Resource Centre
Sustainability
Allotment Forestry
A really useful website created by the local woodlands initiative - a community project working with gardeners to increase the use of local woodland products in the garden and allotment. The intro to the site says: "Britain’s gardeners have for centuries used locally grown wood for all manner of uses. The Rustic Gardens they created established a style born out of necessity that is appreciated today for its naturalism and intrinsic good environmental sense. A sad fact of gardening in Britain today is that it is easier to buy a Chinese ‘twig’, in the form of bamboo, than a locally grown hazel ‘twig’ to support runner beans. Our individual actions as gardeners may seem small and insignificant but cumulatively they have a massive power to do good or harm. Britain’s woodlands can provide many products for the garden that are currently imported from places where forests and forest peoples are threatened. By using home-grown wood products we create new rural jobs, protect British woodland wildlife, at the same time as reducing damage to the rainforests." The site provides loads of resources to help plotholders and associations source or grow and use their own woodland products including peasticksand beanpoles plus lots of plans and factsheets for building all sorts of useful structures - fencing, trellis, benches etc. Well worth a visit!
113Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT)
CAT's mission is to inspire people from all walks of life to explore sustainable solutions to all aspects of living, to provide up to date information and residential courses to help turn ideas into reality. CAT has an extensive database of renewable energy suppliers and installers and has published a wide range of fact sheets. Toilet systems: Consultancy service and courses on compost toilets, sustainable sewage treatment, renewable energy. Visitor centre features several examples of compost toilets and renewable energy. Publications include 'Lifting the Lid' on compost toilets and 'Sewage Solutions' on wet toilet systems. Both priced £12. 'Septic tanks: an overview' is good if you are installing a flush toilet system.
113Community Composting Network (CCN)
Provides advice and support to existing and would-be community composting projects across the UK. Community compost projects are set up by groups of local people to pool organic materials to recycle larger amounts of waste and make larger amounts of co ...
113Green Books
An independent UK publishing company, producing books on a wide range of environmental and cultural issues. Lots of books on organic gardening techniques, composting, alternative technologies and eco-building techniques.
113Plants for a future
A resource centre for rare and unusual plants, particularly those which have edible, medicinal or other uses. PFAF practices vegan-organic permaculture with emphasis on creating an ecologically sustainable environment and perennial plants.
113The Permaculture Association.
The Permaculture Association is an educational charity run by its members and helps people use permaculture in their everyday lives to improve their quality of life and the environment around them. The monthly magazine includes income-generating ideas f ...
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