who we are
LILI was founded in 2001 by two members of Redfield Community. The community had been going since 1978, and at the time had solar hot water, compost loos, straw-bale buildings, organic gardens and orchards, bees, sheep, chickens, used eco-paints and lime, and was heated with wood stoves. One member was experimenting with making biodiesel from waste cooking oil. Perhaps most importantly, the land was owned co-operatively, we made decisions by consensus, and we shared resources (we still do all those things by the way). For us, there seemed nothing unusual in all this. It seemed infinitely preferable to consumerism, competition, and lives lived far removed from nature and other people. We wondered if other people would be interested in learning about natural buildings, renewable energy and local food production. We formed a not-for-profit organisation, came up with a name, and started running courses in 2001: biodiesel, solar hot water and compost toilets. Well, yes they were interested. Our course programme has grown enormously since then, we've added lots of other attractions, and now have 10 staff. We're still based in the stable block of Redfield Community, but we're running courses and attending events all over the country. LILI is a Company Ltd. by Guarantee. |
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