Resources - Online
This EVOLVING section includes sources of information on the importance of living in harmony with nature and other humans, how simple living advances social justice and a clean environment, “how-to’s” about homesteading and living a simpler life wherever you are.
Go to Resources-Offline for books, cassettes, videos, and publications.
www.foodformainesfuture.org
Food for Maine’s Future seeks to build a just, secure, and democratic food system that protects Maine farmers and the environment from corporate control. We empower farmers and local communities to define their local food systems, and promote sustainable local alternatives in schools and in the fields.www.protectmainefarmers.org
Protect Maine Farmers, a campaign of Food for Maine’s Future, has introduced legislation this session aimed at protecting all of Maine’s farmers from the negative effects of genetic trespass. Genetic trespass occurs when a patent-protected transgenic organism cross-pollinates with, or otherwise contaminates, non-transgenic organism.
www.sustainableharvest.org
Sustainable Harvest International is building a global network of local partners working toward environmental, economic and social sustainability. SHI facilitates long-term collaboration among trained local staff, farmers and communities to implement sustainiable land-use practices that alleviate poverty by restoring ecolgical stability.
www.mainecommonsense.org
The Maine Marijuana Policy Initiative is a new organization begun in April, 2006. Its mission is to work with the people of Maine to decriminalize marijuana and replace incarceration with a system of taxation and regulation by local governments…
www.cat.org.uk
Centre for Alternative Technology. Europe’s leading Eco-Centre, located in Powys, UK. Open daily.
www.ecovillagefindhorn.com
The Findhorn Ecovillage. We are a founder member of the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN), and work with intergovernmental agencies both educationally and in the creation of policy guidance for sustainable development and delivery of village-scale sustainability programmes.
www.gen-europe.org
Global Ecovillage Network. GEN-Europe is the European ecovillage association promoting environmental protection and restoration of nature through the concept of ecovillages as models for sustainable human settlements. We actively support the development of ecovillages and networks in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
www.equitytrust.org
Equity Trust, Inc.’s mission is to promote equity in the world by changing the way people think about and hold property.
Bread and Puppet Theater
Bread and Puppet Theater, Glover, VT-based street theater artists.
www.simplyliving.org
Simply Living links to over 210 of the best organizations and web sites on peace, the environment, sustainability and more
www.simpleliving.net
The Simple Living Network: - includes the Web of Simplicity, a step-by-step guide to living more simple; extensive listing of books, periodicals, audio, video, and group resources.
www.betterworldlinks.org
Better World Links. 30,000 links!
www.nonviolence.org
Nonviolence Web: web sites of national pacifist groups, plus discussion board.
www.peacectr.org
Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine - 170 Park Street, Bangor, ME 04401 (207) 942-9343
www.penobscotsolar.com
Penobscot Solar Design is a full service provider of quality, installed alternative electric systems. We specialize in off-grid sales, design and installation of solar, wind and back-up electrical systems. We are committed to helping our customers find the best solutions to their electrical needs. Penobscot Solar Design has been installing quality off-grid systems for 14 years . Our office is 100% solar powered. We live with what we sell. Our employees also all live off grid. We believe in what we do.
www.meepi.org
Maine Environmental Policy Institute, an independent nonprofit organization based in Hallowell, Maine, is dedicated to researching environmental challenges facing the state and reporting this research to policy makers and the public.
www.iihed.org
International Institute for Humane Education, Surry, Maine
www.newdream.org
The Center for a New American Dream, 6930 Carroll Ave., Suite 900, Takoma Park, MD 20912, (301)891-3683, toll-free: (877) 68-DREAM, fax: (301)891-3684.
www.smallcommunity.org/yellowsprings.asp
Community Service, PO Box 243, Yellow Springs, OH 45387, (513) 767-2161.
www.coopamerica.org
Co-op America, 1612 K St. NW, #600, Washington, DC 20006,
www.earthsave.org
EarthSave, 444 N.East Ravanna Blvd., Ste 205, Seattle, WA 98115, (206) 524-9903. Email: earthsave@aol.com
www.schumachersociety.org
EF Schumacher Society, 140 Jug End Rd., Great Barrington, MA 01230, (413)528-1737, fax: (413)528-4472.
www.fcun.org
Quaker Earthcare Witness (formerly known as Friends Committee On Unity With Nature), 179 N. Prospect St., Burlington, VT, 05401-1607, (802)658-0308.
www.adbusters.org
The Media Foundation, 1243 West 7th Ave., Vancouver, BC V6H 1B7, Canada.
www.nwtrcc.org
National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee, POB 6512, Ithaca, NY 14851-6512, 800-269-7464.
www.nww.org
New Ways to Work, 785 Market St., Ste 950, San Francisco, CA 94103, (415) 995-9860.
www.nwei.org
Northwest Earth Institute, 506 SW 6th Ave, Ste 1100, Portland, OR, 97204, (503) 227-2807
www.toes-usa.org
The Other Economic Summit/TOES, 97 Secretariat, 6612 Piney Branch Rd. NW, Washington, DC 20012.
http://rswr.org
Right Sharing of World Resources, Friends World Committee for Consultation, 3960 Winding Way, Cincinnati, OH 45229-1950, (513) 281-4401, fax: (513) 281-4340.
www.seedsofsimplicity.org
Seeds of Simplicity/The Simplicity Circles Project, PO Box 9955, Glendale, CA 91226, (818)247-4332.
www.simplyliving.org/sl
Simply Living, PO Box 82273, Columbus, OH 43202.
www.tvturnoff.org
TV Turnoff Network
www.ti.org
Thoreau Institute, PO Box 1590, Bandon, OR 97411, (541)347-1517.
www.faireconomy.org
United for a Fair Economy, 37 Temple Pl, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02111, (617)423-2148, fax: (617)423-0191.
www.yesworld.org
Youth for Environmental Sanity/YES!, 420 Bronco Rd., Soquel, CA 95073-9510, (877) 293-7226, fax: (831) 462-6970.
www.stonebarnscenter.org
Stone Barns Center For Food & Agriculture. 80 rolling acres of gardens, pastures and woods, where the rich traditions of community-based farming merge with the 21st century—only 30 miles north of midtown Manhattan. Gardens designed by Eliot Coleman.
www.slowfood.com
Founded by Carlo Petrini in Italy in 1986, Slow Food is an international association that promotes food and wine culture, but also defends food and agricultural biodiversity worldwide…
www.rri.org
Resource Renewal Institute. We develop innovative solutions for long-term conservation and a sustainable future through various projects such as Green Plans and Defense of Place. RRI facilitates the creation and implementation of practical solutions, based on the premise that humanity is capable of solving the problems it created.
www.newfarm.org
The New Farm. Farmer-to-Farmer Know-How from the Rodale Institute.
www.homepower.com
Home Power Magazine.
http://nationalpriorities.org
National Priorities Project. Turning data into action: the War in Iraq dollar counter…
www.buildinggreen.com
A subscription-based online resource for environmentally sensitive design and construction. BuildingGreen Suite offers you a wide range of information - from articles and product listings to project case studies - to help you build a greener world.
www.motherearthnews.com
Mother Earth News. A magazine.
www.nofa.org
Northeast Organic Farmers Associationx.
www.futurenet.org
The Positive Futures Network, an independent, nonprofit organization supporting people’s active engagement in creating a just, sustainable, and compassionate world.
www.ic.org
Intentional Communities website.
www.catholicworker.org
The Catholic Worker Movement, founded by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin in 1933, is grounded in a firm belief in the God-given dignity of every human person. Today over 185 Catholic Worker communities remain committed to nonviolence, voluntary poverty, prayer, and hospitality for the homeless, exiled, hungry, and foresaken. Catholic Workers continue to protest injustice, war, racism, and violence of all forms.
www.newroadmap.org
The New Road Map Foundation seeks to foster a cooperative human community in a diverse yet interconnected world by creating and disseminating practical tools and innovative approaches to personal and cultural change. We promote love and service as routes to personal and social well-being.
Also look for :
Center for Plain Living, 4284 TR 420, Sugarcreek, OH 44681, 1(800)893-3702, ext. 5833.
The Impact Project, 21 Linwood St., Arlington, MA, 02474, (781) 648-0776. Email: mtmnews@aol.com