Spring is here! Some of the coming days will be chilly, of course, and we will certainly have frost on some nights for a few more weeks. But as I look around our farm, I see the early daffodils have joined the exuberant purples and yellows of the late crocuses, the apricot trees down in the orchard are draped in dainty pink flowers, and three adorable white lambs are frolicking with their wooly moms. Everything outside looks fresh and clean, and even I—the most casual of housekeepers—feel inspired to make the inside of my home look and smell the same way.
Of course we're all looking for Nontoxic Methods For Kitchen Spring Cleaning. Most of the cleaning products on your supermarket’s shelves are overpriced, and loaded with nasty stuff that is far worse for you than the grime and dirt it promises to remove. So let’s take a look at how to go about basic cleaning the ecofriendly and economical way. You can buy good all-natural cleaning products in just about any supermarket these days—but it pays to check the ingredients list first, as there are no regulations as to just what “natural” means on a disinfectant. It pays even more to make these cleaners on your own. Doing so will cost you far less money in the long run, and it’s easier on the environment since your cleaning won’t depend on generating dozens of single-use plastic bottles, putting toxic chemicals down the drain and into the air, or shipping stuff (mostly water) all over the country.