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self sufficiency : I NEED this book is what I told my husband yesterday.  This is why: it starts small with practical tips on how to make steps to improve your sustainable living even in the city.  Perfect start for me in suburbia.

My first steps when we get our house: construct a chicken hutch and buy 2 chickens.  Plant a fruit tree in the middle of my garden. Get a compost heap & rainwater tank. Save some bucks for a solar hot water panel. So looking forward to it

organic baby: I was shocked to realise that mattresses are so toxic, to prevent spontaneous combustion, they contain poisonous flame retardants: polybromiated diphenyl or polychlorinated biphenyl.  This book is an excellent eye opener and has loads of healthier options for the precious little ones.