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Here are a collection of links to low-impact projects and sustainable initiatives:

horse Horse logging

 

 
   
Local - South West Wales
LINKS: Description:
A low impact woodland home A beautiful example of low impact architecture.
Brithdir Mawr A farm community aiming at sustainability.
Coed Marros A sustainable woodland cooperative in South Pembrokeshire.
Down to earth project A low impact project in Swansea promoting sustainability through education.
Eco-centre West Wales Ecocentre.
Living lightly A co-op specialising in sustainable crafts and willow sculpting.
Nant-y-cwm The local Steiner School, which has a beautiful low impact building designed by Christopher Day.
Quiet earth The inspiring story of a low-impact self build project in Cardigan. The UK's first 2-storey straw bale house.
That roundhouse Tony Wrench's roundhouse.
   
National -Wales
LINKS: Description:
Centre for Alternative Tecnology CAT. The internationally acclaimed Centre for the research and promotion of sustainable technologies.
Cae Mabon A low-impact retreat centre in Snowdonia with very inspiring low impact architecture.
Coed Hills A rural arts community with a low-impact ethos.
Ecodyfi project A bioregional regeneration project focused on creating a widescale example of sustainable practice in the Dyfi Valley, Mid Wales.
Green Pheonix A sustainable online infornation and shopping resource for the Coed Tan-Y-Bryn nature reserve
Lammas ceredigion A local Lammas group in Ceredigion campaigning for a new low impact policy.
Rounded developments A sustainable building centre in Cardiff.
Primrose farm Primrose Organic Sacred Earth Centre. An inspiring land based horticultural/ healing project near Brecon.
Y Papur Gwyrd A Welsh language bi-monthly ecological journal.
   
National -UK
LINKS: Description:
Alternative Building co. A low-impact builder specialising in straw bale constuction
Catalyst Collective A co-operative which helps people set up co-operatives
Eco diy One families mission to turn their conventional house into an eco-house. Includes a discussion forum
Ecomotive A website which seeks to link potential self-build sites or land with people wanting to build their own sustainable home.
Growing co. A low impact building company specialising in cob
Hockerton Housing Project A low-impact housing development in Nottinghamshire.
Lowcarbon Promoting Earthship Design
Low impact living initiative LILI. Full of Low Impact Information and courses.
Permaculture Home of Permaculture in the UK
Reckless orchard A small landscape architecture practice with a special interest in sustainable design, homezones, straw bale construction and community led regeneration (Bristol)
Sci-scotland The first earthship in the UK
   
Europe
LINKS: Description:
Eco-living portugal A sustainable eco-community project in central portugal
Earth Hands and Houses Natural homes in Poland
Pure Portugal Rural properties and green holidays in central portugal
Portugese smallholding A smallholding in Portugal offering volunteering holidays for people wishing to learn about low-impact living and organic farming
The village An ecovillage project in Ireland
   
International
LINKS: Description:
Climate Code Red

Friends of the Earth Australia published this report on climate change in February 2008. It is an excellent and up to date overview of climate science and a call for emergency action at the political level.

Ecofootprinting

Calculate your own ecological footprint
Ecovillage at Ithaca An intentional co-housing ecovillage in New York
GEN Global eco-village network
Natural homes Featuring a range of examples of low-impact homes. This inspiring website includes an interactive map of natural homes across the world.
The Occidental Arts and Ecology Centre A research ecovillage in California
   
 
   

 

   Courses

   Here are some low-impact courses:

 


Group Learning

 

 
   
 

Low Impact Living Initiative

   
 

Offer a range of excellent courses

Click here

to connect to the LILI website

  

 

  Down to Earth Courses
 

Offering a range of courses throughout the summer:

living Yurts yurts

July 14-16 Building with cob

July 23 - 25 Dry stone walling

July 28 - 29 Education for sustainable develoment and global cirtizenship

August 4 -6 Building with cob

August 9 Earth oven construction

August 26 - 27 Straw bale building with Amazonails

August 28 - 29 Lime rendering with Amazonails

Sept 6 - 7 Lime rendering with Amazonails

Sept 13 - 14 Education for sustainable develoment and global cirtizenship

All courses take place on a beautiful 4-acre site on Gower

Cost: £50 a day including organic lunch

www.downtoearthproject.org.uk

 

   
   
   
 
   
 
   

  Products

  Here are some Lammas/ low-impact products:


salad bowl

 
         
   
  Ecovillage Pioneers dvd
 

 

A 50 minute film on Lammas and the ecovillage movement is available through Undercurrents for £11.

Click here to watch the trailer and connect to the Undercurrents site.

 

 

  "The Land" Magazine
 

 

The land is a magazine written by and for people who believe that the roots of justice, freedom, social security and democracy lie not so much in access to money, or to the ballot box, as in access to land and its resources.

It is an excellent publication which openly explores and debates planning and land issues.

To get an introductory copy send £2 in cash or stamps to: 

The Land

The Potato Store,

Flaxdrayton Farm,

S. Petherton,

Somerset TA 13 5LR

01460 249204

 
       
       
       
   

     
     
     
     
     
     
 
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