Links


Appropedia

http://www.appropedia.org
A wiki of appropriate technology ideas, based at Humboldt State, North California



Association for Progressive Communications

http://www.apc.org
These folks use the Internet for promoting social justice and sustainable development



Dryad Bushcraft : My current employer

http://www.dryadbushcraft.co.uk
Dryad Bushcraft dedicated to promoting understanding of our natural environment through the pursuit of primitive survival skills with wilderness and adventure bushcraft courses.



EWB-UK | Engineers Without Borders UK

http://www.ewb-uk.org



Instructables - Make, How To, and DIY

http://www.instructables.com/
Instructables is the Biggest How To and DIY community where people make and share inspiring, entertaining, and useful projects, recipes, and hacks.



Not All Who Wander are Lost

http://trufflepigrants.blogspot.com
This is a blog of nine months I spent traveling around the world exchanging computing, cooking and bodywork for accommodation, food and transport.



Pattern Language.com

http://www.patternlanguage.com
This is site is a great resource for those who want to examples of proven good design in their own homes and communities.



Permaculture Association (Britain) - Designing for Sustainability

http://www.permaculture.org.uk/
One of the most important groups of people in the world today, and often the nicest. Find permaculture resources, join the Permaculture Association, contribute a permaculture resource here



Primitive Engineering

http://www.primitiveengineering.com/blog/



Roke - Technology Consultancy and Product Development, previous employer

http://www.roke.co.uk
Roke is a contract engineering R&D company, providing technology consultancy and solutions in security, sensors, information systems and communications.



Soil and Health Library

http://www.soilandhealth.org
This is a free public library offering full-texts of books on alternative agriculture, holistic health, longevity, self-sufficient living, personal and spiritual development



TED: Ideas worth spreading

http://www.ted.com
TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, lots of food for thought here



The Medici Effect Blog

http://themedicieffect.typepad.com/stories/index.rdf
A blog of interesting ideas at the intersection of domains



Whole Earth Catalog

http://www.wholeearth.com
The Whole Earth Catalog influenced me more than any other book, Innovative, groundbreaking pattern of thought that provides access to tools, information and ideas that help individuals make decisions for themselves.