Raleigh Briggs: Raleigh Briggs is the best-selling author of Make
Your Place: Affordable, Sustainable Nesting Skills, and of several
DIY zines. She lives with her husband and two needy cats in
Seattle, WA.
Robyn Jasko: Robyn Jasko is a local foods activist and community
garden starter. She is the co-founder of GrowIndie.com, a site
promoting sustainable lifestyles, homesteading, eating well, and
living local. Her first book is Homesweet Homegrown: How to Grow,
Make and Store Food, No Matter Where You Live
Elly Blue: Elly Blue is an author and activist who lives in
Portland, Oregon. She writes about the economic and equity cases
for bicycle transportation.
On Everyday Bicycling:
Blue takes cycling and makes it digestible to cyclists and
would-be's in a friendly, laid-back tone. Absent of any
authoritarian voice, this is the book I wish I had years ago.
--Urban Velo What anyone who wants to start enjoying bicycle
transportation can use: a collection of hard-won wisdom, delivered
by someone who really cares. --Sarah Goodyear, The Atlantic Cities
About Make Your Place:
I recommend using Make Your Place: Affordable, Sustainable Nesting
Skills by Raleigh Briggs as one of your go-to references. This
hand-illustrated book offers simple, practical skills that anyone
can learn and apply to everyday life ... One of the features I love
most about this book is its conversational and witty tone. Briggs
is never condescending and instead inspires the reader to better
his or her life with his simple tutorials. Briggs also urges
readers to be safe and offers helpful advice for every step of the
way. Even though some of the recipes call for uncommon ingredients,
I constantly refer to this book when I'm looking for natural and
sustainable answers for my home. --Natural Home Magazine There are
about 100 levels of cool here. As someone who makes her own
deodorant and underwear, I feel a urge to stalk this woman. --Angry
Chicken I went online and ordered all the necessary ingredients and
equipment: funnels, plastic squeeze bottles, spray bottles,
vinegar, borax, castille soap, baking soda, and oils of peppermint,
tea tree, lavender, and eucalyptus. Most of the ingredients were
inexpensive, except the oils, which were quite costly. Fortunately,
the recipes called for just a few drops of the fragrant oils. A
little goes a very long way. I estimate that home-made cleaning
solutions cost about half as much as store bought products. --Boing
Boing About Homesweet Homegrown:
Homesweet Homegrown is an extremely helpful handbook that reads
like a primer of lessons learned from garden-tending
grandparents--insightful, informative, and maybe most importantly,
honest. (Not to mention, just reading the recipes toward the back
of the book made my mouth water in anticipation of the upcoming
harvest.) With this by your side and a bit of good weather, you'll
be enjoying the fruits of your labor soon enough. --Alexa Fornoff,
Assistant Editor, Readymade Magazine
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