Helping women clean up their homes, nourish themselves with real food,
grow what they can, and take back their health—without overwhelm.
Not for you if you prefer conventional products, conventional healthcare, or conventional thinking.
30+ Years of Clean-Living Truth-Telling
Amy (Todisco) Hartshorn — empowering women to detox their homes,
food & lives with confidence.
Mentor • Podcast Host • Speaker • Author • Retreat Leader
Amy (Todisco) Hartshorn
Clean-living truth-teller and early pioneer exposing the hidden toxins shaping our homes, food, and health.
I didn’t set out to become a “green living mentor.”
I set out to protect my baby.
In 1992, while pregnant, I picked up a small paperback called The Nontoxic Baby—and what I discovered stunned me.
Everyday products, from carpets to shampoos to cleaners, were loaded with toxic chemicals. Government regulators weren’t protecting us. Companies weren’t telling the truth.
And families—especially women—were left to navigate it alone.
That moment ignited a 30+ year mission to cut through greenwashing, decode toxic systems, and help women reclaim agency in a world designed to keep them confused.
The Early ’90s: When My Personal Wake-Up Became a Community Movement
By 1995, I wasn’t just learning—I was speaking up.
My bold letters to the editor challenging the “better living through chemicals” narrative sparked conversation, controversy, and ultimately, action.
I envisioned and organized a town-wide Earth Day event, inspired new environmental groups, and created & co-founded the Marblehead Cancer Prevention Project—designed to explore the possible environmental toxins that were contributing the 3 types of cancer that were higher than the state average in the town.
This was the early ’90s. Non-toxic living wasn’t mainstream.
But families were being misled, and I refused to stay silent.
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From Grassroots to National Leadership
After moving to Vermont, my activism led to a pivotal moment:
The founder of Seventh Generation hired me as the founding Executive Director of the Household Toxins Institute, one of the first organizations dedicated to uncovering hidden household exposures.
From there, I served as the technical editor for Green Living for Dummies, ensuring families received science-backed, practical guidance—not industry spin.
My work has been featured on HGTV, Vermont Public Radio & Television, WCAX, Rachel Ray Everyday Magazine, and many podcasts, summits, and print outlets.
Even Oprah’s team called. She was going to come to Vermont and interview me about my green living lifestyle!
A Life Rooted in Food, Soil, and Sustainable Living
My journey wasn’t linear.
I went from an Upper East Side upbringing to co-running a certified organic farm in Vermont’s Mad River Valley with my husband Dave.
Food has always been part of my story:
Cooking from scratch at age eight
Working at a health food store at sixteen
Today, along with my work teaching women how to take back their health and power, I help run Hartshorn Farm, where our greenhouse, fields, and sugarhouse serve as a hands-on learning space for clean food and conscious living.
Today, alongside my work teaching women how to detox their homes, nourish themselves with real food, and take back their health, I also help run Hartshorn Farm. Our greenhouse, fields, and sugarhouse serve as a hands-on learning space where clean food, organic gardening, and conscious living come to life.
This blend of environmental health expertise, truth-telling advocacy, and real-world sustainable living is the backbone of my work.
My Mission Today: Helping women see the truth, take action, and reclaim control in a toxic world.
Today, I help independent-thinking, health-conscious women see the truths the industry hopes they never notice:
1. Create a Truly Non-Toxic, Healthy Home
I show women how to identify and eliminate harmful chemicals, hidden toxins, and unsafe household products—so they can build a safer, healthier home environment for their families.
2. Eat Clean, Organic, and Real Food Without Overwhelm
I teach practical strategies for choosing organic foods, reading labels, avoiding greenwashing, and nourishing your body with simple, wholesome meals that support long-term wellness.
3. Improve Their Health With Holistic, Natural Wellness Tools
I help women move beyond the “sick-care” model by blending ancient wisdom with modern holistic health practices that support energy, immunity, hormones, mental clarity, and root-cause healing.
4. Reduce Exposure to Environmental Toxins in Everyday Life
I guide women through the hidden toxins in water, cookware, cleaning products, beauty items, indoor air quality, and packaged foods—so they can confidently reduce exposure and protect their health.
5. Grow Their Own Clean, Organic Food—Anywhere
Whether it’s a backyard, a raised bed, or a sunny window, I help women learn simple, sustainable gardening skills so they can grow nutrient-dense, chemical-free food at home.
6. Make Informed Choices Despite Greenwashing & Misleading Labels
I teach women how to see through deceptive marketing, false “natural” claims, and confusing labels—so they can shop smarter and trust what they bring into their homes.
7. Replace Overwhelm With a Clear, Step-by-Step Clean Living Plan
I simplify the confusing world of detoxing your home, food, and lifestyle—giving women a clear path toward a holistically healthy life that feels doable, empowering, and sustainable.
8. Take Control of Their Health and Lifestyle Naturally
Ultimately, I help women reclaim agency over their well-being using simple, natural, non-toxic solutions that support whole-body health—without fear, perfectionism, or stress.
And more importantly, I help them transform their lives.
I help women go from overwhelmed and confused to clear, confident, and in control—in weeks, not years.
Because here’s the truth:
Women are the gatekeepers of the home—and when women wake up, families transform.
My online courses (Clean Eating Mastery, Creating a Non-Toxic, Eco-Friendly Home: Room by Room, Organic Gardening Made Simple, Green Living Essentials, and How to Easily Grow Organic Food Almost Anywhere), the Green Living Now Podcast, my writing, my speaking, including my upcoming TEDx talk, and upcoming docuseries Green Living on the Menu, all share one aim:
To make detoxing your life simple, joyful, and deeply empowering.
Not fear-based.
Not perfectionistic.
Not overwhelming.
What I Believe
Awareness is action.
Clarity is freedom.
You don’t need to do everything—only the right things.
Women deserve transparency, not toxins.
And…
“If you’re looking for fear-based detox, perfectionism, or trends—I’m not your person.”
I teach grounded, real-world clean living rooted in science, sustainability, and common sense.
