SOMETHING. I think that it is very well-organized for it's mission -- to give people ways to incorporate organic and sustainable living into their daily lives. It is organized by lifestyle -- for those with apartments, small yards, or lots of open space. The ideas range from truly simple solutions (baking your own bread, choosing earth-friendly cleaning products) to the more adventurous (keeping honeybees and chickens). I really love this book. It's an attractively put together and well-organized learning experience.

A Slice of Organic Life gives projects and advice to help people become more self-sufficient.

The book is divided into three parts, the first for people who have no yard, the second for those who have a roof terrace, patio, or tiny yard, and the third for those who have a yard community garden or field.

The advice is not thorough, but enough is given to pursue the project. The reader will need other resources to go in depth on any of these projects.

The photographs, many of them full page or even two pages are beautiful, and make it a joy to peruse the book. There is a helpful directory of websites and addresses at the end of the book. ( )

"A slice of organic life" is yet another book of the back to basics movement. The author gives you a broad overview on what you can do to become part of the organic life. Along with that the book has tons of beautiful pictures which makes it very nice to look at and will probably have you wanting to start your own farm today. Nevertheless the author assures you that you don't have to live in the country to put at least some of her ideas into practice.
Some of the topics covered include:

Energy Saving

Natural Cosmetics

Support local businesses

Reduce, reuse, recycle

Bake Bread

Beekeeping

Grow your own herbs, fruit & vegetables

Raise pigs, chicken, ducks and cows

Although it's a bigger book with 352 pages, the author only touches briefly on every topic. For the beginner this would make a great introduction into what's possible in the organic world. If you are, however, looking for more in depth and How-To information you should look for a different book. ( )

A great resource on a number of ways to go natural :) Covers basics from earth friendly cleaning supplies, raising chickens, growing plants, to solar power. A expert in any of these topics will find the subject matter to be lacking in information, but to a beginner, this book will be an invaluable first place to research a topic in the organic world ( )

I LOVE this book. So much, I have added it to the list of books that I want to buy and own and have at my house. She has simple ideas to more complicated, ideas for small spaces and large spaces, tips on growing things, making your own cleaning products, recipes ... so many fabulous things. This would be a great book for ANYONE I think. I highly recommend it! ( )