Healthier Homes... yes please!

Adria Vasil's
Ecoholic Home
2009
$24.95 (CAN)

They say home is where the heart is. It's also where we spend the majority of our time, outside of the office, that is. Makes sense then, that we want to pay more attention to what we're stuffing our "houses" full of, breathing in, slathering all over ourselves, laying all over ... you get the idea.

Ecoholic Home is a book for all homeowners, condo and apartment dwellers and, heck, even cottagers who are open to making their indoor space healthier and greener. Similar to its predecessor, Ecoholic, you'll get all kinds of background information and issues to be aware of on items like cookware and appliances. In this book, you'll also find renovation advice and tips on what types of energy is available for individuals. True to author Adria Vasil's style, she also goes further to give you her picks from endless research she and her team has conducted, which in my opinion, scores some major points.

Tasty tidbits: Don't want to waste your money on "green" cleaners that don't work? You don't have to - Vasil's done the work for you! She and others took on the task of dirtying up their abodes to share with us the best grime fighters on the Canadian market. Her "green thumb" index tells you which dish washing liquid won the sludge war and which "greener" laundry detergents perhaps aren't worth it. The eco-labels section and plastics guide are also great resources added to the back of the book, making this read one to reference for all things "green" and home related.

About this author: Adria Vasil is a well-known environmental journalist in Toronto, writing the "Ecoholic" column for NOW Magazine for more than five years. She is also the author of bestselling book Ecoholic: Your Guide to the Most Environmentally Friendly Information, Products and Services in Canada. She has a degree in political science and cultural anthropology from the University of Toronto and a degree in magazine journalism from Ryerson and has made it her mission to help green this planet.

Help bring "green" solutions to your block and check this book out!