Ambatalia
A unique collection of cotton and linen kitchen linens inspired by the deep-rooted tradition of Japan to create beauty in the everyday rituals of life. Cloth napkins and kitchen towels have a myriad of uses, aprons are designed for function as well as protection. Cloth lids to cover dishes and utensil rolls to carry your own are among the other lovely reusable and renewable items to help you live a plastic-free life.
Five Mountains Heirloom Organic Tea
This is tea as Nature intended. “These traditional tea cultivars are renowned for their quality, flavor profiles and health attributes. Each tea is harvested from gardens of their native origin to fully express their variety and terroir…Five Mountains uses international organic certifications, biodiverse and sustainable growing methods, and fully compostable packaging.”
Cat Spot Litter
Super lightweight cat litter made from 100% organic coconut, delivered automatically to your door every month (or try a single bag).
The Philospher’s Stoneground Sprouted Nut Butters
About a year and a half after originally posting this I happened to encounter the creator of this business at the Heirloom Food Exhibition and tasted this almond butter. It is AMAZING. The flavor of almonds is much stronger than usual almond butter and it feels more alive. Way beyond ordinary food,……Spouted almond butters made from organic unpasteurized Spanish almonds sprouted in spring water and sea salt. Finished butter contains only residual salt from the sprouting process. “Sprouting makes almonds sweeter, more digestible, and more nutritious…Our sprouted almond butters feature unpasteurized, truly raw almonds from Spain, which have been grown using dry-farming methodology, a traditional water-sustainable and regionally-adapted approach to almond agriculture. We are the first drought-adapted almond butter company and intend to continue pioneering this path. All of our ingredients are Certified Organic and meticulously sourced. We create gluten-free, peanut-free, sweetener-free, Paleo, raw, and vegan sprouted almond butters.”
Xtrema Cookware
My #1 choice for healthy cookware, these Xtrema pots and pans are 100% ceramic, through and through–made only from natural minerals, clay and water. No metals are in this ceramic cookware. This lead-free high-tech all ceramic glaze is easy to clean and does not leach lead or any other toxic metals (see lab tests on website). The extremely hard ceramic cooking surface cannot be scratched by metal utensils or steel wool but I recommend wood utensils when cooking with Xtrema. Because the ceramic material holds heat exceptionally well, you can save energy by cooking at lower temperatures. The attractive and versatile cookware lets you take the food from the stove to the table and then to the refrigerator for storing leftovers. This is the cookware I use every day for almost everything I cook. NOTE: This cookware is lightweight and extremely easy to clean, however, I wouldn’t call it “nonstick.” Eggs will stick unless you spray your cookware with olive oil after the pan is heated on a low temperature for 3 minutes (see the video on the web site on How to Cook Eggs).
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Weston A. Price Foundation Guide to the Highest Quality Foods Available
This online and cell phone app helps you find most natural, nutrient-dense foods available near your home or while traveling. Extensive database of 15,000 products sold in 100,000 locations in the U.S. Included a detailed list of how foods and food products are chosen and rated. All foods listed have been meticulously researched and approved by WAPF, which has been providing yearly food guides since 1999. Subscription $6.99/year.
Worthy Goods Textile
Some unusual GOTS Certified organic fabrics such as organic cotton fleece, terry cloth, flannel in patterns, and more.
FruitShare Organic Fruit Delivery
“The most delicious and nutritious farm fresh fruit in season all year long…A beeline from the farm to your door… Picked fresh, shipped fast, always organic. At FruitShare, we know what fruit should taste like. We know that farm fresh fruit is the best because it is almost as fresh as picking it yourself – resulting in flavorful, juicy fruit packed full of nutrients. With FruitShare, you’ll know where your food comes from. We send an eco-friendly e-newsletter to you with every box, detailing stories from the farms, plus tips for handling your fruit, health and wellness information, and recipes. We’ll connect you to the farmers, whether they’re local or all the way across the country.” Fruit clubs, gift boxes, fundraisers.
The Old White House
“Almost 5 years ago I decided to give making my own laundry soap a try, as a family of seven at the time we did a lot of laundry… a LOT of laundry! I had seen recipes floating around the internet, and gave a few a try. I didn’t find one that I thought did the job that I wanted it to, so I went back to the drawing board, and came up with a product that not only cleaned our laundry, but also made it naturally soft, and smelled amazing…Our lavender cleaning products include the following… soft, non-sudsing lavender laundry soap, organic lavender dryer sachets, lavender linen & room spray, lavender kitchen & bath cleanser, lavender carpet freshener and lavender soy candles. Our natural earth friendly and vegan lavender laundry and cleaning provisions are made with great care by my family and I. We make sure to use only earth friendly ingredients, pure lavender essential oil, organic lavender buds, natural cotton for the sachets that are stamped with waterproof ink, glass jars made in the USA, all packaged in a reusable cotton bag with a love of the earth and great pride in our products.”
Eco Party Time
Plant-based disposable tableware, particularly for parties, but can be used anytime. Lots of colors and materials to choose from, including these wooden forks and spoons hand-painted with nontoxic inks. Read material descriptions carefully as the criteria for this website is “eco” rather than nontoxic. There are a lot of nontoxic products here that would make your party fun, just choose carefully.
