Before I started at SoE, I was actually just calling around getting price quotes and asking for individual lists of supplies so I could try to figure out all that was needed. This is a link to a friendly general contractor company in Seattle. They are willing to give quotes and possibly advice if you are nice enough to them:
Resources for remodeling


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A Husband and Wife Cleaning TeamWe are the Cheap Cleaning services in Sydney, Australia. Our Services include Bond Cleaning, End of lease Cleaning, Office Cleaning, Commercial Cleaning, House Cleaning, Window Cleaning and Domestic Cleaning. |
Uncivilisation 2011
Uncivilisation will be a festival full of interesting stuff. Expect to get your world-view a little shaken and leave inspired. Uncivilisation 2011 takes place in Hampshire on the weekend on 19 August.
How to grow food in cities
The Farm:Shop in Dalston is an ecosystem in a building. It's worth a visit to just look around, but on Sat 23 July you can get a guided tour with one of their eco-engineer founders. Tickets are £10 and the tour starts at noon.

199 ways to please God
This book aims to increase awareness about the current state of our environment and Islamic injunctions to play our part in protecting it as guardians of Creation ("We appointed you viceroys in the earth after them, that We might see how you behave.", Yunus/Jonah [10] 14). It includes some disconcerting facts about the current state of affairs, but hopes this will serve as inspiration for positive action (oftentimes saving money at the same time).
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![]() | Casa Verde's Nicaraguan siteThis is a view from the beautiful Casa Verde site in Nicaragua. Casa Verde’s Student Center in Nicaragua is being built using sustainable materials and indigenous practices to the furthest extent possible. This supports not only a healthy and engaged lifestyle at Casa Verde, but all infrastructure and buildings will be used as a living educational tools. The facility itself will be a model to demonstrate how to replicate these practices and give students hands on experience with green and alternative systems. |

Dove Stone Nature Reserve Directory of Activities
This leaflet lists the actvities you can get involved in at Dove Stone, near Oldham.
There is some general information on the types of actvity and also a guide to what time of year each actvity will take place.
Get in touch with us to find out when these exciting activities are taking place and to book your place.
Nature is amazing - help us keep it that way.

Indigenous Perspectives Conference
One of Britain's leading adventurers, Benedict Allen, is to open the Indigenous Perspectives Conference on Monday 12th October. Allen is the author of 11 books, but is probably best known for his TV programmes of exploration and endurance. His first-hand experience of indigenous people in jungle, tundra and desert qualifies him to speak with authority and warmth at this one-day conference at the Pierian Centre.
MARCH IS GREEN: Josef Davies-Coates Recommends:
Josef Davies-Coates, founder of United Diversity has kindly let us know his top places to learn green skills.
There are lots of good courses being run at 3 of my favourite places:
http://www.ragmans.co.uk/ (many, including the one I'm doing now run
by http://patrickwhitefield.co.uk/)
http://www.radfordmillfarm.co.uk/
http://www.embercombe.co.uk/
Been told they do really great stuff at: http://www.agroforestry.co.uk/
In London there is: http://www.naturewise.org.uk
Graham Burnett does lots of courses too: http://www.spiralseed.co.uk/
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