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I. Recommended Websites
II.Recommended Books
III. Ohio Resources
IV. Organizations, Businesses, etc.
I. RECOMMENDED WEBSITES
SOLUTION ORIENTED WEBSITES
www.relocalizationwiki.org
www.communitysolution.org
www.postcarbon.org
www.globalpublicmedia.org
www.survivingpeakoil.com
www.transitionculture.org
www.relocalize.net
www.journeytoforever.org
www.villageearth.org
RELOCALIZATION SITES
www.relocalizationwiki.org
www.boulderrelocalization.org
www.willitseconomiclocalization.org
www.postcarbon.org
www.relocalize.net
PEAK OIL NEWS AND INFORMATION
www.energybulletin.net
www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net
www.kunstler.com
PERMACULTURE AND BIOREGIONALISM
www.permaucultureactivist.net
www.planetdrum.org
II. RECOMMENDED BOOKS
THE PARTY'S OVER (Richard Heinberg)
WHEN TECHNOLOGY FAILS (Matthew Stein)
COLLAPSE (Jared Diamond)
THE LONG EMERGENCY (James Howard Kunstler)
THE LIVES OF MORAL LEADERSHIP (Robert Coles)
POWERDOWN (Richard Heinberg)
HOW TO GROW MORE VEGETABLES (John Jeavons)
RELOCALIZE NOW! (Julian Darely et al.)
CRISIS PREPAREDNESS (Jack Spigarelli)
BLOOD AND OIL (Michael Klare)
THE EARTH CARE MANUAL (Patrick Whitefield)
CREATING A LIFE TOGETHER (Diana Christian)
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COUNTRY LIVING (Carla Emery)
PLAN B 2.0 (Lester Brown)
GAVIOTAS (Alan Weisman)
PERMACULTURE: A DESIGNER'S MANUAL (Bill Mollison)
DWELLERS IN THE LAND (Kirkpatrick Sale)
SPECIAL FORCES MANUAL (Scott Wimberley)
THE 21 IRREFUTABLE LAWS OF LEADERSHIP (John Maxwell)
PROMISE AHEAD (Duane Elgin)
THE FUTURE OF MONEY (Bernard Lietaer)
ECOLOGICAL AQUACULTURE (Laurence Huchinson)
EDIBLE FOREST GARDENS (Dave Jacke)
BOTANY IN A DAY (Thomas Elpel)
WATER STORAGE
Residential Energy
Engineering in Emergencies
III. IMPORTANT ORGANIZATION IN OHIO
OEFFA
GREEN ENERGY OHIO
IV. ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE ORGANIZATIONS
American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AAAOM)
433 Front Street
Catasauqua, PA 18032-2526
(610) 266-1433
National professional association for practitioners of acupuncture and Oriental medicine. Contact for list of schools of traditional Chinese medicine.
American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP)
601 Valley Street, Suite 105
Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 298-0126
Unifying professional association for naturopathic medicine.
American Botanical Council
Mark Blumenthal
PO Box 201660
Austin, TX 78720-1660
(512) 331-1924
Publishes HerbalGram in association with the Herb Research Foundation.
American Herb Association
Kathi Keville
PO Box 1673
Nevada City, CA 95959
Publishes a quarterly newsletter on the latest developments on herbal medicine.
The American Herbalist Guild
PO Box 70
Roosevelt, UT 84066
(435) 722-8452
Represents the interests of student and professional clinical herbalists of North America. Source for obtaining authoritative information on the therapeutic use of herbs. Website: <www.helath.net/herbalists> Email: <ahgoffice@earthlink.net>
American Holistic Medical Association
4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 201
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 787-5146
Herb Growing & Marketing Network
PO Box 245
Silver Spring, PA 17575-0245
(717) 393-3295
Herb Research Foundation (HRF)
1007 Pearl Street, Suite 200
Boulder, CO 80302
(303) 449-2265
Internationally recognized center for herbal research and education. Email: <rmccaleb@herbs.org>
NIH Office of Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (OCAM)
9000 Rockville Pike, Building 31
Bethesda, MD 20829
(301) 402-2466
United Plant Savers (UPS)
PO Box 420
East Barre, VT 05649
(802) 479-9825
Devoted to replanting endangered and threatened medicinal plant species for nonharvestable purposes.
APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
AQUACULTURE
Institute for Social, Economic and Ecological Sustainability
Deborah Brister
<www.fw.umn.edu/ISEES>
<djb@fw.umn.edu>
SBC FishAce
<www.fishace.com>
<sbc@fishace.com>
COMMUNITY CURRENCIES
Tucson Traders
Tucson, AZ
<www.tucsontraders.net>
Humboldt Exchange
Artaca, CA
Northern Colorado Local Currency and Barter Project
Fort Collins, CO
<www.fortnet.org/nclcbp/>
Gainesville Barter Network
Gainesville, FL
<www.palmstone.com/bartere/index.html>
Earthaven Leaps
Ashville, NC
NCPlenty, Inc.
Chapel Hill, NC
<www.ncplenty.org>
Ithaca Hours
Ithaca, NY
<www.ithacahours.com>
Oneonta Hours
Oneonta, NY
Corvallis Hours
Corvallis, OR
<www.hoursexchange.org>
Emerald Ecos
Eugene, OR
<www.emeraldecos.org>
Cascadia Hours Exchange
Portland, OR
<www.cascadiahourexchange.com>
Equals Dollars
Philadelphia, PA
<www.rhd.org/equal.html>
Charlottesville Barter Network
Charlottesville, VA
<www.tradelocal.org/barter/>
Burlington Currency Project
Burlington, VT
<www.burlingtoncurrency.org>
Green Mountain Hours
Montpelier, VT
<www.greenmountainhours.org>
OlyBarter Network
Olympia, WA
<www.olynetowrk.com/sX/>
Madison Hours
Madison, WI
<www.madisonhours.org>
Cuyahoga Hours
David Ellison
O.N.E. Ohio Greens
530 Euclid Ave. #200
Cleveland, OH 44113
(216) 631-0557
Katherine Clark (216) 261-4785
Daryl Davis (216) 236-5801
Portage Hours
Jefferson Beck
PO Box 3231
Kent, OH 44240
Tom Albanese (216) 677-9781
Bill Schultz (216) 673-8216
Simply Hours
Marilyn Welker
335 E. 19th Ave.
Columbus, OH 43201
(614) 291-0834
bwelker@iwaynet.net
jwbrown@envirolink.org
adwyer@ee.net
Summit Hours
Greg Coleridge
513 W. Exchange St.
Akron, OH 44302
(330) 733-0842
afscole@aol.com
Wooster Hours
Marty Breneman
10736 Lautenschlager Rd.,
Apple Creek, OH 44606
(216) 698-7911
COMMUNITY CURRENCY ORGANIZATIONS
www.reinventingmoney.com
www.transaction.net
www.openmoney.org
Wikipedia: “complimentary currencies”
Time Dollar
<www.timedollar.org>
Offers a free computer program, TimeKeeper, on their website to keep track of Time Dollar Currency system.
LETS (Local Exchange Trading System)
Information about the widespread local money system originally developed by Michael Linton. Website: <www.gmlets.u-net.com>
New Economics Foundation (NEF)
Founded in 1986, NEF is based in Britain and works across a broad range of areas to revitalize local communities and economies. Website: <www.neweconomics.org>
E.F. Schumacher Society
Information, book publishing, workshops, and consulting on local economic self-reliance, through community land trusts, “shoe box banks,” microlending, local currencies, and community supported agriculture farms. Website: <www.schumachersociety.org>
Institute for Community Economics
The organization that developed community land trusts in 1967. Offers information and assistance for creating community land trusts through consultation, books, and a revolving loan fund. Website: <www.iceclt.org>
FEASTA
An Irish perspective on oil and gas peak, renewable energy, local money, and related work that is highly critical of economic growth. Website: <www.feata.org>
COMMUNITY RELOCALIZATION
Boulder Valley Relocalization
www.boulderrelocalization.org
Willits Economic Localization
www.willitseconomiclocalization.org
Post Carbon Institute
2730 Acadia Rd., Suite 323
Vancouver BC V6T 1R9
Think tank dedicated to developing large- and small-scale responses, both public and personal, to the decline of global oil, and natural gas decline in North America and other regions. Actively working to promote relocalization by supporting local relocalization groups, speaker training, book publication (Relocalize Now!), and by developing an online community forum for relocalization activities. Website: <www.postcarbon.org>
The Community Solution
PO Box 243
Yellow Springs, OH 45387
(937) 767-2161
Organization promoting relocalization and small, self-reliant communities as the solution to the coming crises. Currently developing a post-peak community called “Agraria,” organizing annual conferences about peak oil and community responses, speaker training programs, recently released a documentary on how Cuba dealt with their oil crisis, and much more. A visionary group indeed. Website: <www.communitysolution.org> Email: <info@communitysolution.org>
Ohio Peak Oil Action (OPOA)
224 East Elm Street
Granville, OH 43023
Working with individuals, groups, and communities to relocalize Ohio by providing educational workshops, hosting conferences, and networking organizations and communities. Actively promote bioregionalism, permaculture, local currencies, and family farming. Their website includes a wiki-style forum to discuss and promote relocalization. Website: www.ohiopeakoilaction.org
Community Information Resource Center
Networking hub and information source dedicated to building a better world working at all levels from local to global, sharing important information, connecting people, and catalyzing the development of healthy communities. Believes that the world is presently undergoing a metamorphic change and that every one of us has a role to play in creating peace, harmony, and an abundant, dignified life for all. Website: < http://circ2.home.mindspring.com/>
Community Associations Institute
Provides information and advice to community associations (homeowners association, condominium association, and housing cooperatives) through books and booklets, courses, and certification programs. Website: <www.caionline.org>
DRAFT HORSES
ECOVILLAGES AND INTENTIONAL COMMUNITIES
Easton Mountain Center
Greenwhich, New York
Holds courses on starting and nurturing scueessful ecovillages and intentional communities. Website: <www.eastonmoutain.com>
Global Ecovillage Network (GEN)
Supports and encourages the evolution of sustainable settlements worldwide with information and networking. Website: <www.ic.org/nica>
Ecovillage Training Center.
Workshops and community apprenticeships in ecovillage design, renewable energy, environmental building, sustainable agriculture, biological wastewater systems, and permaculture design at The Farm community in Tennessee. <www.thefarm.org/etc>.
Creating a Life Together: Practical Tools to Grow an Ecovillage
Three-day workshop with Creating a Life Together author Diana Leafe Christian at Earthaven ecovillage. Email: <culturesedge@earthaven.org> Website: <www.ic.org/newcommunity>
Creating a Land-Based Intentional Community
Weekend and five-day courses with Dave Henson and Adam Wolpert at Sowing Circle/OAEC. Website: <www.oaec.org>
Fellowship for Intentional Communities (FIC)
Membership organizations serves intentional communities and community seekers in North America with information and networking. Publishes Communities magazine, Visions of Utopia video, the Communities Directory, and more. Website: <www.fic.org>
Northwest Intentional Communities Association (NICA)
Network of intentional communities in the Pacific Northwest that provides information and mutual support, and hosts regional gatherings. Website: <www.ic.org/nica>
Ecovillage Network of the Americas.
The GEN organization for South, Central, and north America. Website: <www.ecovillage.org>
Canadian Cohousing Network
Promotes and encourages cohousing communities in North America through networking and information. Quarterly e-mail newsletter; biannual mailed newsletter. Much of their information can be adapted to fit non-cohousing communities. Website: <www.cohousing.ca>
Federation of Egalitarian Communities (FEC)
Support network for North American intentional communities that value income-sharing, non-violen ce, participatory decision making, and ecological practices. Website: <www.thefec.org>
Ohio Peak Oil Action (OPOA)
224 East Elm Street
Granville, OH 43023
Forming Mohican Valley Ecovillage in Knox County Ohio. Actively promote bioregionalism, permaculture, local currencies, and family farming. Their website includes a wiki-style forum to discuss and promote relocalization. Website: www.ohiopeakoilaction.org
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
EDUCATION
Gaia University
www.gaiau.org
EcoVersity
2639 Agua Fria Rd
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 424-9797
<www.ecoversity.org>
<info@ecoversity.org>
The Occidental Arts and Ecology Center (OAEC)
Founded in 1994 by a group of biologist, horticulturalist, educators, activists, and artists, OAEC has 80 acres of land on the California coast and comes very close to producing food with no oil or gas inputs. Offer courses and educational materials. Website: <www.oaec.org>
Ecology Action
Founded in 1972 by John Jeavons, Ecology Action has been researching, developing; and sharing traditional techniques for growing more food in a small area, using simple tools and seeds, while maintaining and increasing the health and productivity of the soil. Website: <www.growbiointensive.org> and <www.johnjeavons.info>
Ecovillage Training Center
Summertown, TN
<www.thefarm.org>
<ecovillage@thefarm.org>
Post Carbon Institute
2730 Acadia Rd., Suite 323
Vancouver BC V6T 1R9
Or
5807 Fremont St.,
Oakland, CA 94608
Think tank dedicated to developing large- and small-scale responses, both public and personal, to the decline of global oil, and natural gas decline in North America and other regions. Actively working to promote relocalization by supporting local relocalization groups, speaker training, book publication (Relocalize Now!), and by developing an online community forum for relocalization activities. Website: <www.postcarbon.org>
The Community Solution
PO Box 243
Yellow Springs, OH 45387
(937) 767-2161
Organization promoting relocalization and small, self-reliant communities as the solution to the coming crises. Currently developing a post-peak community called “Agraria,” organizing annual conferences about peak oil and community responses, speaker training programs, recently released a documentary on how Cuba dealt with their oil crisis, and much more. A visionary group indeed. Website: <www.communitysolution.org> Email: <info@communitysolution.org>
ENERGY AUDITING AND WEATHERIZATION
ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
FOREST GARDENS
GARDENING AND FARMING
The Land Institute
2440 E. Water Well Road,
Salina, KS 67401
Researches natural systems agriculture using perennial crops for the domestic prairie. Website: <www.landinstitue.org>
New England Small Farm Institute
PO Box 937,
Belchertown MA 01007
(413) 323-4531
Mission is to promote the viability of New England region’s small farms. Develops and delivers farmer-guided programs and resources, provides direct assistance to aspiring farmers, and advocates small scale, sustainable agriculture. Website: <www.smallfarm.org>
Ecology Action
Founded in 1972 by John Jeavons, Ecology Action has been researching, developing; and sharing traditional techniques for growing more food in a small area, using simple tools and seeds, while maintaining and increasing the health and productivity of the soil. Website: <www.growbiointensive.org> and <www.johnjeavons.info>
GREEN BUILDING
Building Green, Inc.
122 Birge St., Suite 30,
Brattleboro, VT 05301
(802) 257-7300
Publishes Environmental Building News, GreenSpec Directory (a comprehensive listing of green building matereials), and Green Building Advisor (a CD-ROM that provides advice on incorporating green building materials and techniques in residential and commercial applications). Website: <www.buildinggreen.com>
Building Industry Professionals for Environmental Responsibility
5245 College Ave., #225,
Oakland, CA 94618
National nonprofit organization that promotes environmentally sustainable building. Website: <www.biperusa.biz>
Center for Resourceful Building Technology
127 N. Higgins, Suite 201,
Missoula, MT 59802
A project of the National Center for Appropriate Technology which promotes environmentally responsible construction. Website: <www.crbt.org>
Ecological Building Network.
209 Caledonia Street,
Sausalito, CA 94965-1926
(415) 331-7630
Seeks ways to build environmentally sustainable shelter in both industrial and nonindustrial nations. Website: <www.ecobuildnetwork.org>
The Healthy House Institute
430 N. Sewell Road,
Bloomington, IN 47408
Offers books and videos on healthy building. Website: <www.hhinst.com>
Austin’s Green Building Program On-Line Information on Manufacturers
<www.greenbuilder.com/sourcebook>
Center for Resourceful Building Technology’s e-Guide
<www.crbt.org>
Oikos Green Building Product Information
<www.oikos.com/products>
Building for Health Materials Center
PO Box 113,
Carbondale, CO 81623
(800) 292-4838
Offers a complete line of healthy, environmentally safe building materials and home appliances including straw bale construction products; natural plastering products; flooring; natural paints, oils, stains, and finishes; sealants; and construction materials. Special pricing for owner-builders and contractors. Website: <www.buildingforhealth.com>
Ecobuild
PO Box 4655,
Boulder, CO 80306
(303) 545-6255
Works specifically with builders and general contractors, providing consultation and green building materials. Website: <www.eco-build.com>
Eco-Products, Inc.
3655 Frontier Avenue,
Boulder, CO 80301
(303) 449-1876
Offers a variety of green building products including plastic lumber. Website: <www.ecoproducts.com>
Eco-Wise
110 W. Elizabeth,
Austin, TX 78704
(512) 326-4474
Carries a wide range of environmental building materials, including Livos and Auro nontoxic natural finishes and adhesives. Website: <www.ecowise.com>
Environmental Building Supplies
819 SE Taylor St.,
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 222-3881
Green building materials outlet for the Pacific Northwest. Website: <www.ecohaus.com>
Environmental Depot
901 E. 134th St.,
Bronx, NY 10454
(800) 238-5008
<www.environproducts.com>
Environmental Home Center
1724 4th Ave. South,
Seattle, WA 98134
(800) 281-9785
<www.built-e.com>
Planetary Solutions for the Built Environment
2030 17th St.,
Boulder, CO 80302
(303) 442-6228
<www.planetearth.com>
Real Goods
13771 S. Highway 101,
Hopland, CA 95449
(800) 762-7325
Sells a wide range of environmentally responsible products for homes, ,from solar and wind energy equipment to water efficiency products to air filters and environmentally responsible furnishings. Website: <www.realgoods.com>
Cellulose Insulation Manufacturers Association
136 S. Keowee St.,
Dayton, OH 45402
(937) 222-2462
Provides information on cellulose. Website: <www.cellulose.org>
National Insulation Association
99 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 222,
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 683-6422
Wide range of information on different types of insulation. Website: <www.insulation.org>
National Fenestration Rating Council
8484 Georgia Ave., Suite 320
Silver Spring, MD 20910
For information on energy efficiency of windows. Website: <www.nfrc.org>
U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Star Program
(888) 782-7937
<www.energystart.gov>
Wood Heat Organization, Inc.
410 Bank Street, Suite 117
Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1Y8
Canada
<www.woodheat.org>
California Straw Building Association
PO Box 1293
Angels Camp, CA 95222-1293
(209) 785-7077
Offer workshops and sponsor conferences. Website: <www.strawbuilding.org>
The Canelo Project
HC1, Box 324,
Elgin, AZ 85611
Founded and run by Athena and bill Steen, contributing authors of The Straw Bale House. Offer workshops, videos, and books on straw bale construction as well as information on building codes and results of test on straw bale homes. Website: <www.caneloproject.com>
Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems
8604 FM 969,
Austin, TX 78724
(512) 928-4786
“Working at the cutting edge of building materials, systems, and methods.” Led by Pliny Fisk III.
Straw Bale Association of Nebraska
2110 S. 33rd Street,
Lincoln, NE 68506-6001
(805) 483-5135.
Active in promoting straw bale construction and the MidAmerica Straw Bale Association.
Straw Bale Construction Association of New Mexico
Catherine Wanek
Route 2, Box 119
Kingston, NM 88042
(505) 895-5652
Email: <blackrange@zianet.com>
CalEarth, California Institue of Earth Art and Architecture
10376 Shangri La Avenue,
Hesperia, CA 92345
(760) 244-0614
Offers information on earthbag construction, including an on-line newsletter. Website: <www.calearth.org>
American Underground Construction Association.
3001 Hennepin Ave. South, Suite D202,
Minneapolis, MN 55408
(612) 825-8933
Conferences and referrals to earth-sheltered professionals. Website: <www.auca.org>
Earthwood Building School
366 Muragh Hill Road,
West Chazy, NY 12992
(518) 493-7744
<www.cordwoodmasonry.com>
GROWING TOOLS & SUPPLIES
DripWorks, Inc.
190 Sanhedrin Circle
Willits, CA 95490
(800) 522-3747
Drip irrigation supplies. Website: <www.dripworksusa.com>
Extremely Green Gardening Company
49 Lincoln Boulevard, PMB 113
Abington, MA 02351
(781) 878-5397
Organic growing supplies. Website: <www.extremelygreen.com>
Fedco
PO Box 520
Waterville, ME 04903
(207) 873-7333
Organic growers’ supplies including drip irrigation. Website: <www.fedcoseeds.com>
Harmony Farm Supply
3244 Highway 116 North
Sebastopol, CA 95427
(707) 823-9125
Drip irrigation, organic growing supplies, wide selection. Website: <www.harmonyfarm.com>
Johnny’s Selected Seeds
955 Benton Avenue
Winslow, ME 04901
(207) 861-3900
Organic growers’ supplies including drip irrigation. Website: <www.johnnyseeds.com>
Market Farm Implements
257 Fawn Hollow Road
Friedens, PA 15541
(814) 443-1931
US distributor of the Yeoman’s Plow. Website: <www.marketfarm.com>
Peaceful Valley Farm Supply
PO Box 2209
Grass Valley, CA 95945
(530) 272-4769
Wide array of organic growing tools and supplies. Website: <www.groworganic.com>
Planet Natural
1612 Gold Avenue
Bozeman, MT 59715
(800) 289-6656
Wide range of organic growing supplies. Website: <www.planetnatural.com>
Root Jack
Michael Giacomini
PO Box 762
Ross, CA 94957
(415) 454-0849
Sells a woody-weed removal tool.
Tripple Brook Farm
37 Middle Road
Southampton, MA 01073
(413) 527-4626
A nursery offering a low-tech tree-digging system. Website: <www.tripplebrookfarm.com>
The Weed Wrench Co.
PO Box 512
Grants Pass, OR 97528
(877) 484-4177
Sellers of a great heavy-duty woody-weed removal tool. Website: <www.weedwrench.com>
HERBAL MEDICINE EDUCATION
American Herbalist Guild (AHG)
PO Box 70
Roosevelt, UT 84066
(435) 722-8434
Call or write for a listing of schools and courses.
East-West School of Herbalism
Michael Tierra
PO Box 712
Santa Cruz, CA 95061
(408) 336-5010
Correspondence course with yearly weeklong seminars, integrating the study of Western, Chinese, and Ayurvedic herbal medicine.
HERBAL NURSERIES
Companion Plants
7447 N. Coolville Road
Athens, OH 45701
(614) 593-3092
Elixir Botanicals
General Delivery
Brixey, MO 65618
(417) 261-2393
Horizon Herbs
PO Box 69
Williams, OR 95744
(541) 846-6704
Oregon Exotics
1065 Messinger Road
Grants Pass, OR 97527
(541) 846-7578
Richter’s Nursery
Ontario, Canada
(905) 640-6677
One of the “world’s finest” sources of herb plants and seeds. Ship herb seeds and plants worldwide. Website: <www.richters.com>
HERB SUPPLIERS
Planetary Formula, Threshold Enterprises
23 Janis Way
Scotts Vally, CA 95066
Phone: (408) 438-1700
Fax: (408) 438-7410
Wholesale distributor of Michael Tierra’s Planetary Formula herbal products.
Frontier Herbs and Nature’s Herbs
PO Box 118, Department 34, Q
Norway, IA 52318
(800) 365-4372
Trinity Herb Company
PO Box 199
Bodega Bay, CA 94222
(707) 874-3418
Min Tong Chinese Herbs Company
5221 Central, suite 105
Richmond, CA 94804
(800) 538-1333
Offers high-quality Chinese herbs in concentrated dry extract form.
Great China Herb Company
857 Washington Street
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 982-2195
Oldest herb store in San Francisco’s Chinatown and source of quality herbs.
LEADERSHIP TRAINING
Ohio Peak Oil Action (OPOA)
224 East Elm Street
Granville, OH 43023
Actively promote bioregionalism, permaculture, local currencies, and family farming. Have programs on building leaders within the community to deal with the coming challenges of peak oil. Website: <www.ohiopeakoilaction.org>
Post Carbon Institute
2730 Acadia Rd., Suite 323
Vancouver BC V6T 1R9
Or
5807 Fremont St.,
Oakland, CA 94608
Think tank dedicated to developing large- and small-scale responses, both public and personal, to the decline of global oil, and natural gas decline in North America and other regions. Actively working to promote relocalization by supporting local relocalization groups, speaker training, book publication (Relocalize Now!), and by developing an online community forum for relocalization activities. Website: <www.postcarbon.org>
The Community Solution
PO Box 243
Yellow Springs, OH 45387
(937) 767-2161
Organization promoting relocalization and small, self-reliant communities as the solution to the coming crises. Currently developing a post-peak community called “Agraria,” organizing annual conferences about peak oil and community responses, speaker training programs, recently released a documentary on how Cuba dealt with their oil crisis, and much more. A visionary group indeed. Website: <www.communitysolution.org> Email: <info@communitysolution.org>
MIDWIFERY
Ancient Art Midwifery Institute
P O Box 788
Claremore, Oklahoma 74018-0788
Phone: (918) 342-1335
Fax: (405) 793-2465
<AnctArtMI@aol.com>
Distance Learning Program
(Part of the U. of Pennsylvania nursemidwifery program)
Coordinator, Sr. Teresita Hinnegan
420 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 898-1169
The Michigan School of Traditional Midwifery
Casey Makela
PO Box 162
Mikado, Michigan 48745
phone/fax: (517) 736-6583
<mstm@i-star.com>
Utah School of Midwifery
PO Box 412
Springville, UT 84062
801-489-4254
(800) 372-8255
Wholistic Midwifery School
Cordelia Hanna at:
(818) 358-2318
<shehina@earthlink.net>
Yale School of Nursing Nurse-Midwifery Program
Yale School of Nursing
100 Church Street South
P.O. Box 9740
New Haven, Connecticut 06536-0740 USA
(203) 785-2389
Narayana Home Page - School of Acupuncture, Midwifery and Massage
Astrid Beymer, Midwifery Program Coordinator
(407) 481-0900
With Woman Workshops
Wynde Haven
8604 N. Bear Creek Rd.
Morgantown, IN. 46160
(812) 597-1324
MCH - Nurse-Midwifery Education Program
Boston University School of Public Health
Nurse Midwifery Education Program
80 East Concord St. Room A-207
Boston, MA 02118
The Michigan School of Traditional Midwifery
Casey Makela
PO Box 162
Mikado, Michigan 48745
(517) 736-6583
<mstm@i-star.com>
University of Michigan Nurse
400 North Ingalls, Rm 3320
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
School of Nursing Nurse Midwifery Program
University of Minnesota School of Nursing
6-101 Unit F
308 Harvard St., SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Ancient Art Midwifery Institute
Carla Hartley
PO Box 788
Claremore, OK 74018-0788
Phone: (918) 342-1335
Fax: (405) 793-2465
<AnctArtMI@aol.com>
Oregon School of Midwifery
342 East 12th Ave., P.O. Box 40591
Eugene, OR 97404
(541)338-9778
Daphne Singingtree, CM, LDEM, Director
<daphnetree@aol.com>
Distance Learning Program
(Part of the U. of Pennsylvania nurse midwifery program)
Coordinator, Sr. Teresita Hinnegan
420 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 898-1169
Nurse Midwifery at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
420 Guardian Dr.
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6096
Dr. Joyce Thompson (215) 898-1796
<thompsoj@pobox.upenn.edu>
Medical University of South Carolina: Nurse Midwifery Program
171 Ashley Ave.
Charleston, SC 29425
(803) 792-8575
The University of Texas School of Nursing at Galveston
The University of Texas Medical Branch
301 University Boulevard, Route J-29
Galveston, Texas 77555-1029
(409) 772-8283
Parkland School of Nurse-Midwifery
5201 Harry Hines Blvd.
Mail Station 6017-A
Dallas, TX 75235
(214) 590-2580
Utah School of Midwifery
PO Box 412
Springville, UT 84062
801-489-4254
800-372-8255
Shenandoah University
Nurse-Midwifery Program
1775 N. Sector Ct.
Winchester, VA 22601
Phone: (540) 678-4382 and (540) 678-4374
Fax: (540) 665-5519
Coordinator: Juliana Fehr
<jfehr@su.edu>
UW Nurse-Midwifery Program
University of Washington School of Nursing
Family and Child Nursing Department
Nurse-Midwifery Pathway
Box 357262
Seattle, WA 98195-7262
Phone: (206)543-8241
Fax: (206)543-6656
<midwife@u.washington.edu>
Georgetown University Nurse-Midwifery Program
Georgetown University School of Nursing
Graduate Program in Nurse Midwifery
3700 Reservoir Road NW
Washington, D.C. 20007
Office of Student Affairs (202) 687-8439
Deborah Bash, Program Coordinator (202) 687-5041
Graduate Admissions Office (202) 687-5568
OUTDOOR GEAR
Campmor, Inc.
PO Box 680
Mahwah, NJ 07430
(800) 226-7667
<www.campmor.com>
Sierra Trading Post
5025 Campstool Rd.
Cheyenne, WY 82007-1898
(800) 713-4534
<www.sierratradingpost.com>
PERMACULTURE
The Farm
Gaia University
Stelle Il
www.permaculture.net
www.permacultureactivist.net
www.greenworld-earthcare.org
Permaculture Information Web
http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/piw
www.permaculture.info
<sgerson@stanfordalumni.org>
Permaculture Institute of Northern California
PO Box 341, Points Reyes
Station, CA 94956
(415) 663-9090
<www.permacultureinstitute.com>
<info@permacultureinstitute.com>
San Jacinto Mountain Permaculture Institute
Scott Horton
PO Box 1762
Idyllwild, CA 92549
(915) 659-5362
Lost Valley Education Center
81868 Lost Valley Lane,
Dexter, OR 97431
(541) 937-3351
<www.lostvalley.org>
Emerald Earth
Boonville, CA
<www.emeraldearth.org>
<workships@emeraldearth.org>
Ecosa Institute
212B South Marina Street
Prescott, AZ 86303
(928) 541-1002
<www.ecosainstitute.org>
<info@ecosainstitute.org>
EcoVersity
2639 Agua Fria Rd
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 424-9797
<www.ecoversity.org>
<info@ecoversity.org>
Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute
POB 631
Basalt, CO 81621
(970) 927-4158
<www.crmpi.org>
<jerome@crmpi.org>
Ecovillage Training Center
Summertown, TN
<www.thefarm.org>
<ecovillage@thefarm.org>
Earthaven Learning Center
1025 Camp Elliot Road
Black Mountain, NC 28711
(866) 666-9935
<www.earthavenlearningcenter.org>
<info@earthavenlearningcenter.org>
The Pfeiffer Center
Chestnut Ridge, NY
(845) 352-5020
<www.pfieffercenter.org>
<info@pfieffercenter.org>
Barking Frogs Permaculture Center
<barkingfrogspc.tripd.com/frames.html>
<barkingfrogspc@aol.com>
POPULATION ORGANIZATIONS
Population Connection
Educates young people and advocates progressive action to stabalize world population at a level that can be sustained by Earth’s resources. Website: <www.populationconnection.org>
Negative Population Growth (NPG)
Membership organization, founded in 1972, working for a U.S. population commensurate with its resources. Website: <www.npg.org>
RENEWABLE ENERGY ORGANIZATIONS
Home Power
Promotes adoption of alternative and renewable energy at the home and local level. Publishes Home-Power magazine. Website: <www.homepower.com>
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
U.S. government-funded research into the technology of renewable energy. (“Prevaded by uncritical techno-optimism.) Website: <www.nrel.gov>
American Solar Energy Society
2400 Central Avenue, Suite A
Boulder, CO 80301
Publishes Solar Today magazine and sponsors an annual national meeting. Website: <www.ases.org>
Renewable Energy Policy Project
1612 K St. NW, Suite 202,
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 293-2898
Nonprofit dedicated to renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainable living. Website: <www.solstice.crest.org>
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Clearinghouse
PO Box 3048,
Merrifield, VA 22116
(800) 363-3732
Great source of a variety of useful information on renewable energy.
Midwest Renewable Energy Association
Deer Rd.,
Custer, WI 54423
(715) 592-6595
Actively promotes solar energy and offers valuable workshops. Website: <www.the-mrea.org>
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
1671 Cole Blvd.,
Golden, CO 80401
(303) 275-3000
Key player in research and education on energy efficiency and passive solar heating and cooling. Website: <www.nrel.gov>
North Carolina Solar Center
Box 7401,
Raleigh, NC 27695
(919) 515-5666
Offers workshops, tours, publications, and more. Website: <www.ncsc.ncsu.edu>
Renewable Energy Training and Education Center
1679 Clearlake Road,
Cocoa, FL 32922
(321) 638-1007
Offers hands-on training and courses in the U.S. and abroad for those interested in becoming certified in solar instillation.
Solar Energy International
PO Box 715
Carbondale, CO 81623
(970) 936-8855
Offers a wide range of workshops on solar and wind energy, micro-hydro systems, and natural building. Website: <www.solarenergy.org>
Sustainable Building Industries Council (SBIC)
1331 H Street NW, Suite 1000,
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 628-7400
Terrific website with information on workshops, books and publications, and links to many other international, national, and state solar energy organizations. Website: <www.sbicouncil.org>
Wood Heat Organization, Inc.
410 Bank Street, Suite 117
Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1Y8
Canada
<www.woodheat.org>
SEED EXCHANGES
Seed Savers Exchange
3076 North Win Road
Decorah, IA 52101
(536) 382-5990
Grassroots organization listing over 12,000 vegetable varieties, plus a miscellaneous section full of interesting perennials. Also has exchanges for fruits, nuts, flowers, and herbs. Website: <www.seedsavers.org>
SOIL AND WATER TESTING
Harmony Farm Supply
3244 Highway 116 North
Sebastopol, CA 95427
(707) 823-9125
Soil and water testing, including tests for harmful soil organisms. Website: <www.harmonyfarm.com>
Soil Foodweb, Inc.
1128 NE 2nd Street, Suite 120
Corvallis, OR 97330
(541) 752-5066
Soil-food-web testing. Website: <www.soilfoodweb.org>
Woods End Research Laboratory, Inc.
PO Box 297
Mt. Vernon, ME 04352
(207) 293-2457
Compost and soil testing services. A leader in organic and unconventional testing. Talk to them about subsoil testing. Website: <www.woodsend.org>
SOURCES OF PLANTS
Agroforestry Research Trust
46 Hunters Moon
Darington, Totnes
Devon TQ9 6JT
United Kingdom
(+ + 44) (0)1803-840776
Nursery and seed compay featuring useful plants for cool temperate climates. Website: <www.agroforestry.co.uk>
Arrowhead Alpines
PO Box 857
1310 N. Gregory Road
Fowlerville, MI 48836
(517) 223-3581
Wide selection of interesting plants. Website: <www.arrowheadalpines.com>
Badgersett Research Coporation
Rt. 1, Box 141
Canton, MN 55922
(507) 743-8570
Breeders of unique hazel and chestnut varieties. Website: <www.badgersett.com>
B&T World Seeds UK
Little Whitnell
Nethere Stowey, Bridgewater
Somerset TA5 1JE
United Kingdom
01278 732-748
Unbelievable catalog with 35,000 listings. Website:
<www.b-and-t-world-seeds.com>
Bamboo Garden Nursery
1507 SE Alder Street
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 647-2700
Hardy bamboos. Website: <www.bamboogarden.com>
Cook’s Garden
PO Box 1889
Southampton, PA 18966
(800) 457-9703
Gourmet vegetables, with an especially good selection of chicories. Website: <www.cooksgarden.com>
Edible Landscaping
361 Spirit Ridge Lane
Afton, VA 22920
(434) 361-9134
Very nice collection of unusual fruits, nuts, and berries. Good quality stock, all container plants, shipped all over. Website: <www.ediblelandscaping.com> <www.eat-it.com>
Evergreen YHG Enterprises
PO Box 17538
Anaheim, CA 92817
(714) 637-5769
Asian vegetable seeds, many perennials. Website: <www.evergreenseeds.com>
FEDCO Trees
PO Box 520
Waterville, ME 04903
(207) 873-7333
Fruits, nuts, berries, and some perennial vegetables. Great antique apple variety selection. Website: <www.fedcoseeds.com/trees.htm>
Forest Farm
990 Tetherow Road
Williams, OR 97544
(514) 846-7269
Enormous selection of plants, a great source for unusual nitrogen fixers. Website: <www.forestfarm.com>
F.W. Schumacher
36 Spring Hill Road
Sandwich, MA 02563-1023
(508) 888-0659
Fantastic selection of woody plant seeds. Website: <www.treeshrubseed.com>
G&N Ramp Farm
Box 48
Richwood, WV 26261
(304) 846-4235
Sells ramps and ramp products.
Gardens North
5984 Third Line Rd. N.
North Gowerr, ON KOA 2TO
Canada
(613) 489-0065
Many useful plants including hard-to-find Canadian natives. Website: <http://gardensnorth.com>
Gardens of the Blue Ridge
PO Box 10
Pineola, NC 28662
(828) 733-2417
Appalachian natives and other interesting species. Website: <www.gardensoftheblueridge.com>
Green Mountain Transplants
2290 Vermont Rte. 14 North
East Montpelier, VT 05651
(802) 454-1533
Perennials shipped in multipspecies flats, an inexpensive way to get large numbers of plants. Website: <www.gmtransplants.com>
Grimo Nut Nursery
979 Lakeshore Rd., RR3
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON LOS 1J0
Canada
(905) YEH-NUTS
Grafted nuts, persimmons, and pawpaws. Website: <www.grimonut.com>
Hidden Springs Nursery
170 Hidden Springs Lane
Cookeville, TN 38501
(931) 268-9889
Great selection of unusual fruiting plants.
J.L. Hudson, Seedsman
Star Route 2, Box 337
La Honda, Ca 94020
Fantastic collection of native plants from around the world. Website: <www.jhudsonseeds.net>
John Gordon Nursery
1385 Campbell Bouldevard
Amherst, NY 14228
(716) 691-9371
Grafted persimmon, pawpaw, and nut trees. Website: <www.geocities.com/nuttreegordon/0Kgordon.htm>
John Scheepers, Inc.
23 Tulip Drive
PO Box 638
Bantam, CT 06750
(860) 567-0838
Good source for camass species and other useful bulbs. Website: <www.johnscheepers.com>
Mountain Gardens
546 Shuford Creek Road
Burnesville, NC 28714
(828) 657-5664
Large collection of useful plants, many perennial vegetables, natives, and ground covers. Website: <www.moutaingardenssherbs.com>
New England Wildflower Society
Gardens in the Woods
180 Hemenway Road
Framinham, MA 01701
(508) 877-7630
Collection of native wildflower. Website: <www.newfs.org>
Nolin River Nut Tree Nursery
797 Port Wooden Road
Upton, KY 42784
(270) 369-8551
Grafted nut trees, fantastic selection. Website: <www.nolinnursery.com>
North American Fruit Explorers (NAFEX)
1716 Apples Road
Chaplin, IL 62628
Members exchange rare fruit seeds, cuttings, and grafting wood. Website: <www.nafex.org>
Oikos Tree Crops
PO Box 19425
Kalamazoo, MI 49019
(269) 624-6223
Astounding selection of oaks, including hybrids. Also many other useful woody and perennial crops, such as hickory and northern pecan selections. Website: <www.oikostreecrops.com>
One Green World
28696 S. Cramer Road
Molalla, OR 97038
(877) 353-4028
Unusual fruit crops, including many interesting introductions from the former Soviet Union. Website: <www.onegreenworld.com>
Perennial Pleasures
PO Box 147
East Hardwick, VT 05836
(802) 472-5104
Offers an excellent close of skirret with no noticeably woody core, and many other functional and useful perennials. Website: <www.antiqueplants.com>
Peters Seed and Research
PO Box 1472
Myrtle Creek, OR 97457
Perennial grains and brassicas; genius plant breeders. Website:
<www.pioneer-net.com/psr>
Prairie Moon Nursery
Route 3, Box 1633
Winona, MN 55987
(866) 417-8156
Wide selection of native prairie plants. Website: <www.prairiemoon.com>
Raintree Nursery
391 Butts Road
Morton, WA 98356
(360) 496-6400
Great selection of fruits, nuts, and bamboos. Website: <www.raintreenursery.com>
Richters Herbs
357 Highway 47
Goodwood, ON l0C 1A0
Canada
(905) 640-6677
Fantastic catalog offering many perennial vegetables. Some species available in bulk for low cost. Website: <www.richters.com>
St. Lawrence Nurseries
325 State Highway 345
Postdam, NY 13676
(315) 265-6739
Hardy fruits, nuts, and berries. Website: <www.sln.postdam.ny.us>
Seed Savers Exchange
3076 North Win Road
Decorah, IA 52101
(536) 382-5990
Grassroots organization listing over 12,000 vegetable varieties, plus a miscellaneous section full of interesting perennials. Also has exchanges for fruits, nuts, flowers, and herbs. Website: <www.seedsavers.org>
Shooting Star Nursery
444 Bates Road
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 223-1679
Eastern natives. Website: <www.shootingstarnursery.com>
Southern Exposure
PO Box 460
Mineral, VA 23117
(540) 894-9480
Excellent collection of perennial onions. Website: <www.southernexposure.com>
Tripple Brook Farm
37 Middle Road
Southampton, MA 01073
(413) 527-4626
Great selection of cold-hardy useful plants including fruit, bamboos, and perennial vegetables and fantastic selection of ground covers. Website: <www.tripplebrookfarm.com>
Under A Foot Plant Company
5326 72nd Avenue SE
Salem, OR
(503) 581-8915
Nursery specializing in foot-tolerate prostrate ground covers. Features many multifunctional species. Website: <www.stepables.com>
Woodlanders
1128 Colleton Avenue
Aiken, SC 29801
(803) 648-7522
Great selection of wood and perennial plants. Website: <www.woodlanders.net>
SURVIVAL SCHOOLS
Randall's Adventure Training
Mike Perrin
PO Box 51
Blaine, TN 37709
856-932-9111
<mike@jungletraining.com>
Cedar Creek Nature Studies
Randy and Susie Teague
1796 Cedar Creek Road
Hot Springs, AR 71901
501-262-0567
<ccns@cedarcreeknaturestudies.com>
Ancient Pathways, LLC
Tony Nester
1931 E. Andes
Flagstaff, AZ 86004
928-774-7522
<anester@apathways.com>
Aboriginal Living Skills School, LLC
Cody Lundin
PO Box 3064
Prescott, AZ 86302
520-636-8384
<abodude@alssadventures.com>
Reevis Mountain School
Peter Bigfoot
HC 02, Box 1534
Roosevelt, AZ 85545
520-467-2675
Raven's Way Traditional School
Vince Pinto
PO Box 16261
Portal, AZ 85632
520-403-5085
Arizona Outdoor Institute
Dave Ganci
4753 Gloria
Prescott, Arizona 86301
928-778-2567
<canyon@hotmail.com>
Native American Self-Awareness Institute
Dr. John Standingbear Hoopingarner & Molly Swan
2422 N. 72nd Place
Scottsdale, AZ 85257
480-970-8811
Willow River Wilderness School
Randy Kinkade
141 W. Forrest Feezor
Corona, AZ, 85641
520-360-6868
<randy@willowriverwilderness.com>
Earth-Heart
Malcom & Deborah Ringwalt
PO Box 926
Topanga, CA 90290
310-967-1336
<mail@earth-heart.net>
School of Self Reliance
Christopher & Dolores Nyerges
PO Box 41834
Eagle Rock, CA 90041
323-255-9502
Oldways Workshops
Norm Kidder
Sunol Regional Wilderness
PO Box 82
Sunol, CA 94536
925-862-2600
<svisit@ebparks.org>
Headwaters Outdoor School
Tim Corcoran
PO Box 1698
Santa Cruz, CA 95061-1690
831-423-3830
<info@hwos.com>
Lifesong Wilderness Adventures
(Classes in northern California)
Mark Wienert Jr.
PO Box 135
Idleyld Park, OR 97447
541-496-0496
<lifesongwild@yahoo.com>
Sasquatch Way
Nachshon Rose
PO Box 137
Lakehead, CA 96051
530-945-1929
<abospirit@excite.com>
Paleotechnics
Tamara Wilder and Steven Edholm
PO Box 876
Boonville, CA 95415
707-793-2287
<ts@paleotechnics.com>
Earth Knack
Robin Blankenship
PO Box 508
Crestone, CO 81131
719-256-4909
Boulder Outdoor Survival School
Josh Bernstein
PO Box 1590
Boulder, CO 80306
800-335-7404
Cottonwood Institute
Ford Church
1076 Grant Place
Boulder, CO 80302
303-447-1076
<info@cottonwoodinstitute.org>
Nature Knowledge
"Mountain Mel" Deweese
1825 Linden Street
Grand Junction, CO 81503
907-242-8507
<mtnmel@youwillsurvive.com>
Outdoor Wisdom and Living Skills (O.W.L.S.)
Fire Mountain & Aaron Huey
5745 Olde Stage Rd.
Boulder, CO 80302
720-231-9389
<aaronhuey@earthlink.net>
Wilderness Medicine Outfitters
Carl Weil
2477 County Road 132
Elizabeth, Colorado 80107
303-688-5176
<carl@wildernessmedicine.com>
Wilderness Institute of Survival Education
Don Davis
8415 Coyote Run
Loveland, CO 80537-9665
970-669-9016
<dondavis@frii.com>
Primitive Skills & Braintanning
Michael Foltmer
1330 Brantner Road
Evans, CO 80620
970-339-5608
Global Principles Survival School
653 West 23rd St. #294
Panama City, FL 32405
850-722-7870
<president@globalprinciples.com>
Medicine Bow Wilderness School
Mark Warren
104 Medicine Bow
Dahlonega, GA 30533
<medbow@alltel.net>
Hofunee Programs
Scott Jones
2550 Elberton Rd
Carlton, GA 30627
706-743-5144
<scottj@arches.uga.edu>
Backtracks, LLC
Dave & Paula Wescott
PO Box 905
Rexburg, ID 83440
208-359-2400
<Dwescot@aol.com>
Salmon Outdoor School
Joe & Denise Bigley
PO Box 17
Tendoy, ID 83468
208-756-8240
<school@aboman.com>
Twin Eagles Wilderness School
Jeannine Tidwell and Tim Corcoran
PO Box 1351
Sandpoint, ID 83864
208-265-3685
<info@twineagles.org>
Nature Education Programs, Ltd.
Suite 215 - 3030 Warrenville Rd.
Lisle, IL 60532
630-955-9550
<natedpro@aol.com>
Ancient Lifeways Institute
John & Ela White
Michael Hollow Road
Michael, IL 62065
618-576-9255
<AncientL@aol.com>
Center for American Archeology
PO Box 366
Kampsville, IL 62053
618-653-4316
<CAA@caa-archeology.org>
Northwest School of Survival
Brian Wheeler
800 W. 5th Ave., Suite 103-B
Naperville, IL 60563
603-305-9717
<Info@nwsos.com>
The Maine Primitive Skills School
Michael Douglas
716 Church Hill Road
Augusta, ME 04330
207-623-7298
<info@primitiveskills.com>
Earthways
Ray & Nancy Reitze
159 Earthways Road
Canaan, ME 04924
207-426-8138
Sunrise Wilderness Skills
Matt and Kate Pinkham
3 Gladd Lane
Milo, ME 04463
207-943-5710
<mkpink@surfglobal.net>
White Pine Programs
Dan Gardoqui
330 Mountain Road
Cape Neddick, ME 03902
207-361-1911
info@whitepineprograms.org
Sandy River Outdoors
Adam Cates & Coby Leighton
PO Box 164
Solon, ME 04979
207-431-4729
207-578-2437
<info@sandyriveroutdoors.com>
Photography & Nature Programs
Paul Rezendes
Bearsden Road Star Route
South Royalston, MA 01331
978-249-8810
Earthwork Programs
Frank Grindrod
PO Box 150
Amherst, MA 01004
413-522-0338
<frank@earthworkprograms.com>
Ancestral Knowledge
Bill Kaczor & Suzy Wald Kaczor
PO Box 295
Mount Rainier, MD 20712
301-277-1276
<info@ancestralknowledge.org>
Willow Winds
Jim Miller
962 F-30
Mikado, MI 48745
First Earth Wilderness School, LLC
Bo Brown
1696 S. Farm Road 241
Rogersville, MO 65742
<bo@firstearth.org>
Hollowtop Outdoor Primitive School, LLC
Thomas J. Elpel
5338 Highway 41
Silver Star, MT 59751
Green University
Thomas J. Elpel
PO Box 697
Pony, MT 59747
The Artisan
Melvin Beattie
PO Box 9736
Helena, MT 59604-9736
406-458-5493
Ravenwood Natural Science Center
Laura and Brett Holmquist
PO Box 2084
Bigfork, MT 59911
406-837-7279
<brett@ravenwoodnsc.org>
A Naturalist’s World
Jim Halfpenny & Diann Thompson
PO Box 989
Gardiner, Montana 59030
406-848-9458
<trackdoctor@tracknature.com>
Spirit in the Wind
Rick & Doris Hamilton
87255 464th Ave.
Stuart, NE 68780
402-924-3180
<hamilton@elkhorn.net>
Jack Mountain Bushcraft, LLC
Tim Smith
PO Box 61
Wolfeboro Falls, NH 03896-0061
603-569-6150
<timsmith@jackmountainbushcraft.com>
The Tracker School
Tom Brown, Jr.
PO Box 173
Asbury, NJ 08802-0173
908-479-4681
Primitive Industries
Jack Cresson
40 E. 2nd Street
Moorestown, NJ 08057
856-234-3286
<jackcresson@juno.com>
Wild Food Company
Linda Runyon
PO Box 83
Shiloh, NJ 08353
856-234-3286
<lrunyon8@yahoo.com>
The Earthen Spirituality Project
Jesse Wolf Hardin and Loba Hardin
PO Box 516
Reserve, NM 87830
505-533-6446
<earthway@concentric.net>
The Tracking Project
John Stokes
PO Box 266
Corrales, NM 87048-8788
505-898-6967
Four Seasons Prehistoric Projects
Lynx Vilden (a.k.a. Lynx Shepherd)
PO Box 4
Chamisal, NM 87521
<lynxvilden@yahoo.com>
Gibbons' Woodfolks
John Gibbons
3 Northway Court
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
518-563-6780
<Woodfolks@westelcom.com>
Ndakinna Wilderness Project
23 Middle Grove Road
Greenfield Center, NY 12833
518-583-9980
<jim@ndakinna.com>
Hawk Circle
Ricardo Sierra
PO Box 506
Cherry Valley, NY 13320
607-264-3396
<Ricardo@hawkcircle.com>
Ancient Skills School
Joe Longshore II
357 Cowan Road
Canton, NY 13617
213-255-9502
Wildman Steve Brill
320 Palmer Terrace, 2A
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
914-835-2153
<wildmansteve@bigfoot.com>
Wilderness Way School
Mike Head
744 Glenmary Drive
Owego, NY 13827
607-687-9186
The Wilderness Center
Marty Simon
435 Sandy Knoll Road
Chateaugay, NY 12920
518-497-3179
Skills Alive
Mac Maness
103 Briarpatch Lane
Boone, NC 28607
828-262-9629
<mac@abotech.com>
Yonah Earthskills Programs
Steven "Snowbear" & Mary Taylor
901 S. Carter Cove Road
Hayesville, NC 28904
828-389-9336
Windsong Primitives
Benjamin Pressley
1403 Killian Road
Stanley, NC 28164
<benjamin@perigee.net>
Turtle Island Preserve
Eustace Conway
1443 Lonnie Carlton Road
Triplett, NC 28618
828-265-2267
<mail@turtleislandpreserve.com>
Earth School
Richard Cleveland
PO Box 777
Tryon, NC 28782
866-504-3199
<info@lovetheearth.com>
Goosefoot Acres Center for Resourceful Living
Peter Gail, Ph.D
PO Box 18016
Cleveland, OH 44118
216-932-2145
<PETERGAIL@aol.com>
Midwest Native Skills Institute
Tom Laskowski
PO Box 31764
Cleveland, OH 44131
Toll Free: 888-886-5592
<tom@survivalschool.com>
Northeast Ohio Primitive Living and Wilderness Survival School
James Kellar
PO Box 114
Bristolville, OH 44402
330-898-2646
<james@medicinescout.com>
Wild Food Adventures
John Kallas, Ph.D
4125 N. Colonial Ave.
Portland, OR 97217-3338
503-775-3828
<mail@wildfoodadventures.com>
Northwest School of Survival
Brian Wheeler
2870 NE Hogan Rd, Suite E, #461
Gresham OR 97030
503-668-8264
<Info@nwsos.com>
Dancing Hawk Native Lifeways School
Tony 'Kerrke' Yu
2520 Kingsley Road
Hood River, OR 97031
541-806-0898
<kerrke@dancinghawk.com>
Earth Star Survival
Bob Collins
224 Trinity Ave.
Ambler, PA 19002
215-654-9164
<bobcollins@earthstarsurvival.com>
Windwalker Outdoor School
Landy Young
142 Grapevine Road
Summerville, SC 29483
843-871-3272
<windwalkersc@yahoo.com>
Spirit Bow Wilderness School
Doug Jones
2024 Blue Ribbon Downs
Lebanon, TN 37087
<doug_jones@spiritbow.com>
Big Oak Wilderness School
Lisa and G.T. Sanford
7616 Nolensville Road
Nolensville, TN 37135-9458
615-776-2147
<gtsan@edge.net>
Camp Tonkawa
Lee & April Holtzman
303 Lake Vista South
Highland Village, TX 75077
972-317-1294
<camptonkawa@bigplanet.com>
Lifeways Earth Living School
Holly Stokes
PO Box 70
Spring City, UT 84662
435-787-3732
<lifewaysschool@hotmail.com>
Camp Wihakomwi
Bull Run Rd
Northfield, VT 05663
802-485-4321
Vermont Wilderness School
Steve Young and Mark Morey
67 Main Street, Suite 13
Brattleboro, VT 05301
802-257-8570
<steve@VermontWildernessSchool.org>
Cliffside Workshops
Errett Callahan
2 Fredonia Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24503
434-528-3444
Nature Awareness School
Del & Lynne Hall
PO Box 219
Lyndhurst, VA 22952
540-377-6068
Earth Connection
Tim MacWelch
PO Box 32
Somerville, VA 22739
540-270-2531
<econnect@earth-connection.com>
Earth Quest
David Dabbs & Steve Sims
506 Wilson Lane
Stuart, Virginia 24171
540-930-3340
Two Suns Earth School
Route 1, Box 318
Fulks Run, Virginia 22830
Earthwalk Northwest, Inc.
Frank & Karen Sherwood
PO Box 461
Issaquah, WA 98027
425-746-7267
Simply Survival
Greg & Kim Davenport
PO Box 449
Stevenson, WA 98648
509-427-4022
Wilderness Awareness School
Jon Young
26425 NE Allen St., Ste 203
Duvall, WA 98019
425-788-6155
WOLF School of Natural Science
Chris Chisholm & Melva van Schyndel
PO Box 1108
Monroe, WA 98272
360-319-6892
<info@wolfjourney.com>
Medicine Hawk Wilderness Skills, Inc.
PO Box 07482
Milwaukee, WI 53207
630-955-9550
<natedpro@aol.com>
Teaching Drum Outdoor School
Tamarack Song
7124 Military Rd.
Three Lakes, WI 54562
715-546-2944
<balance@teachingdrum.org>
Tracks & Trees Learning Center, LLC
Doug Gaulke
N7597 County Hwy Y
Watertown, WI 53094
920-699-3217
<dugtracs@execpc.com>
Native Ways School
Gregg Weiss
PO Box 133
Cornucopia, Wisconsin 54827
715-742-3281
<nativeways@hotmail.com>
Karamat Wilderness Ways
Randy & Lori Breeuwsma
Box 483
Wildwood, AB TOE 2M0
780-325-2345
<randy@karamat.com>
The Trapper
Ross Hinter
PO Box 246
Tomahawk, AB TOE 2H0
780-797-3808
Windwalker
Wes Gietz
2205 Walnut Ave
Comox, BC V9M 1N6
250-339-3197
<wgietz@windwalker.ca>
Survivors Edge
Jackson Wagner
3127 Robinson Road
Sooke, BC VOS 1NO
250-642-0628
<survivorsedge@shaw.ca>
Wild Awakening
SHERENE C. DJAFROODI
PO Box 442
Atlin, B.C., VOW 1A0
403-651-0214
<info@wildawakening.com>
WOLF School of Natural Science
Chris Chisholm & Melva van Schyndel
Box 434, 1641 Lonsdale Ave
North Vancouver, B.C., V7M 2J5
604-418-8900
<info@wolfjourney.com>
Alba Wilderness School
Chad & Barry Clifford & Tania Marsh
R.R.#4
Lanark, ON, KOG-1KO
613-259 3236
<alba@magma.ca>
SUSTAINABLE AND NON-ELECTRIC GOODS
Lehman’s
One Lehman Circle
PO Box 41
Kidron, OH 44636
(877) 438-5346
The most extensive collection of non-electric goods and tools found anywhere—supplies large Amish community in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Somewhat pricey. Website: <www.lehmans.com>