Australian Retired Persons' Association Choir UNESCO-IHE WATER FOOTPRINT WEBSITE
DAVID CORKILL'S ORGANIC GARDENING WEBSITE - INFORMATION &FORUMYou will need cookies enabled to access the forum, and may need to take a look at the help files to find your way around at first.
This site still under construction - I can't wait.
David is a good friend, and one of the best teachers & organic gardeners around.
Now based at Ceres in Melbourne
is a specialist library about holistic agriculture, holistic health and self-sufficient homestead living.
Most of the titles in this library are out of print. Many are quite hard to find.
First-class step-by-step information for the urban food gardener in South Eastern Australia.
Freegans are committed to living as far as possible on stuff discarded by others, and gleaned items
- Dumpster Diving, Urban Gleaning, wild foods -
it's amazing how little it is really necessary to buy.
Courtesy of Earthly Pursuits
These very comprehensive gardening guides are of historical interest. They were provided by the UK Government in WW2, to everyone who had any kind of space where they could grow food, as many had little or no experience of the best methods.
See also GRANDPA'S VICTORY GARDEN
This is without doubt one of the most fascinating, useful, and generous sites on the Internet.
Science and computing freeware and scripts, including excellent astronomy programmes.
But explore it for yourself! A must for would-be web authors.
A well-designed browser friendly site, comprehensive and truly Australian
The Science Lab - a directory of Environment related websites.
IN PRAISE OF THE TREE
Takes time to download, as is graphics heavy, but is *so* beautiful and inspiring - visit Palden Jenkins site when you need your spirits lifted.
Since 1973 Green Guerillas has helped thousands of people realize their dreams of turning vacant rubble strewn lots into vibrant community gardens.
This is another valuable website which is now inaccessible to all but the affluent.
If you have the capacity to operate one of the memory-hungry up-to-date browers, and want to access the site, the URL is
http://www.greenguerillas.org
about Australian community initiatives
as well as listings of Non-Government Organisations.
Slow Food is a non-profit, eco-gastronomic member-supported organization that was founded in 1989 to counteract fast food and fast life,
the disappearance of local food traditions and people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from,
how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world.
"Our world is full of good ideas. There's no shortage of information. There's a shortage of practice. Information does not lead to transformation. For transformation you need experience. You have to live your truth. You have to live your compassion."
Planet Drum helps start new bioregional groups and encourages local organizations and individuals
to find ways to live within the natural confines of bioregions.
Ironically, their excellent website is no longer accessible to a level 3 browser.
The URL is: http://www.planetdrum.org/
Links and Resources for sustainable Gardening and Farming
EARTH VISION
A site dedicated to Spiritual Ecology - " Bringing the spirit of the wilderness to the urban dweller" - Anthroposophical connections.
Anthroposophy is name given to the work of Rudolph Steiner, originator of Biodynamic Agriculture, and the Waldorf Schools.
A well-indexed easy-to-use page of links compiled by the University of Colorado
A most comprehensive site - please visit but
Warning! It could change your life!
Recognising a need for alternative energy sources amongst the world's poorest communities, the Freeplay Foundation was founded in 1998 by the Freeplay Energy Group (FEG) as an extension of the group's commitment to development and empowerment.
An extremely well-researched and informative site.
Includes archives and data-bases
Local Exchange Trading System - trade without using formal currency
GetUp is an independent, not-for-profit community campaigning group.
We use new technology to empower Australians to have their say on important national issues.
