we have really gotten into the organic healthy eating thing. i know its a bit late in the game but we’ve been toying with the idea for a long time. it is so expensive but i just cant justify ruining my body to save a few dollars anymore.
there are a lot of resources out there that really give you a good education on what is happening in our food system and its not comforting. Watch Food Inc, Watch The World According to Monsanto, Read books about it. I am not a complete pushover. I know there is a balance and i know that these movies have been made from a persuasive angle and are TRYING to make you believe something, but the evidence is starting to pile up and i am beginning to see that its not just an ad to get you to pay more for the same foods. There is good reason, and its not only for health… its also humane.
the baby step changes we are making:
1. all dairy products must be organic. no hormones. etc.
2. meat. grass fed cows, free range chickens, healthy piggies.
3. eggs from happy healthy chickens
4. as much local produce as possible and the rest should be organically grown… especially corn and soy. (i hate you monsanto)
5. body products with chemicals that i can read out loud easily. look at the back of your shampoo and give it a whirl.
ON TOP OF THAT, I am trying to make my own cleaning products for the apt. The 5 things you must have for a clean green house are borax, baking soda, vinegar, lemon, and salt. They will work wonders and you will save a ton of money this way. I made some electric dishwasher detergent yesterday and it works out to be about 20 cents a load. FOR HIPPIE SAVE THE EARTH type of dishwasher detergent. nice. I got it from this book: Clean by Michael de Jong
so thats what ive been up to. partly anyhow.
YAYAYAYAY! I love it when people start eating good foods!
You should check out Real Food by Nina Planck; it will change your life and continue to (rather practically) build on what you’re already doing. We’re drinking raw milk now (as in staright from the cow to the fridge) and loving it! And we’ve got local sources for grass-fed meats now, too. It’s lots of fun. I just wish we had land to plant vegs on. Can’t even use our apartment balcony because we don’t get enough sun. Some day, though, I want land. And chickens. And at least one cow. Yes.
Miss your face! Lovelovelove.
I love making my own cleaning products but just as a FYI, i am allergic to borax but didnt figure it out until i was covered head to toe in a rash so use it sparingly at first.