what you can do

If you want to read about the philosophy of low-impact living, go here. If you want to get going with practical things, here's what to do:

First, click here for some easy stuff to get you started.

Then, look at our topics page and decide which one to have a go at. Depending on the topic, you can:

  • have a look at a factsheet for a quick overview

  • ask a few basic questions on the forum - e.g. anyone else done it? did it work well? what are the main pitfalls?

  • read a book or two to get more information

  • subscribe to a magazine to be kept up to date

  • attend a course to learn practical skills, ask specific questions and make contacts

  • ask some more in-depth questions on the forum, and maybe help other people with your new-found knowledge

  • get products & services from the shop, and if we don't have it, find companies that do on our links pages

  • install it, use it - just do it, as they say

When you're happy, go back to the topics page and choose another one.

If you want to be inspired and get some practical experience, go WWOOFing.

We are slowly adding more topics, as well as factsheets, books, magazines, courses, products, services and links for each topic.

If you want to help us, you can become a Friend of LILI, volunteer, donate, send us your second-hand books, or just tell people about us:

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