Interesting organisations & campaigns

I can't necessarily vouch for any of these from personal experience, but they just looked interesting in one way or another. They're all UK-based.
I'm just setting this page up and I intend to add more organisations in due course.

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The Soil Association
Promotes organic food and farming.
"All of our campaigns aim to bring the practical benefits of sustainable food production to as many people as possible."
You can join the association and/or donate money.
Contact:
Soil Association
FREEPOST
Bristol
BS1 6ZY
0117 929 0661

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Conscience - The Peace Tax Campaign
Campaigns for the right for people who are ethically opposed to war to have the military part of their taxes spent on peace building.
"During the Second World War we had an alternative to military service. Today we should have an alternative use for the military part of our taxes. The money would be put into a Non-military Security Fund and used to help prevent and resolve conflicts."
You can join and/or donate money.
Contact:
Conscience
601 Holloway Road
London
N19 4DJ

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Intermediate Technology
Charity initiating & supporting projects that use sustainable technology appropriate to people living "on the edge of survival". E.g. fuel-efficient clay stoves that can be made from locally available clay. The philosophy behind it was articulated by Dr Fritz Schumacher in his book "Small is Beautiful".
Contact:
Intermediate Technology
The Schumacher Centre for Technology & Development
Bourton Hall
Bourton on Dunsmore
Rugby
CV23 9QZ

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Shared Interest
A "co-operative lending society" working on fair trade principles - you invest your money with them and earn interest on it, they invest it with Third World producer groups. Minimum investment £100.
Contact:
www.shared-interest.com

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The Wind Fund
Investment in renewable energy. Minimum investment in shares: £260. It's one of those where your investment "may go down in value as well as up".
"The UK is well-blessed with renewable energy resources. For example, it has the best wind resource in Europe. Government researchers have concluded that existing renewable energy technologies could provide nearly 40% of our total electricity needs by the year 2025 - even without taking into account new technological breakthroughs and the potential for harnessing wind power off our shores."
Contact:
www.windfund.co.uk

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Two books I've seen recommended, but haven't read:

Out of the woods
Pat Borer & Cindy Harris
How to build your own house
Centre for Alternative Technology Publications
ISBN 1 898049 12 2
Talking Self-build
Robert Matthews
Interviews with self-builders
Blackberry Books
ISBN 0 9515295 0 1

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