The following collection was assembled by the former website maintainer, Roger Jayes, and covers fair trade, the environment and a range of other topics. Just to be clear, these links are not endorsed by the National Trust or CNTV.
Arjuna Wholefoods
100% vegetarian food plus
meals and snacks to take away, all prepared instore by Mouth Music.
Freecycle
your unwanted items.
You will need to join the Cambridge Freecycle Yahoo Group to get started.
Cambridge Green living centre for organic food.
Ecover
produce ecological detergents and cleansing agents for use in the home
.
Bio-d
are similar to Ecover but products are manufactured in UK, so potentially less use of transport.
Bio-d products can be mail ordered as well, one source is WWF-UK
a registered charity.
Eco-balls - these alternatives to detergents look interesting.
Ethiscore
rates products for their "ethicalness".
Unfortunately you need to subscribe to access most of the site.
Say NO to 0870 phone numbers
don't use 0870 / 0845 numbers, they are often charged at a higher rate
even if you are on a phone package where 01 / 02 numbers are included in the monthly cost.
Use this site to find an equivalent 01 or 02 number.
It's easy to use and saves you money -
click here
to go direct to the number search page.
Daily bread
are workers co-operative where you can buy organic and local products.
They have a store in Cambridge
and another in Northampton
camlets
is a local exchange trading schemes (LETS) for Cambridge.
They are linked to a UK network of LETS in the UK called letslinkUK
Ebico
are a fair trade not for profit electricity and gas supply company and typically have the lowest prices.
They also encourage reduction of carbon emissions
.
Ecotricity
are dedicated to sourcing green electricity.
Whichgreen
website - facts about green energy suppliers.
Re-cycle more
gives information and news about recycling
Learn how aluminium, glass, paper, plastics, steel, and wool are re-cycled, and answer
questions like "Why can I re-cycle my milk bottles but not yoghurt pots?" Find out here.
WorldChanging
has an interesting article on how climate change is changing economics,
not as dry as it sounds!
Ecology Building Society putting your savings to sustainable use.
Environmental Transport Association (ETA) for greener motoring insurance, breakdown cover etc.
Got an old computer you don't want? Let someone else use it.
Computer Aid are a not for profit organisation (UK charity).
They will also wipe the hard drive so your details cannot be recovered.
Energy Saving Trust
are a not for profit organisation encouraging more efficient use
of energy. There is also information on grants that may be available to you.
Emmaus
giving people a chance to get back on their feet. You can help too.
Let them have your unwanted furniture and household goods.
These are refurbished and sold in community shops.