Question from Mary Hello Debra, I would like your input.....we are removing carpet & putting in hardwood flooring . The challenge for me is the stairs. I feel somewhat unsteady when I think of hardwood , not carpet on the stairs...a little too 'slippery'. A frind...

Question from Natalie Just wondering if you have any opinions about "food grade EVA" found in the wrap-in-mats. I bought one for my son for his lunch bag and am now wondering about the inner lining of EVA touching his food. I'm considering purchasing another (for...

Question from Pat Habeck Dear Debra I am a chemically sensitive person ( I'd say moderately) and I recently pulled up an old, worn out rubber backed carpet and replaced it with an "Earthweave brand" carpet that is made of all natural wool,hemp/cotton back &...

Question from Tracey from Chicago I just got married the day before we closed on our new house. It's already been five months, and I have not been able to live in it. I've been living with relatives out of state. The new house makes me so sick, I can only visit for a...

In our consumer-oriented industrial culture, the orientation we are given is to let things break down and then hire an expert or buy a product to fix it. Nature, on the other hand, continuously renews and maintains life forms. And so, following Nature's inspiration, I...

Question from KLP We are looking for dye-free medicines for both adults and children. We would also prefer that they have no artificial sweetners or chemical preservatives. All we have been able to find so far are: dye-free Tylenol, dye-free Motrin and dye-free...

Question from MKH Even though my baby is breast fed, her spit up smells if not immediately cleaned up, which sometimes isn't obvious to us until much later. How do we get the smell out of things that can't be thrown into the wash, like the floor of her pack &...

Question from Ruth I have read that enamel covered iron is the healthiest cookware. What about old fashioned cast iron? I was told as a child that iron skillets added iron to the food and that was a good thing. Is there anything harmful about cooking in iron skillets?...

Question from Shirley Richey Dear Debra, Thank you so much for the recipes. They are wonderful! I have a friend that's been giving me apples this entire summer. I pick them right off her trees! They have been producing all summer & she has so many that I've been...

Question from Terri Your recipe for the crumb coffee cake sounds wonderful! I just thought some may want to try the addition of 1 c. of berries, layered before the crumbs or just mixed in the batter. I think blueberries or marionberries would be especially good....