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low impact living

I've been searching in vain for a definition of Low Impact Living (LIL). I suppose that everything I promote here aims to be low impact to one degree or another.

But the essence of LIL for me would ideally be shared or community living with an environmental ethos. Such is practised at the Low Impact Living Initiative (LILI) below.

In fact LILI themselves describe it thus "It is reducing human impact on the ecological systems of the planet, starting with one particular human – you." That's good enough for me.
 
low impact living in the UK
Allotments 4 All

Allotments 4 All is an Allotment information site, providing a very active forum, an Allotments Wiki maintained by our members, most of whom are allotment holders. We also have a links section providing links to other allotments related websites.
 
Allotments UK

This site is a directory listing Allotment sites that will help you to find, manage and get the best from your allotment. It also lists allotment related sites
 
BedZED (Beddington Zero Energy Development)

The Beddington Zero Energy Development (BedZED) is the UK's largest carbon-neutral eco-community – the first of its kind in this country. BedZED was developed by the Peabody Trust in partnership with Bill Dunster Architects and BioRegional Development Group, environmental consultants.
 
CoFlats Stroud

CoFlats Stroud is a community made up of 14 private self contained flats. There is a small common house on 2 floors and a shared laundry.

The Common house is for residents and friends to socialise, cook communal meals, organise events, hold residents meetings to run the common aspects of CoFlats or just hang out and have a cup of coffee whilst the laundry is done next door.
 
Downsizer.net

Downsizer.net is a not-for-profit online community, a resource for people who want to live more sustainably.
 
Low Impact Living initiative (LILI)

Low-Impact Living Initiative (LILI) is an environmental organisation (founded 2001) based at Redfield Community (founded 1978) in Buckinghamshire; we help people to understand the damage that human impact is causing to our planet, to change aspects of their lives to lower their own impact, and at the same time save money and improve their quality of life.
 
Recycle Now

The UK Government and local council campaign to get the UK to recycle more. The site has finder where you can enter your postcode and it tells you all about the recycling facilities in your area. The good thing is if there are not the facilities in your area to recycle the item you want, it gives you the email address of your local authority recycling officer.

There is also a good section on composting with a handy FAQ's.
Selfsufficient-ish

Self sufficient 'ish'.com - The urban guide to almost self sufficiency.
 
Springhill Cohousing

Springhill Cohousing is near the centre of Stroud in Gloucestershire. It is the first new-build cohousing scheme to be completed in the UK. There are 34 units, ranging from one bedroom flats to five bedroom houses. There is a three-storey common house with a kitchen where meals are cooked and served three times a week - other shared meals and community-based social activities happen there too. Springhill Cohousing has been recognised by The Deputy Prime Minister's Award for making an "outstanding contribution" to Sustainable Communities.
 
www.free2take.net

Free2Take is an exciting, unique, new initiative to encourage and facilitate re-use within the UK, Ireland and beyond while also providing a paper free forum for the promotion of green products, services or events...
 
TheEnvironmentSite.org


 
low impact living outside the UK
 
Natural Life Network

This website is mainly the market place for John Wilson's amazing selection of books and DVD's on solar energy and low impact living. If that makes it sound mercenary then it shouldn't this website is a goldmine of information. You can also download free-of-charge John Wilson video The Solar Village from his companion site of the same name. Excellent stuff!
 
Sequatchie Valley Institute