links to resources

 Last updated October 28, 2000, but not all links verified.

Why not suggest links in the following fields:  (send me a note.)  Thanks to everyone who has contributed and suggested links and connections.

• Local work
• Community Economic Development
• Legal information on projects and development, related business
• Construction companies and consultants  with an ecological or people oriented focus
• Projects about to be developed
• Business structures, the open source computing movement which sheds light on structure
• Market research information
• Community Building and consensus
• Barter Communities

Local - Calgary Alberta Canada:

http://www.prairiesky.ab.ca/ Whole Life Housing, Inc. Calgary Alberta Canada. Cohousing: an intentional community housing project with extensive common amenities.

http://www.calgarydollars.ca Local currency - Calgary Dollars.  Calgary, Alberta, Canada

http://www.lightuptheworld.org -the work of providing light for villagers in Nepal with the White Light Emitting Diodes and foot powered generators/batteries. Univ. of Calgary Alberta's Dave Irvine-Halliday, Phd., PEng.

http://www.fanweb.ca/ Federation of Alberta Naturalists. Register your NaturScape. Learn how to create habitat on your city lot or neighborhood.

http://www.arusha.org Sponsors Calgary Dollars and a social justice agenda in the community of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Earth Construction, &tc.

http://www.cobworks.com - put on your boots and start stomping the mud and clay walls - Elke Cole is coming to Calgary end of March, 2003.

http://www.adobebuilder.com

http://www.michaelfrerking.com/ Living Systems Architecture & Construction

http://www.castearth.com

 http://www.rammedearth.com Rammed Earth Homes * Adobe Homes * Rammed Earth Construction * Southwest Homebuilder * Tucson, AZ

 http://www.northcoast.com/~tms/ "the dirt cheap builder"  extensive catalog of books for sale focuses on earthen and other traditional forms of shelter - a must for the builder.

http://www.icbo.org/Building_Standards_Online/read.cgi?file=./Features_and_Articles/archive/961871786.archive&action=Features_and _Articles Michael Frerking article on cast earth

http://www.calearth.org/ Nader Kahlili -  Super Adobe, and the work of visionary architect located in

Hemp Information

http://www.hempreport.com/  The Hemp Commerce and FarmingReport

http://www.biohemp.com - organic hemp oil from Regina, Sasketchewan, Canada.

http://www.agrotechfiber.com - AgroTech Communications - Information, extensive Conferences listings,  Ag Fiber Technoloogy News

 http://hempology.org/ - The Boston Hemp Co-op's Digital Library and Museum - Archived hemp information

http://thehia.org/   Hemp Industries Association (HIA) is at the forefront of the drive for fair and equal treatment of Hemp... to compete with other natural  resources and synthetics.

http://www.tree.org/agston.htm Hemp and Lime photos and recipes

http://www.green.net.au/gf/ an active group of Austrailian hemp farmers,  and other creative and resourceful people. Dr. Lisa Jackson, M.D. webmaster.