Liberty Valley Doors
Beautiful handcrafted entry and interior doors made from "rediscovered wood…Seasoned lumber–better than new–unlike anything else you can get today. Each aged piece of lumber features deep beautiful colors and character that can only be achieved with time. Every door is different, every door unique…quality lumber from buildings destined for landfills…Most materials are from recycled Douglas Fir beams, joists and timbers." Choose from classic styles or have doors custom-made to your specifications.
Lehman’s
“Authentic, historical products for those seeking a simpler life.” This is a great site to browse for ideas on how to make things yourself and do things in the old-fashioned way. The company was founded in 1955 to serve the local Amish and others without electricity, and to preserve pre-industrial ways for future generations. If you would like to rely less on modern technology and learn how you can live closer to nature, you’ll probably find the answer here. Their bookstore is full of titles on growing your own food, healing with herbs, making soap and cheese, and other do-it-yourself subjects.
LEED – Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design Green Building Rating System
"A voluntary, consensus-based national standard for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings. Members of the U.S. Green Building Council representing all segments of the building industry developed LEED and continue to contribute to its evolution." The LEED program is more for professionals than consumers, but I've included it here because they are developing standards for certifying individual homes, and you may hear about "LEED standards." Here you can find out more about what they are.
Lead Check Swabs
Home test kit for lead. These swabs are simple to use. Just rub the end of the swab against the item you are testing for thirty seconds. If there is lead the swab will show red. If no lead, the swab will remain white. They come in packs of 2 for about $10. You should be able to find them at your local Home Depot store.
Lavera
Bodycare products (skin, hair, sun) made in Germany, especially for highly sensitive skin. ECOCERT certified organic ingredients are used whenever possible. Certified as a "Certified Natural Cosmetic" as defined by the strict BDIH guidelines in Germany. Over 120 awards from OKO-TEST, Germany's environmental magazine, most ranked in the highest possible category "Recommended/Very Good" after analysis of their ingredients and health tolerance, and an ecological evaluation of the packaging materials. Website gives a complete glossary of each of their ingredients, including list for vegans and vegetarians of animal ingredients in products.
Lakon Herbals – Bygone Bugz
Their Bygone Bugz™ was one of the first herbal insect repellents to be marketed in the U.S. The formula contains only non-toxic, non-hazardous essential oils of eucalyptus, rosemary, birch, peppermint and geranium, and GMO-free sunflower oil. User testimonials say it is very effective.
Lakon Herbals
Since 1985, Lakon Herbals has produced a line of nourishing skin care oils, fine aroma-therapeutic massage oils, and quality medicinal salves, renowned for their extraordinary healing properties. The formulas were inspired by the wild medicinal plants native to Vermont and New England. "Our farming practices are completely organic and also integrate many of the bio-dynamic principals outlined in Rudolph Steiners journals. We plant, grow, harvest, and formulate in rhythm with the herbs natural affinities to solar, lunar and planetary cycles."
Kidalog
This Canadian catalog (with worldwide shipping) contains over 3000 natural and organic baby, child, and mother care products. Many are unique and hard-to-find. Also many links to other natural baby related websites.
Kettle Care
"For over twenty years, I have been creating pure herbal body care for people who have sensitive skin, including myself! An organic gardener for 27 years, our herbs are grown in NW Montana, where the air and water are clean from the mountains of the Whitefish Range." Products include skin care, facial care, sun care, women's care, hand & foot care, body moisturizers, hair care, baby care, bath & shower, botanical lip care, apothecary, body & massage oils, perfumes, pure essential oils, and more.
The Keeper Store
“The Keeper is a natural gum rubber cup–similar to the material that is used in baby bottle nipples–that is worn internally, holding (instead of absorbing) monthly menstrual flow…It is environmentally friendly to the earth and to yourself! No paper products to throw away month after month…has a life expectancy of at least 10 years if maintained properly and used as directed…Made and distributed by women, for women.”
