Here is a list of useful websites I have found on my travels through books, magazines and websites

Lifestyle

Generous
Signing up to the Generous community (it’s free), is about wanting to do a little bit more and little bit more often in order to make shared life on our planet sustainable.

We Are What We Do
We are what we do is a new kind of movement inspiring people to change the world one small action at a time.

Freecycle
Freecycle groups match people who have things they want to get rid of with people who can use them. Theie goal is to keep usable items out of landfills. By using what we already have on this earth, we reduce consumerism, manufacture fewer goods, and lessen the impact on the earth. Another benefit of using Freecycle is that it encourages us to get rid of junk that we no longer need and promote community involvement in the process.

Snaffleup
Here at SnaffleUp, 'the recycling web site', we make it easy for you to do your bit for the environment by putting items you no longer need back on the market. By offering free recycled goods we can help reduce the growing landfill problem, while giving your unwanted possessions a new lease on life with people who will make good use of them.

Cooking

ckmhome.co.uk
Home based site with cookery guides, books, etc. Cooking Good Food on a Budget, Mark & Karen Keogh.

Shopping

farmersmarkets.net
A directory of inspected and genuine farmers' markets in the UK! The National Farmers' Retail & Markets Association (FARMA) independently inspects farmers' markets to make sure they're the "real deal." Read why the Certified farmers' markets are special.

livingethically.co.uk
Primarily, the site is a shopping directory listing some 1000 different UK websites, all indexed in easy to navigate categories. Sites are only listed if they accept online orders for home delivery in the UK (with the possible exception of some of the sites within our Wholesale and Services & Utilities pages).

www.naturalcollection.com
Natural Collection set out in 1999 with a vision to create a way for consumers to support sustainable innovation and great product ideas, offering a wide selection of ecologically-considered products and services, demonstrating that the basic power of consumer choice can make commercially viable a growing range of top quality ecological products, taking into account their recyclability and/or bio-degradability.

www.labourbehindthelabel.org
Labour Behind the Label is a campaign that supports garment workers' efforts worldwide to improve their working conditions, through awareness raising, information provision and encouraging international solidarity between workers and consumers.

cleanclothes.org
The Clean Clothes Campaign is dedicated to improving working conditions and supporting the empowerment of workers in the global garment and sportswear industries.

carbootsrus.com
Find local car boot sales.

www.lilylolo.co.uk
Lily Lolo Mineral Cosmetics is the brain child of Vikki Khan. Vikki created cosmetics which didn’t feel heavy on her skin, were free from all harsh chemicals and most of all were affordable for every woman.

dri-pak.co.uk
Dri-Pak is a family owned business spanning 3 generations, evolving since the 1960s, from packing food salt for grocery trade into producing and supplying traditional cleaning products to the retail trade. Whilst food salt and dishwasher water softening salt remain a key part of our business, growing interest in our traditional and natural cleaning products has led to our range being developed and extended

recycledproducts.org.uk
The aim of the Guide is to provide a national, comprehensive database of products made from recycled materials. Find gifts and products for your home, garden or office. Currently we have over 450 companies listed.

www.governmentauctionsuk.com/police_auctions
Listings of ALL Police Auctions and Police Agencies Across the Country.

infinityfoods.co.uk
Infinity Foods is one of the UK's leading wholesale distributors of Organic and natural foods, commitment to promoting Organics, and have been at the forefront of introducing organic choice to the British consumer since 1971. All own brand organic products are certified by the Soil association.

www.suma.co.uk
Suma is the UK’s largest independent wholefood wholesaler/distributor, specialising in vegetarian, fairly traded, organic, ethical and natural products. We are a workers’ co-operative committed to ethical business.

www.gooshing.co.uk
A free ethical shopping tool from The Good Shopping Guide. GOOSHING makes it easy to buy brands from the most responsible companies at the cheapest price. Boycott those corporates that don’t care about animal welfare, human rights or the environment.

www.peopletree.co.uk
Work closely with 50 Fair Trade groups in 15 countries, ensureing People Tree fashion meets the Fair Trade principles set out by WFTO (World Fair Trade Organisation). This brings benefits to people and the planet at as many steps of the production process as possible – growing cotton, weaving, dyeing, embroidery, stitching etc. – helping alleviate poverty in the world's most marginalised communities. They also promote organic, Fairtrade, safe and natural dyes, locally sourced, natural and recycled products over toxic, synthetic and non-biodegradable materials.

Environment

www.energysavingtrust.org.uk
The Energy Saving Trust is a non-profit organisation that provides free and impartial advice on how to stop wasting energy.

Food

www.lovefoodhatewaste.com
The Love Food Hate Waste campaign aims to raise awareness of the need to reduce food waste. The campaign shows that by doing some easy practical everyday things in the home we can all waste less food, which will ultimately benefit our purses and the environment too.

www.eattheseasons.co.uk
UK seasonal food information, tips and recipe ideas

Garden

nettles.org.uk
A site dedicated to why nettles are good and should be protected not eradicated.

www.soilassociation.org
The Soil Association promote planet-friendly food and farming through education, campaigns and community programmes.

Nature/Wildlife

www.britishbee.org.uk
The British Bee Keepers Association works to promote bees and beekeeping and to provide a range of member services to beekeepers in the UK.

britishhenwelfaretrust.org.uk/
The British Hen Welfare Trust (formerly the Battery Hen Welfare Trust) is a national charity that re-homes commercial laying hens, educates the public about how they can make a difference to hen welfare, and encourages support for the British egg industry.

Recycling

www.recycle-eh.com
This is a site about changing your attitude about garbage. It takes a look at common, household trash and shows how to view it as a valuable resource rather than something to throw out.

www.frn.org.uk
The FRN is the national body which supports, assists and develops charitable re-use organisations across the UK. We do this to reduce poverty by helping households in need access furniture, white goods and other household items at affordable prices. In addition, we support re-use organisations in providing training and work placement opportunities for people who are socially excluded.

Making your own clothes

www.threadbanger.com
Spotlighting independent designers and DIY fashion enthusiasts. It's all about making your own clothes and making your clothes your own. "Your seem ripper is your best friend. Deconstruct and reconstruct. Remember it's DIY or Die!"

howtomakeclothes.wordpress.com
Simply as it implies, a site which helps you make clothes, taking a flat pattern and turning it into a work of art.

sewmamasew.com
Browse our shop for modern cotton fabric and hip new sewing patterns from indie designers. Visit our blog for sewing tutorials, project ideas and giveaways. Join the supportive sewing community in our forum to share your skills and learn something new.

www.craftster.org
Craftster is an online community where people share hip, off-beat, crafty diy (do it yourself) projects. The term "Craftster" means "crafty hipster".

www.macculloch-wallis.co.uk
Since 1902 MacCulloch & Wallis has supplied the fashion trade with fine fabrics and trimmings from the same central London premises between Oxford Street and Bond Street in the heart of Mayfair. The shop still looks much the same as it would have done in the decade before MacCulloch & Wallis moved in when a cross-legged tailor sat in the window plying his trade.

startsewing.co.uk
Expert Advice on all Aspects of Sewing...

Beauty

www.mybeautyrecipes.com
Making your own homemade beauty products is much easier than you'd think. The recipes that you find on this site are easy to follow along and use mostly common household products.

www.beautybible.com
As well has written various books including 'The Beauty Bible' and The Anti-ageing Health and Beauty Bible, Sarah Stacey and Jo Fairley have created a site providing information which will help you feel good from make up, hair care, skin care and much more.

www.theoilcleansingmethod.com
The details on a alternative clensing method, OIl. Rather than using chemical products that strip te skin of natural oils, this method helps to balance the skins natual oils.

Help Advice and More

www.videojug.com
As the original UK pioneer of ‘How-To' online video, Videojug has been producing professional, instructional, short-form online video content since 2006. Today our huge, ever-expanding library of video content enables many millions of people everywhere to access straightforward, valuable knowledge and advice across thousands of subjects in a straightforward easy-to-follow tutorial format.

www.essortment.com
A knowlede based website, articles on various topics.

Local places rated and ideas on area and events

www.tipped.co.uk
Tipped is an online community for people to share tips on places in their local area.

trustedplaces.com
'Places to go, by the locals in the know', Yell.com's review page.

walkit.com
They want to help you make more informed decisions about whether you choose to walk for all, or part, of any given journey.

www.urbanpath.com
urbanpath is a guide to nice things in London and Paris.You'll find the best shops, bars, restaurants, hotels, spas and more, based on the collective opinion of thousands of members who use urbanpath every day. urbanpath is free to use, we don't charge businesses to be listed and they can't buy their way in as it's based purely on merit.