Linda Mason Hunter is a pioneer in America's green movement. In 1989 her book The Healthy Home: An Attic-To-Basement Guide to Toxin-Free Living (Rodale Press) gained immediate press and public attention. A favorable review in the New York Times led to multiple media appearances, including ABC's "Good Morning, America," Pacifica Radio, and CNN's "Daybreak" and "Earthwatch."

Formerly an editor with the Des Moines Register, Rodale Press, and Meredith Corporation, Linda has freelanced for the past 25 years, winning international awards for feature writing and publishing in-depth articles on architecture, design, and home ecology in various magazines-from Utne Reader, Fine Home Building, and Home Energy, to Better Homes and Gardens, Natural Home, and Family Circle.

In 1994 she founded Healthy Home Designs (now Healthy Home Plans), which markets architect-designed home plans with blueprints and eco-specifications. One of these plans—Maple Forest—was featured in an eight-part television series on the PBS show "Hometime."

Linda has written and produced 11 books, including five with Meredith Corporation (1001 Do-It-Yourself Tips, 1995; Bathrooms: Your Guide to Planning and Remodeling, 1995; Kitchens: Your Guide to Planning and Remodeling, 1996; New Remodeling Book: Your Complete Guide to Planning a Dream Project, 1998, and Ortho's All About Bathroom Remodeling, 1998) and two with Taunton Press (House Transformed: Getting the Home You Want with the House You Have, with Matthew Schoenherr and Wendy Jordan, 2005, and Remodel: Great Home Makeovers, with Matthew Schoenherr and Wendy Jordan, 2007). She is also the author of The Healthy Home (as mentioned above), Southwest Style: A Home Lover's Guide to Architecture and Design, Creating a Safe and Healthy Home, and Green Clean (with Mikki Halpin).

Linda's healthy home laboratory and office are located in a century-old farmhouse "smack dab" in the middle of Iowa where (in addition to speaking and consulting) she hosts "The Green Zone" on KFMG FM 99.1, streaming on the internet at kfmg991.org. She also maintains a West Coast office near Kits Beach in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she writes and scouts stories for regional and national magazines. Sometimes (though not often enough) she can be found encamped and rigorously typing in a tiny guest house near Santa Fe, New Mexico.

She is also a visual artist (click here to learn more) and musician.

"The old myth of unlimited growth alienates human beings from nature. To live sustainably we must respect nature and live by its rules. We must walk softly, leaving as small a footprint as possible."
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