SIMPLY LIVING WELL

Reduce what you consume and throw away and discover the joys of slowing down, living self-sufficiently the Good Life, and nourishing your mind, body and spirit with this guide to creating a natural, low-waste home. DIYs for helpful household items such as reusable drawstring bags, beeswax wraps, scrap apple cider vinegar and wool dryer balls. Tips for line-drying laundry, backyard composting, sourcing essential oils, easy recipes for non-toxic cleaners, zero waste kitchen and bathroom swaps, natural cleaning supplies and tools and stocking your wellness cabinet. Learn natural remedies to help stave off a cold, ease a headache, relieve stings and sunburns; homemade non-toxic package-free bath and body essentials and handmade gift ideas like peppermint lip balm, bath bombs, lemon-rosemary lotion bars, wild flower seed bombs and bird seed ornaments. Plus vegetable recipes like Sautéed Beet Greens with Pine Nuts and delicious vinegars or Chilled Cucumber-Avocado Soup. There is a herbal hair rinse, face washes and tea, a liquorice-thyme cough syrup and an easy fabric softener made with distilled white vinegar and drops of essential oil to avoid commercial fabric softeners which often contain chemicals that trigger asthma and damage the reproductive system. Dried Apple Rings, waste-free hummus, Coconut Yoghurt, and tons of tips for reducing household food waste like understanding date labels and serving smaller portions and eating up leftovers and creative uses for coffee grounds like deodorising your hands after chopping garlic or onions. Packed full of fascinating information, 272 very large and glamorous pages with beautiful design, practical checklists and full page colour photos.