Deanna Duke

Deanna Duke is an environmental writer and urban homesteader known for the blog The Crunchy Chicken. The Non-Toxic Avenger, published by New Society Publishers in 2011, records her effort to understand and reduce everyday chemical exposure in her home and workplace. Rather than presenting the subject as an abstract environmental debate, Duke organizes the book around household products, consumer choices, testing, and changes she could measure over time. The full title, The Non-Toxic Avenger: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You, signals its practical and cautionary approach. Duke connects personal observation with questions about product regulation and the difficulty of identifying chemicals in ordinary goods. Her experience writing about lower-impact household practices gives the book a consistent domestic focus. The Non-Toxic Avenger is best read as a documented personal investigation and guide to informed choices, with Duke's own routines providing the structure for broader discussion of environmental health and consumer responsibility.