Letters To The Editor

Bistro Chair by Bob Carrau

Dear Green Home Editor,

Thanks for your refreshingly honest, down-to-earth, readable zine. With your help, going green does not seem like such a daunting process after all. Can't wait to wrangle some worms, fight pests the natural way, and turn my yard into a wild-life refuge. Can't wait for the next issue, either.

Dear Green Home Editor,

I love your site. Would love to see more info/recipes on homemade cleaners, beauty products, etc.

-Elaine

Dear Green Home Editor,

I just read your article on borax and I use it on everything. Here is my laundry detergent recipe:

Take one bar of soap ( I use Ivory) and shred like Mozzarella cheese. Place into two quarts of simmering water. Stir well and allow to sit, stirring occasionally till completely dissolved. Pour into a 2 gallon bucket, and add a gallon of cold water and two cups of borax. Stir very well, until borax is dissolved. (You can add a few drops of essence oils, if you want fragrance. I like a mixture of lavender, pine, and orange.) Add enough water to fill the bucket, stir one last time, and set aside, covered, until the next day. It should be a gel that dissolves into a load of wash perfectly.

-Jennifer Fisher

[Ed. Note--see Issues 001 and 002 for the "So I Tried It . . . " series on making a green household cleaner.]