Sustained: Creating a Sustainable House Through Small Changes, Money-Saving Habits, and Natural Solutions (The Eco-Friendly Home)

Households are among the biggest contributors to global greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Could the secrets of saving the environment (and money) be closer to home than we thought?

Looking for easy, budget-friendly ways to reduce your environmental impact and save money? Authored by award-winning environmental journalist, Candice Batista, Sustained takes you on an eye-opening journey towards sustainability and eco-friendly living─starting at home. This step-by-step, eco-living guide offers simple yet powerful ways to turn each room in your home into a hub of sustainability, while pocketing impressive savings every step of the way.

Small changes, big impact. Starting with a deep dive into how our actions at home impact the planet, Sustained offers a practical suite of never-before-seen tools and solutions to initiate the shift towards a greener lifestyle–without draining your time, energy, or budget.

Inside find:

• Eye-Opening Ideas: Explore green cleaning alternatives, ethical fashion brand recommendations, kitchen composting and waste management advice, laundry routine overhaul guidance, and more.
• Cleaner and Greener: Reduce your dependence on chemical products and single-use plastics, decipher cryptic food and fashion labels, shop like an eco-pro, and make room for a new lifestyle that’s kinder to you, your pocket, and the planet.
• Eco-Living Simplified: Going green doesn’t have to push your bank account into the red. Uncover tried-and-trusted tips for sustainable living, fresh recipe ideas, and up-to-date insights into top-rated biodegradable home products.

Environmentally conscious readers of sustainability books like Simply Living Well, The Backyard Homestead Bible, or Sustainable Minimalism, will love Candice Batista's Sustained.

Candice Batista is an award-winning Environmental Journalist. And revered eco-living authority.

Having devoted her entire career to Environmental Journalism, Candice knows a thing or three about how our daily choices impact wildlife, the climate, and the environment. Candice has spent years on the front line of national and international media as one of Canada’s leading eco advocates, leveraging her background in Media & Communications to produce and report on the most pressing climate and environmental crises for digital audiences worldwide.

 Batista has made numerous television appearances as a well-regarded Eco Expert, including:

·        HuffPost

·        The Globe and Mail

·        The Weather Network

·        The Pet Network

·        CTV’s The Marilyn Denis Show

·        CTV’s Your Morning

·        City TV's Breakfast Television

·        City TV's Cityline

·        And More

 Today, Candice is the proud Founder and owner of The Eco Hub, a leading online destination and resource for all things sustainability. The Eco Hub has spent close to a decade as a well-regarded lifestyle and news publication with a growing audience of green living advocates.

 Candice’s website is celebrated for its impeccable reporting and commitment to staying on the pulse of the global green living anatomy. From affordable green beauty to natural wellness, ethical fashion, low-waste living, environmental news and trends, and more, Candice is devoted to bringing her audience a meticulously selected ensemble of verified stories and products. The Eco Hub recently earned the distinction of Honoree at the 24^th Annual Webby Awards.

 Candice has also produced 5,000+ TV segments and three television productions centered around sustainable living, including A Greener Toronto, @issue Earth, and Global Footprints. In 2011, the City of Toronto nominated Batista for their Green Toronto Awards in the Environmental Awareness category.

 Batista is also one of the only Canadians to have been picked by former US Vice President, Al Gore, to be trained to deliver the powerful Inconvenient Truth Presentation. She is also a member of the “Fashion Takes Action” advisory board, and a proud spokesperson for World Animal Protection.