Smallholding and self-sufficiency for the 21st Century. Articles, events, forums and a lot more.
At our home near Ipswich in rural Suffolk, East Anglia, I have spent some enjoyable time on several projects to make us more eco-friendly and green living. None of them are going to save the planet, but every little helps.
This website records the progress of two ordinary people, with modest incomes, living in an ordinary domestic house in their goal of achieving self-sufficiency in terms of their energy needs by installing alternative forms of energy generation.
Everything you need to know about setting up, running and marketing a successful B&B from a Gold Award winning B&B landlady.
CAT is an environmental charity aiming to ‘inspire, inform, and enable’ people to live more sustainably. A solutions driven organisation, offering practical solutions to environmental problems.
Organic gardening, the natural no-dig way.
Chicken Shack is a cooperative based in west Wales. Members manage 5 acres of land and four dwellings here and work to an evolving permaculture inspired design. We work towards an energy efficient and sustainable home.
Author of The Great Turning, David Korten reflects on our journey to an Earth Community. Includes new economy perspectives on current news and commentary.
A personal experience of seeking a simpler, more frugal & self reliant life after downshifting in 2000
A resource site. Downshifting.co.uk aims to help you make informed decisions, to offer you help , advice and links , to information and products you might need or be interested in. The site features regular articles by downshifters on their experiences.
Downsizer.net is a not-for-profit online community, a resource for people who want to live more sustainably.
A global company offering proven, totally sustainable designs, construction drawings & details, products, educational materials, lectures / presentations, consultation & guidance on earthships.
Europe’s first official earthship home. It’s now available to rent!
Green Community, Blog and Directory: Raising Green Consciousness since 2002
Described as “…a deep reflection on the skills people need to survive and thrive in the challenging conditions of the 21st century,” here is a collection of articles by literary critics, permaculturalists, ecologists, artists, journalists, engineers
The UK is preparing for its second National Downshifting Week! 22nd-28th April 2006. Led by Downshifting Columnist and Broadcaster Tracey Smith, this event has been designed to inspire Individuals, Companies, Children and Schools, by highlighting ways par
A profesional decluttering and organising service for your home or office based in London UK. Decluttering expert Sue Kay offers advice and a hands-on approach to dealing with clutter.
Permaculture courses, landscapes and projects
Marian Van Eyk McCain’s website on living more simply.
For those thinking of downshifting to France, this is a Francophile site with News, Views, Discussion and Advertising on Property, Renovation, Holidays, French-living and lots more.
This site admirably demostrates that you don’t need an allotment or garden to grow lots of food – almost any small, bright space can become an abundant oasis.
A free online community space connecting the people, nonprofits and businesses working toward a just and sustainable world .
This site seeks to explore the heart and soul of downshifting to a more sustainable, ethical and holistic way of living and working, in keeping with the needs of the planet, humanity as a whole and ourselves as individuals. 
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