When using conventional consumer products as we wash our clothes, dishes, and cars, or take a shower, scrub the floor, or even work in our gardens, we do a lot of damage to the air, water, and our bodies. In our obsession for cleanliness, and disease and weed-free living, we have created a toxic brew that saturates our daily lives and both the indoor and outdoor environments. Is this how God intended us to be stewards of his world? Probably not.

Fortunately there is a lot we can easily do to reduce the damage we do in our quest for a cleaner world. With the help of the links below, take an inventory of each of these areas to see how many toxic chemicals you can easily eliminate from your home:

• Bath
• Laundry
• Dish washing
• Household cleaning
• Lawn and Garden
  

Links

Care2 – Annie B. Bond’s Healthy Living – Everyday solutions for a healthy lifestyle including housekeeping and cleaning supplies and articles.

EarthEasy – A wide variety of articles and resources on green homemaking, gardening, foods and recycling.

EcoBusinessLinks – Green Directory – Links to a huge variety of environmentally sound products for the home as well as organic foods.

EcoMall –  a site with virtually every product and service you might need to make your home greener and your diet and health far better.

New American Dream Green Cleaning page – Suggestions and links to supplies.

Seventh Generation – Green cleaning products manufacturer with helpful advice on green cleaning.

WorldWatch Institute page on cleaning products – Useful information on the problems with conventional cleaning products and what you can do instead.

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