As the
host of the popular Discovery Network shows Living
Fresh and Get Fresh
with Sara Snow, and the daughter of green movement
pioneer and Eden Foods founder Tim Redmond, Sara Snow grew up green well before
it was fashionable or popular. Now, she has written an
accessible, hands-on, and entertainingly informative new book, SARA SNOW’S FRESH LIVING: The Essential
Room-by-Room Guide to a Greener, Healthier Family and Home which offers busy families simple, affordable
ways to create a healthy, environmentally friendly home--room by room. Filled
with practical answers, engaging insight, and leveled approach to green living,
the book will be published as a Bantam Trade Paperback Original on March 24,
2009.
According
to Snow, “Because I grew up in a
naturalist home where environmentalism and healthy foods were such an enormous
focus, I am fortunate to have the gift of perspective to see that living this
way is entirely possible. Here’s the
truth: it’s not always easy, it takes some work, and you’re probably not going
to be able to change overnight.” In SARA SNOW’S FRESH LIVING, Snow provides
low cost attainable solutions for greener living, giving clear explanations and
alternatives for people not yet ready to go completely (or "dark")
green as well sidebars that profile green-living pioneers, who offer their own
insider tips on creating a healthy, more natural environment in the home. From
the kitchen to the office, Snow breaks down the typical household chapter by
chapter into manageable areas on which to concentrate, including:
- The Kitchen: Everything you need
to know about how and where to shop for the freshest, most nutrient rich
foods (shop the perimeter of the grocery store), tips on when to buy
organic or conventional, the four rules for healthy shopping, and ways to
create an energy efficient kitchen.
- The Outdoors: Snow’s top ten
list for “greening” your garage (ditch toxic chemicals), car
(keep your tires properly inflated), and pet (buy eco safe chew
toys), information on non-toxic lawn care, and all you need to know about
composting.
- At Work: How to give your office a “mail
makeover,” the biggest phantom energy wasters, and ideas for how to
“green” your commute (carpool!), business travel (fly direct!) and your
hotel stay (hang a “do not disturb” to avoid housekeeping waste).
- The Bathroom: Snow reveals the
“red light ingredients” to avoid when purchasing body care products (such
as fragrance, phalates, and parabens), tips for cutting down your shower
time (use an egg timer) and conserving energy and water, and the
importance of using recycled toilet paper.
- The Bedroom: How to create a
soothing, protective space in the bedroom, what eco-fibers to look for
when buying organic bedding and clothing, and tips for how to have
“greener” sex (look for lubricants free of synthetic colors, fragrance,
and flavors).
- The Nursery: Includes
important information on what to look for (and avoid!) when decorating the
nursery (decorate early so paints, stains, carpeting can “off-gas” before
your baby arrives), buying diapers (use gel-free, unbleached disposables),
body care, formula and bottles for your baby, how to protect your infant
from potentially harmful electronics (keep all devices at least three feet
away), and the latest on plastic baby toys.
- The Living Room: The best plants
to reduce indoor air pollution (Bamboo Palm, Spider Plant, and Ficus), why
natural and latex paints are the greenest options for your walls, and what
to look for when buying furniture.
- The Laundry Room: Tips for starting
your own green cleaning tool kit, the wonders of baking soda, lemon juice
and vinegar to clean everything from your carpets to your laundry,
cleaning ingredients to avoid, and energy savers for the washer and dryer.
SARA SNOW'S FRESH LIVING shows
busy families they don’t have to turn their lives upside down to make healthy
choices for their loved ones – and the planet—and makes it easier than ever to
choose affordable ways to create an environmentally friendly home—room
by room.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Sara Snow went into television after college.
She worked for ESPN's Sports Century series, earning a National Sports Emmy.
She moved to the Indianapolis Fox affiliate as a morning news reporter,
features field reporter, fill-in news and sports anchor. Sara loved television
but missed the environmental work and life she had always known. She found a
way to combine her passions: In 2005 she teamed with Discovery Communications
to put the first TV series about natural living on the air. She has hosted two
shows on the Discovery Network. She lives with her husband Ryan and their dog
Makana in Indianapolis
.
