Going Organic Without Going Broke

Going Organic Without Going Broke:

Saving Money While Saving Your Life

by Rose Lewinson

Smashwords Edition Copyright © 2010 Rose Lewinson

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ISBN: 978-0-9824733-4-4

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Phone: 516.603.1784

Email: OrganicDiscounts@gmail.com

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Blog: http://www.OrganicRevolutionInAmerica.com

Dedication

This book is dedicated to my brother Salvatore Robino, who struggled with health issues since we were children. His premature passing led me to a search for answers...and ultimately to creating this book.

Acknowledgements

I would like to thank my husband David and my daughter Jennifer for their support and love throughout this project. I would also like to thank my mother for passing on her knowledge and wisdom of the traditional European ways of growing and preparing food.

In addition, my thanks go to Hy Bender for his advice and innovative approach to this book.

Concise Table of Contents

(click any underlined title to instantly jump to its chapter)

How to Use This Book

Why Organic?

Organic General Resources & Overviews

Organic Food Shopping

Organic Restaurants

Organic Gardening

Organic Cooking

Organic Wine and Beer

Organic Cosmetics & Body Care

Organic Cleaning

Organic Food & Clothing for Kids

Organic Pet Food

Living a Healthy Life

Organic Discount Coupons

About Hy Bender

About the Author: Rose Lewinson

About Organic Revolution Worldwide

Detailed Table of Contents

(click any underlined topic to instantly jump to it)

How to Use This Book

Why Organic?

The Origins of Non-Organic

The Problems with Modern Conventional Farming

What is Organic, Anyway?

Organic General Resources & Overviews

Helpful Organic Web Sites:

Ideal Bite,

Green Guide for Everyday Living,

Organic Consumers Association,

WhyOrganic.org,

OrganicAuthority.com,

The Organic Pages Online,

The Beyond Organic Show

Discounted Organic Overview, History, and Memoir Books:

The Omnivore’s Dilemma,

Silent Spring,

The Food Revolution

Organic Inc.,

Animal Vegetable Miracle—A Year of Food Life,

Harvest for Hope,

The Newman’s Own Organics Guide,

How to Go Further

Organic Food Shopping

Finding Local Organic Food Sources:

Local Harvest,

USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service,

Eatwild.com

Organic Food Shopping Tips

Buying From National Organic Food Vendors:

Westerly Natural Market,

Whole Foods Market,

Trader Joe’s,

InterNatural,

EdibleNature.com,

Sun Organic Farm,

Organic Valley,

French Meadow Bakery,

Lasater Grasslands Beef,

OrganicDirect,

Greenling Organics

Discounted Organic Food Shopping Books:

The Organic Food Shopper’s Guide,

The Organic Food Handbook,

The Organic Food Guide,

To Buy or Not to Buy Organic,

A Field Guide to Buying Organic

Organic Restaurants

Finding Organic Restaurants in Your Area

Notable New York Organic Restaurants:

Angelica Kitchen,

Applewood,

Blossom,

The Green Table,

GustOrganics,

Mas (farmhouse),

The Organic Grill,

Pure Food & Wine

Notable Los Angeles Region Organic Restaurants:

Inn of the Seventh Ray,

The Little Door,

Native Foods,

Real Food Daily

Notable San Francisco Organic Restaurants:

Aziza,

Café Gratitude,

Cha-Ya Japanese,

Chez Panisse,

Greens,

Minako,

Millennium

Notable San Diego Organic Restaurant:

Stephanie’s Bakery & Café

Notable Seattle Organic Restaurants:

Carmelita,

Chaco Canyon Café,

Tilth

Notable Chicago Organic Restaurants:

Crust

Bleeding Heart Bakery

Notable Philadelphia Organic Restaurant:

White Dog Cafe

Certified Organic Restaurants in the US:

The Bleeding Heart Bakery,

Crust,

GustOrganics,

Restaurant Nora,

Organic Kitchen,

Tilth,

Ukiah Brewing Co. & Restaurant

Getting Discounts on Organic Restaurants

Discounted Organic Restaurant Cookbooks:

The Angelica Home Kitchen

Cooking with Nora

Organic Gardening

Helpful Organic Gardening Web Sites:

Organic Gardening,

Organic Gardening Guru,

Seeds of Change,

Planet Natural,

Peaceful Valley,

RetailMeNot.com

Discounted Organic Gardening Books:

Organic Gardening Basics,

The Green Gardener,

The Truth About Organic Gardening,

Grow Organic: Over 250 Tips,

Grow Organic,

Success With Organic Fruit,

The Whole Organic Food Book,

The Gardener’s A-Z Guide to Growing Organic Food,

Success With Organic Vegetables,

Growing with the Seasons,

New Kitchen Garden

Organic Cooking

Free Recipe Collections:

Epicurious.com,

JamieOliver.com,

FoodNetwork.com,

Sustainable Table,

Meals for You

Approaches to Organic Cooking:

Discounted Organic Cookbooks:

Food To Live By,

The Organic Seasonal Cookbook,

Kitchen Seasons,

Simply Organic,

The Organic Cook’s Bible,

The Organic Cookbook,

Super Natural Cooking,

Skinny Bitch in the Kitch

Organic Wine and Beer

Buying Organic Wine:

The Organic Wine Company,

Del Bondio Wine Company,

Fine Wine House,

Whole Foods Market

Buying Organic Beer:

Liquid Solutions

Discounted Organic Wine and Beer Books:

Wild Wines

Fermenting Revolution

Organic Cosmetics & Body Care

Chemicals in Cosmetics & Body Care Products to Beware

Raw and Inexpensive Cosmetics & Body Care Alternatives

Organic Body Care Products You Can Make Cheaply and Easily

All Natural Beauty,

Make Your Cosmetics,

Home Beauty Secrets

Commercial Organic Beauty & Body Care Products:

Tsi~La Organics,

Jo Wood Organics,

Aftelier Perfumes,

Now Smell This,

Aubrey Organics,

Juice Beauty,

Origins Organics,

Saffron Rouge,

New Directions Aromatics,

Yves Rocher,

Macys

Discounted Organic Cosmetics & Body Care Books:

The Green Beauty Guide,

Organic Body Care Recipes,

The Ultimate Natural Beauty Book,

Natural Beauty Recipe Book,

Pure Skin—Organic Beauty Basics,

Organic Bath

Organic Cleaning

Dr. Bronner’s Sal Suds,

Seventh Generation products,

Natural Soap Formula’s KD Gold

Cheap Alternatives to Commercial Cleaners

Discounted Organic Cleaning Books:

Organic Housekeeping

Naturally Clean

Organic Food & Clothing for Kids

Buying Organic Food & Clothing for Kids:

Earth’s Best Organic,

Babynut,

Hanna’s Dream,

WeBuyItGreen,

Baby SuperMall

Discounted Organic Cookbooks for Kids:

Skinny Bitch—Bun in the Oven,

The Everything Organic Cooking for Baby and Toddler Book,

The Petit Appetit Cookbook,

Super Baby Food—Second Edition

Natural Knits for Babies & Toddlers,

Natural Knits for Babies And Moms,

Nature Babies

Organic Pet Food

Buying Organic Pet Food:

Specials & discounts from Pet Food Direct,

Only Natural Pet Store,

Waggin Tails,

Earth Animal,

Pet Treats Plus

Discounted Organic Pet Food Cookbooks:

Natural Food Pet Cookbook

Living a Healthy Life

Eating Smart

Exercising

Discounted Diet & Healthy Lifestyle Books:

Skinny Bitch,

Eating Well for Optimum Health,

What to Eat,

Spent,

The Fast Track Detox Diet,

The Raw Food Detox Diet,

Fast Food Nation,

American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Fitness Book,

Fitness for Dummies

Organic Discount Coupons

RetailMeNot.com,

FatWallet.com,

Mambo Sprouts

About Hy Bender

About the Author: Rose Lewinson

About Organic Revolution Worldwide

How to Use This Book

The demand for organic products has become one of the fastest-growing movements in the world.

And the reasons are clear. Faced with eating compromised food laced with potentially harmful chemicals every day, and eating fresh, delicious food grown in accord with nature, who wouldn’t prefer the latter?

If you’ve hesitated to go organic, the main reasons were probably lack of information, inconvenience, and high cost.

This book was created to address all three of these problems—with a unique emphasis on the latter.

The book first defines the term organic, and details how organic products are substantially better for both your personal health and the well-being of the planet.

It then describes how you can conveniently and affordably purchase organic products, ranging from food to alcohol to cosmetics.

More specifically, each chapter:

• Explains the basics of the organic subject it covers (organic food shopping, organic gardening, organic cleaning, organic pet food, etc.).

• Points you to the best free information sources about the topic on the Web.

• Identifies vendors that sell related organic products at low and/or discounted prices. (And, when appropriate, tells you how to create homemade versions of the product yourself for pennies.)

• Describes heavily discounted books you can turn to for more in-depth information.

We’ve packaged this book as an eBook because the electronic format allows you to easily interact with the text.

For example, the Concise Table of Contents of this book lists its chapters. You can jump directly to any chapter by simply clicking its title.

Similarly, the Detailed Table of Contents lists both the chapter titles and the topics covered within each chapter. You can jump directly to any topic by clicking it.

Within each chapter you’ll find numerous Web site links, set off by underlined text. Clicking any text Web link will take you directly to the pertinent site.

In addition, you’ll find references to particular sections of this book in the form of text links. Clicking any such internal link will take you directly to the pertinent section of this book.

This book is organized into a dozen chapters (not counting this one). The following are their titles and brief descriptions of their contents:

• Why Organic?: Explains how modern farming came to rely on chemical pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, and other potentially toxic shortcuts; the dangers of using such artificial methods for food growing; the benefits of an organic approach that works with natural ecosystems; and what procedures a farm or ranch must follow to be USDA certified organic.

• Organic General Resources & Overviews: Describes some of the top organic Web sites you can access entirely for free; and points you to discounted copies of some of the finest books ever written about organic living.

• Organic Food Shopping: Tells you how to find local and relatively low-cost sources for organic food, provides organic food shopping tips; points you to top national organic vendors that sell at a discount; and describes discounted books that provide in-depth information on organic food shopping.

• Organic Restaurants: Explains how to find organic restaurants in your area, and how to quickly determine which of them are inexpensive; describes notable organic restaurants in nearly a dozen major US cities; and recommends two discounted cookbooks that are based on the menus of nationally famous organic restaurants.

• Organic Gardening: Describes several top Web sites that provide free information about all aspects of organic gardening. Also describes several sites that help you buy low-priced tools & materials for organic gardening; and points you to nearly a dozen discounted books on the subject.

• Organic Cooking: Points you to thousands of free recipes you can use to create organic meals; briefly discusses approaches to organic cooking; and describes popular discounted books that focus on organic cooking.

• Organic Wine and Beer: Describes several vendors that sell organic wine and beer at discount; and identifies discounted books on how to make your own organic wine and feel noble about drinking beer.

• Organic Cosmetics & Body Care: Identifies chemicals routinely used in cosmetics & body care products that you should beware; details raw alternative products that you can make yourself for pennies; points you to online resources that provide additional organic beauty tips & tricks; profiles some top commercial organic beauty and body care companies; and describes discounted books that provide hundreds of additional recipes for making your own organic products.

• Organic Cleaning: Describes several popular organic cleaning products, and how to find low prices and/or discounts for them; and points you to two discounted books on organic cleaning.

• Organic Food & Clothing for Kids: Points