Archives for February 2011

Landmark Study – Toxins found in Pregnant Woman

Landmark study finds 43 chemicals — some banned — in pregnant women According to a story recently published By Michael Winter, in USA TODAY More than 40 chemicals, including some banned for three decades, were detected in nearly all 268 pregnant women in a landmark study by the University of California-San Francisco. Most of the […]

Cultivate Self-Sufficiency Skills

Homemakers Cultivating Self-Sufficiency Skills for Today When we started The Urban Homemaker business, twenty years ago, the main skills I had were baking whole grain bread, canning applesauce, basic sewing skills, and the ability to cook.  Thanks to the gentle prodding of customers and readers I have mastered many more skills from the list below. […]