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"Look - it's a bird, it's a plane ... no, it's EcoGirl!"

Ask EcoGirl's
Insanely Useful Booklets...

... bringing together key information that benefits
your health, wallet, family -- and planet!

QUICK CLICKS: You can automatically download two handy PDF documents:
* A flyer about the booklets, including a basic order form; and
* Information about quantity discount pricing and that order form. 

Eco-information is everywhere, but there's way too much to digest.

We're all drowning in eco-information -- and our overwhelm can keep us from acting. Where do we start? Is this really important for our everyday lives? What are the most useful actions to take?

Never fear -- Ask EcoGirl is here!

EcoGirl understands -- and comes to the rescue! She does the research for you, pulling together the key information that you need to move into action. She boils it down to the vital essentials -- the most useful, effective, and meaningful ways for you to be part of the solution, while taking also care of your own well-being. Because truly wise information does both!

EcoGirl: Making it easy to be green!

EcoGirl's booklets are a great way for you to get up to speed and take constructive action. They're also a wonderful way for you to share this useful information with the people you care about. What a thoughtful and convenient gift!

CUSTOMER FEEDBACK

"What impresses me is that it is SO comprehensive for such a small booklet. Often I see a flyer on one or two topics, but you have packed so much in this, plus given larger principles about how to think of these things.  You give simple suggestions that anyone can follow and move themselves forward in the ecological movement -- and feel good about it.You make it appealing to do, not a burden. Do you have quantity discounts?"

Don Scully, MFT


Booklet titles available

The powerful information in these booklets is distilled from what I've learned over 15 years of researching and presenting this information in useful and inspiring ways.

My goal is to make it easy to understand these key issues and take actions that really make a difference for you, your family, and this planet. It feels great to be part of the solution!

BOOKLET: Detoxing Your Life: Assessing & Reducing Your Exposure to Everyday Toxics

* These 11 potently-packed pages will help you improve all the areas of your life
* There's specific information about the key toxics in each area of our lives, what the great less-toxic options are, and how to get more information.
* I cover all these arenas of your life: Cleaning your home, personal care products, medical and health care products, hobby and craft supplies, food & beverages, remodeling your home, managing pests in your home & garden, pet care, drift from nearby farms and houses, exposure at school, at work, in parks, and beyond.
* Plus I tell you about: Assessing product toxicity, children's higher vulnerability, statistics on the harm being done, how to take community-level action to reduce our exposure, and the best resources for finding out more.
* All this expert info is gathered in one handy package for just $6!

 

BOOKLET: Healthier Housecleaning: Easy, Less-toxic, & Cheaper Ways to Create a Sparkling Home

* These 15 fully-enriched pages offer you tested, effective, & fun solutions.
* There's specific information on: the health and environmental risks of toxic cleaners, the criteria to use in selecting truly healthier replacements, and how to make your own cheap and easy homemade options to keep your house clean and smelling great.
* This booklet includes: What ingredients to get for your basic home-made less-toxic cleaning kit, making your everyday basic tools, knowing your ingredients, expanding into other uses, cleaning your oven without toxics, creating healthier scents and air fresheners, managing mold, and taming our tiny ant friends.
* Plus you get referrals to the very best resources for finding out more.
* All this expert info is gathered in one handy package for just $6!

More titles are coming soon! To be informed when they're released, email that request to ecogirl [at] askecogirl.info.


HOW TO ORDER

To mail order these handy Ask EcoGirl reference booklets, full of potent and useful information, you can click to automatically download one of these two handy PDF files:

* A flyer about the booklets, including a basic order form; or
* Information about quantity discount pricing and that order form 

Or just print, fill out, and mail the following order form to the address below.


ORDER FORM

"Yes, I want EcoGirl's excellent eco-information. Please send me the quantity of each booklet noted below. For each item, I've enclosed the indicated price plus postage and handling (P&H)."

NOTE: For quantity discount pricing, see below. Also, I cover any applicable sales tax.

* BOOKLET: Detoxing Your Life Price $5
Quantity ___ X $5 = Subtotal $____

* BOOKLET: Healthier Housecleaning Price $6
Quantity ___ X $6 = Subtotal $____

+Postage & Handing $.50 for the first booklet, then $.25 for each one after
= Subtotal $____

TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED = $_______

Name ___________________________________________________________

Address ___________________________________________________________

Email or phone number for followup questions _______________________________

Note: Your contact information is only for in-house use and is never given to anyone!


Please mail this form and payment to: Patricia Dines, 708 Gravenstein Hwy N, #104, Sebastopol CA 95472.

QUANTITY DISCOUNTS

You can get a discount when ordering multiple booklets! That makes it even easier for you to get copies for yourself, your family and friends, your group, and more. You get lots of great info, and your purchases support EcoGirl's work for a healthier planet.

Note: There's a handy worksheet for you to calculate your total, following these two tables.

PRICING LEVELS

Number of booklets ordered
(single title or combined)

Price each
Detoxing Your Life

Healthier Housecleaning

1-2 booklets

$5

$6

3-4 booklets

$4.50

$5.50

5-9 booklets

$4

$5

10 booklets or more

$3.50

$4.50

20 booklets and above

Please contact Ecogirl for special pricing.


POSTAGE & HANDLING TABLE
The P&H for the first booklet is $.50, with $.25 added for each additional booklet.

Number of booklets

Total Postage & Handling

1

.50

2

.75

3

1.00

4

1.25

5

1.50

6

1.75

7

2.00

8

2.25

9

2.50

10

2.75


HANDY WORKSHEET FOR MULTIPLE COPIES DISCOUNT

>> Just insert the information from tables above!

* BOOKLET: Detoxing Your Life

Quantity ____ X Price each (for that quantity level in table) $____ = SUBTOTAL $____

* BOOKLET: Healthier Housecleaning

Quantity ____ X Price each (for that quantity level in table) $____ = SUBTOTAL $____

+Postage & Handing (for the total quantity level in table) = SUBTOTAL $____

TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED = $_______


Questions? Contact ecogirl [at] askecogirl.info.


Leaping overwhelm & despair in a single bound!

Want more of EcoGirl's uniquely useful information? See her syndicated monthly eco-advice column, "Ask EcoGirl," available in select periodicals and online. Encourage your favorite newspaper or magazine to bring her constructive empowerment onto their pages. For more information, see www.askecogirl.info.

EcoGirl: Encouraging the eco-hero in everyone!

Ask EcoGirl is written by Patricia Dines, Author of The Organic Guides, and Editor and Lead Writer for The Next STEP newsletter, which gently educates readers about toxics and alternatives. For more information about her work for the planet, see <www.patriciadines.info>.

This entire website is (c) Patricia Dines, 1998-2009. All rights reserved.
Page last updated 11/24/09
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