| Slice of Organic Life | 
 enlarge | Author: Alice Waters
Creator: Sheherazade Goldsmith
Publisher: DK Publishing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 54140
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.7
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 7.9 x 1.4
ISBN: 0756628733
Dewey Decimal Number: 640
EAN: 9780756628734
ASIN: 0756628733
Publication Date: June 4, 2007
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Good Book on Natural Living Everyday+ August 13, 2008
I would have given this good book four and a half stars.Yet,there are some difficulties with the book.Number one,you need space to do the projects suggested.Who is going to raise goats in their apartment suite? Also who is going to have a vegetable garden on a roof top?Or who is going to have an apiary of bees ,on their patio?Physically,the book is heavy-duty.It was not printed on recycled paper.Yet,like your family bible,you probably would like to retain this book as a reference ,for years to come. Now if you live in the sticks,with plenty of space,then this book is for you.This book is really a 'Back to Nature' book.The pictures are brillant and colorful.Many healthful recipes and flower suggestions.This organic lifestyle is best suited from communal living,and not really for individual people or couples. I think anyone or even a couple would become simply overwhelmed by the scope of true organic living.Like preserving jams and making whole-grain bread,it's quite time consuming.So you and your companions would have to fully cooperate to make these projects a daily and weekly success.This organic book does not have all the detailed answers on natural living.Yet,it does present many excellent eco-friendly suggestions and offers basic solutions for beginning a more rational ,healthier organic life.
Work with nature, not against it June 27, 2008
A Slice of Organic Life
Edited by Sheherazade Goldsmith
You don't have to live in the countryside, spend a lot of money, vote Green or be a vegetarian to be just a little bit more aware of our fragile environment, and to do your bit to lead a lifestyle that is thoughtful and working with nature rather than against it - this is the message imparted in 352 pages of ideas and suggestions.
The title describes the book perfectly - "slices" of organic life. You can take from the book what suits you - as many slices as you can handle, and there is always the opportunity to return and take another slice when you can manage it. It is beautifully illustrated with photography by Peter Anderson with subjects to suit someone living in an apartment through to those on a small lifestyle property or small holding.
I thought I would list a few of my favourite slices but I can't single any out - instead I ponder on which idea I will set in motion to change a daily habit that I know will ultimate simplify and enrich my life and that of my family.
 Serves up just that - "A Slice" of organic life, May 26, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a beautiful book. It has full color photos and it's printed on thick and flexible paper stock. It has 352 pages full of wonderful ways to get on the way to organic living. What I adore about this book is it has a ton of very simple ways to change even the most practical things you do everyday to make them organic. Most of the ideas would work no matter if you live in a small apartment or on a homestead.
Basically, "A Slice of the Organic Life" attempts to set you on a path to a more organic lifestyle, by doing the things you can do now in most any living situation or lifestyle. It's not an exhaustive guide, it does just what the title implies- a slice of the organic life (not the whole pie!).
The book is broken into three sections of organic ideas as follows: 1. No Need for a Yard, 2. Roof, Terrace, Patio or Tiny Yard, 3. Yard, Community garden, or Field. Just a few examples of chapters included are: Clean without harsh chemicals, Save energy the easy way, Keep Urban Honey Bees, Make Simple Preserves & Chutneys, Preserve fruit, Harvest & store orchard fruits, Keep chickens & Keep Pigs.
If you're just starting to get really interested in practical organic living, this book will be an enormous help. If you are already living a strictly organic lifestyle, the organic concepts here probably won't be anything new to you.
Love it!
A nice "just getting started" book May 21, 2008
I was raised on a farm and this book is so delightful to read and gives you the basics of what it takes to maintain a life on a farm. Brings back memories.
Love this book April 30, 2008
I have this book and I really like it. I live in a small apartment so it's great how its divided up into sections based on the size of space you have to use. I plan on using a lot of the tips and projects and plan on using the ones for larger spaces in the future when I hopefully have the space!
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