Resources

For more information about living well, organics, and making good choices for a healthy planet, check out these resources:

 

Books & Magazines

  • GRUB: ideas for an urban kitchen by Anna Lappe & Bryant Terry 

  • Real Food: What to Eat and Why by Nina Planck 

  • The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan

  • Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver

  • Why Grassfed is Best by Jo Robinson

  • The Ethical Gourmet: How to Enjoy Great Food That is Humanely Raised, Sustainable, Nonendangered, and that Replenishes the Earth by Jay Weinstein

  • Eat Here: Reclaiming Homegrown Pleasure in a Global Supermarket by Brian Halweil

  • Coming Home to Eat: The Pleasures and Politics of Local Foods by Gary Paul Nabhan

  • Organic Housekeeping by Ellen Sandbeck

  • The Complete Book of Essential Oils & Aromatherapy: Over 600 Natural, Non-toxic & Fragrant Recipes to Create Health, Beauty and a Safe Home Environment by Valerie Ann Worwood

  • Local Magazine: Edible Phoenix (contact me for a copy)

  • Magazine: Eating Well

  • Magazine: Organic Gardening

  • Magazine: Herbs for Health

  • Magazine: Herb Companion

  • Magazine: Natural Home

  • Websites

    THIS ONE IS A MUST SEE...

    In her new primetime series on Discovery Health Channel, Natural Living Expert Sara Snow bridges the gap between the mystique of healthy living and every day life; making healthy living everyday living.

    Sara inspires her audience to make healthier choices in their food, cleaning products, clothes, even transportation, thus empowering individuals to create healthier lives for themselves, their families and the environment. While Sara shares the importance and benefits of these natural living choices, she uses tangible examples and quick tips to reveal just how easy, healthy and rewarding it is. Through compelling stories and everyday examples, Sara helps people take steps toward a more natural lifestyle, at the same time as introducing her audience to people who are leading by example and already embracing a green, fresh lifestyle.

    In each episode, Sara will visit companies and people who are forging the way and making a greener lifestyle accessible and practical. Recurring segments like "Vitaminute" provide steps toward a more natural, healthy lifestyle that could dramatically improve your personal health and wellness.

     

     

    Local Farms, Farmers Markets & CSA's

     

    Organic, Pasture Raised Beef & Dairy
    • Why is it important that beef is pasture raised?
                    http://www.foodrevolution.org/grassfedbeef.htm

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    Organic, Pasture Raised Pork & Poultry
    • Why is it important that pigs and poultry are pasture raised?
     
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