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Andy Reynolds | lots of useful videos on a huge range of practical activities for self-reliance from one of our authors and online course tutors |
Downsizer | wonderful compendium of information about ‘downsizing’ |
EcoDIY | the story of one family’s attempts to green up their house & garden, Essex |
Schumacher Center for a New Economics | US-based society promoting the ideas outlined in ‘Small is Beautiful’ |
The Gaia Foundation | promoting sustainable lifestyles and local economies |
Global Stewards | tips for sustainable living |
Go Self-sufficient | articles on self-sufficiency |
Hebden Bridge Alternative Technology Centre | shop, visitor centre, events |
Lammas | low-impact settlement in South Wales; courses, information |
Local Futures | the economics of happiness |
Low-Tech Magazine | love these guys – free online magazine: ‘we refuse to assume that every problem has a high-tech solution’ |
Mail Preference Service | stop getting junk mail |
National Downshifting Week | non-profit awareness campaign designed to help you slow down your pace, lean towards the green and get a better handle on the work/life balance in favour of life |
Off-grid | US site with lots of interesting articles about living off-grid and low-impact |
Practical Action | providing low-tech solutions to world poverty |
That Roundhouse | up-to-date info on Tony Wrench’s roundhouse in S Wales |
Sunseed Desert Technology | developing and demonstrating low-tech methods of living sustainably in a semi-arid environment |