Smallholding and self-sufficiency for the 21st Century. Articles, events, forums and a lot more.
An online eco directory with eco news, green campaigns, living local guides and more.
Everything you could ever need to know about growing on an allotment including recipes and articles.
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.
Today most people are aware of climate change and the damaging effect it is already having. Beacon Energy demonstrates and promotes sustainability, with particular emphasis on renewable energy and energy storage.
Permaculture on the new home front
BTCV is the UK’s leading charity working with people to bring about positive environmental change.
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
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 wedding design and coordination. EcoMoon Weddings was set up to address the needs of increasingly aware couples looking to have the Wedding of their dreams with green and ethical issues in mind.
Green Community, Blog and Directory: Raising Green Consciousness since 2002
Eco — the online green newspaper.
The ETA campaigns for a sound and sustainable transport system. It is an environmental alternative to the other motoring organisations and offers a wide range of services including breakdown and travel insurance.
The UK’s only alternative consumer organisation looking at the social and environmental records of the companies behind the brands.
36 Beaufort Gardens, Knightsbridge, is a five storey Victorian terrace house.The aim of the project is to show that this type of house can make a positive contribution to a low carbon economy while maintaining the traditional character of the building and
All about rainwater harvesting. Home of the DIY Rainwater Harvesting Manual.
Saving the planet, like charity, begins at home. This web site is a “consumer’s eye view” of conservation. It describes what we have learned in trying to make our household less damaging to the environment.
Whether you want to reduce your debts, save for a holiday, stay at home with your children, live more simply or just beat the system a little and end up with more cash, hopefully you will find something here to help.
The UK’s leading organic growing charity, has been at the forefront of the organic horticulture movement for 50 years and is dedicated to researching and promoting organic gardening, farming and food.
Global Action Plan is an independent environmental charity that provides practical advice and guidance on making small lifestyle changes that make a real difference.
The Green Building Press is the sustainable construction information specialist. We are here to help you create green, healthy and sustainable buildings.
Green Cottage is the private terraced house in East Bury of Andy Hunt and Gaynor Clarkson. As a member of the Bury Solar Club, our home Green Cottage is equipped with all the latest energy technology and conservation methods, and is a suggestion for a typ
Groundwork is a leading environmental regeneration charity making sustainable development a reality in many of the UK’s poorest communities.
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
Dedicated to researching and promoting organic gardening, farming and food.
Holistic Local is an online community and business directory for connecting with likeminded people who are passionate about making a difference.
The aim of Living Ethically is to promote organic, green and ethical lifestyles by acting as an information and shopping directory on these subjects.
LILI is a non-profit organisation promoting practical ways that you can reduce your impact on the environment, learn new skills, save money and have fun. Contact us to find out more about our residential weekend courses, factsheets, manuals & books, a
A specialist company providing advice and assistance on all aspects of managing land in the countryside.
Online green directory, offering green businesses a listing and profile page for free.
A space to join with new friends from around the world in order to tackle climate change collectively.
The Permaculture Association supports people and projects through training, networking and research, using the ethics and principles of permaculture.
Resurgence publishes articles that are on the cutting edge of current thinking, promoting creativity, ecology, spirituality and frugality.
Climate communication and community engagement
Instant organic vegetable gardens. Ideal way to start growing your own.
Architectural salvage and antiques: doors, fireplaces, furniture, gardens, glass, ironwork, kitchens, lighting, radiators, stone, windows and woodwork. Reclaimed building materials: beams, bricks, flagstones, flooring, roof slates and tiles, timber. Some
Permaculture courses, landscapes and projects
A practical guide to increasing the self sufficiency of any household in any environment. You don’t need to be rich or live on a farm to be able to Grow your own food and reduce your bills for Heating, Water, and Power to almost zero.
Transform your life by learning to do more with less. Since 1996 The Simple Living Network has been providing resources, tools, examples and contacts for conscious, simple, healthy and restorative living.
Established in 1987, SustainAbility advises clients on the risks and opportunities associated with corporate responsibility and sustainable development. Working at the interface between market forces and societal expectations, we seek solutions to social
To promote the mainstream adoption of sustainable business models, practices and action by governments, companies and individuals that lead to a sustainable future.
Sustrans — the sustainable transport charity — works on practical projects to encourage people to walk, cycle and use public transport in order to reduce motor traffic and its adverse effects.
The Ecologist is the world’s most respected environmental affairs magazine. Each month we examine the connection between a wide range of subjects. Whether it’s food, war, politics, pharmaceuticals, farming, toxic chemicals, corporate fraud, mass media
The Findhorn Foundation is the educational and organisational cornerstone of the Findhorn Community, and its work is based on the values of planetary service, co-creation with nature and attunement to the divinity within all beings.
Nature wastes nothing, and it’s a pity we did not learn from that wise old lady earlier ! All of the products on this site, even their packaging, comes from the soil, and will return to it, but the journey ensures fair, free trade, wonderful natural grow
Sustainable living is the key to our future. The Positive Network is a new, online networking facility to support a more sustainable future. Here you can find out about individual projects, share your own ways of reducing environmental impact with others
The charity at the heart of the organic food and farming movement.
The Tyndall Centre brings together scientists, economists, engineers and social scientists, who together are working to develop sustainable responses to climate change through trans-disciplinary research and dialogue on both a national and international l
This site tells the story of how we turned our 1930s ex-council house into our environmental dream home. We wanted to reduce our energy consumption by two thirds and renovate our home using sustainable materials, but without losing comfort or style.
An effective and fair response to both climate change and resource depletion TEQs (Tradable Energy Quotas) would reduce our reliance on fossil fuels fast, guarantee that we meet our agreed emissions obligations and empower communities to address the chall
This site provides a focal point for all of these towns, villages, cities and localities around the world as they implement their own Transition Initiative. A Transition Initiative is a community working together to look Peak Oil and Climate Change square
Transport 2000 is the independent national body concerned with sustainable transport. It looks for answers to transport problems and aims to reduce the environmental and social impact of transport by encouraging less use of cars and more use of public tra
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.
Martin and Jane Normanton have dramatically improved the insulation and heating system of their solid–wall house over a period of years. Their project shows how very substantial emissions reductions can be achieved on a limit budget by making changes in i
Waste Watch is the leading national organisation promoting and encouraging action on the 3Rs — waste reduction, reuse and recycling.
Here at Wiggly Wigglers, helping the planet isn’t about joining a club, or taking a vow, or giving up things you love. Instead, just get out there and have a go: make some jam, plant some spuds, change your washing-up liquid. And, when you’re done, curl u
A free online community space connecting the people, nonprofits and businesses working toward a just and sustainable world .
zerocarbonbritain details how Britain can eliminate emissions from fossil fuels in 20 years and break our dependence on imported energy.It demonstrates how we can achieve this by halving energy demand and installing massive renewable energy generation.
All about a zero carbon house on Britain’s most northerly island of Unst, which will bring obvious benefits to the environment. This carbon neutral home lowers the carbon footprint by producing its own energy and storing it to heat the home. This energy
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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