You may have heard in the news yesterday or this morning that San Francisco had the worst air quality in the world. So I just wanted to let you know I’m OK and what is was like here. Yesterday was day 9 of smoky skies. Larry and I had been staying pretty much indoors...

  Last week I wrote a post about choosing my Thanksgiving turkey. This week I want to give you more information I just received from the Organic Consumers Association about why you shouldn’t buy the standard supermarket turkey. I did make a decision about my...

  Last year I wrote a long post about all the different choices we have for Thanksgiving turkeys. After doing this research I decided to purchase a locally-grown heritage turkey from a 4H project and wrote about that experience as well at My Thanksgiving Organic...

  There are many lists on the internet about why you should choose organic food. They say things like No synthetic pesticides No GMOs No herbicides like glyphosate No sewage sludge fertilizer No obesogens that can make you fat And more. But now there is a new...

I originally wrote this post in 2010. Not much has changed since then in terms of types of heaters, but I've updated it to bring the links to products up to date. Readers, I'd love to have some comments with the brands of heaters you are using and like. I had someone...

  Here’s a great idea whose time has come: fragrance-free laundromats! The link below goes to a post on a blog for an acne clinic. Their concern is acne, not fragrance in general, but since fragrance on clothing from scent in detergent causes acne, they’re on...

    I'm moving this post up to present time (originally published 17 March 2008) because there is a new related question and I wanted to include these comments. One of the commenters decided not to purchase a new Rowenta iron for the reasons stated in her...

Question from Concerned Mom Hi Debra, I noticed that Ikea recently came out with a new latex/cotton/wool mattress called Mausund. We are preparing to move to Europe and will need to buy mattresses for our three young children and this mattress is available there. It...

  Question from Teresa Hi Debra, Do you know anything about BRENTWOOD HOME – CRYSTAL COVE MATTRESS OR CEDAR MATTRESS, THEY ALSO HAVE ONE THAT HAS SOME BAMBOO IN IT. Debra's Answer First, it was difficult to find ALL the materials used in an organized way that was...

  This reader had foam from a memory foam bed in her home through the Foam Project at Duke University. Any US resident can submit a sample of polyurethane foam (PUF) from furniture, child car seats, or any other product containing PUF using the submission form on...