A new guide to creating a natural and low waste home is being published this month. Julia Watkins has written Simply Living Well, which provides easy-to-follow guides and recipes, allowing you to make eco-friendly changes in the home.
It covers every area of your household, from kitchen, cleaning, and wellness, to bath and garden, showing you how to eliminate wasteful packaging, harmful ingredients, and disposable items. Julie shares rituals, recipes, and projects for
living sustainably, inspired by both wisdom rooted in traditional cultures and her own grandparents. Practical checklists outline easy swaps (instead of disposable sponges, opt for biodegradable sponges or Swedish dishcloths, choose a bamboo toothbrush over a plastic one) and sustainable upgrades for common household tools and products. Projects include wool dryer balls, non-toxic dryer sheets, all-purpose citrus cleaner, herbal tinctures and balms, and more, plus recipes for package-free essentials like nut milk, hummus, ketchup, salad dressings, and vegetable stock.