PERMACULTURE LINKS
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PERMACULTURE ASSOCIATION (BRITAIN)
"The Permaculture Association supports people and projects through training, networking and research, using the ethics and principles of permaculture. Through our growing networks, we share skills and design sustainable solutions for the communities in which we live. We endeavour to be accessible to everyone in Britain and to play an active part in the developing culture of positive change"

PERMANENT PUBLICATIONS
From the publishers of "Permaculture" magazine, and "The Earth Repair Catalogue", with an extensive information area.

PLANTS FOR A FUTURE
"Plants For A Future is a resource centre for rare and unusual plants, particularly those which have edible, medicinal or other uses. We practice vegan-organic permaculture with emphasis on creating an ecologically sustainable environment and Perennial plants. We have two pieces of land, in Devon and Cornwall, where we demonstrate our agricultural principles and carry out research into interesting plants".

THE NATTY TRUST
"The Natty Trust was formed in order to promote sustainable living, which we define as living in a way that meets our needs whilst IMPROVING the ability of future generations to meet theirs. We achieve this through community involvement in educational projects and direct experience of ecological lifestyles. Our focus is to demonstrate examples of positive successful solutions. We aim to encourage a profound, meaningful relationship with nature, rather than one based on exploitation. We acquire land for our projects to be held in trust and safeguarded forever".

CRYSTAL WATERS
Crystal Waters Permaculture Village has been established for over 10 years and attracts many thousands of visitors each year from around the world who come to learn about Permaculture and life in the first eco-village in the world to be designed using the principles of Permaculture. Over 80% of the 259 hectare rural property is owned and managed in common by the residents for sustainable agriculture, forestry, recreation and habitat. The remaining 20% is comprised of 83 one acre freehold lots, with 6% owned by the Crystal Waters Community Co-operative. The 83 one acre lots currently support a population of around 200, a third of whom are children.

PERMACULTURE, PHILOSOPY AND PRACTICE - AN OVERVIEW
"In the changing state of the global environment, the earth and its inhabitants stand on the brink of a full-scale ecological, resource and food production crisis. The current western industrial system of large-scale agriculture and consumption needs are becoming impractical given the risks to our ecosystems. We intend to explore the alternative means of agricultural production and modes of human existence known as permaculture. Permaculture could provide a viable solution to the ecological crisis facing humanity. It is our mission to understand and explain this practice and analyse its practicality as an option for world survival"

SUSTAINABILITY LINKS

HENRY DOUBLEDAY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
"HDRA is Britain's Premier organic gardening organisation. We offer practical organic gardening advice and carry out scientific research into horticultural techniques that do not rely on chemicals. The research does not involve animal experimentation. We also run attractive organic display gardens, in Great Britain, open to the public at Ryton in the Midlands, and at Yalding, near Maidstone in Kent. Our Information and Education Department runs courses on a wide range of organic and related subjects as well as promoting organic gardening, farming and food. Other areas of our work include running a Consultancy service on waste management, research projects, Third World agriculture and garden design. We also aim to spread the organic message far and wide through TV, radio, books, leaflets, newspaper and magazine articles and now the World Wide Web. But that's not all we do. We also save old, unusual and outlawed vegetable varieties, through our Heritage Seed Library. And importantly, we assist developing countries through our Third World Organic Support Group".

CENTRE FOR ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY
"CAT is an educational charity striving to achieve the best co-operation between the natural, technological and human worlds. We test, live with and display strategies and tools for doing this. We are working for a sustainable future!" CAT has been established for almost 30 years and has played a major role in demonstrating that there ARE other ways of living which don't ruin our world.

ONE WORLD NET
OneWorld Online is the Internet arm of the One World Broadcasting Trust, a registered charity set up in 1987 to promote global understanding through broadcasting.

"OneWorld is a community of over 120 Websites devoted to human rights and sustainable development. It combines otherwise scattered Websites into one authoritative source of information. Partners include major human rights and development organisations in the North, like Amnesty and Oxfam, as well as research and policy-making institutions, like the European Centre for Development Policy Management based in Maastricht. But most importantly, OneWorld gives a high-profile position to grassroots partners from the South, like Casa Alianza (Central America), which works with street-children, and Katha (India) which works with child labourers".

BRITISH TRUST FOR CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS(BTCV)
"BTCV is the largest organisation in the United Kingdom promoting practical conservation work by volunteers. We offer thousands of conservation opportunities every year throughout the UK, as well as a programme of international volunteering across the globe".

THE SOIL ASSOCIATION
"The Soil Association is the UK's leading campaigning and certification body for organic food and farming. We develop and provide practical and sustainable solutions which combine food production and environmental protection and human health. We have been researching and promoting organic farming as the key to sustainable agriculture since 1946, with our distinctive symbol now widely recognised as the consumer's guarantee of organic quality".

OTHER LINKS

FOUNDATION FOR LOCAL FOOD INITIATIVES
"The Foundation for Local Food Initiatives is a not-for-profit co-operative company founded by some of the leading UK professionals in the fields of local food economies, sustainable agriculture, social regeneration and environmental management. Our aim is to promote and support the growth of healthy local food economies, as a key contribution to sustainable development".

COMPOSTING GUIDE
A comprehensive guide to making that gardening essential - good compost.

permaculture ideals:
care of earth    care of people    share resources    limits to growth