Downsizer's first birthday

Added: (Mon Oct 03 2005)

Pressbox (Press Release) - Downsizer has a unique aspect - it’s not trying to sell you anything apart from a better life. Members freely share knowledge on a wide range of subjects relating to sustainable living. The site is run entirely by volunteers, is self financing and wholly independent.

Downsizer's greatest strength lies in the quality and diversity of articles submitted by its members. You can learn about home baking, wild food, fishing, crafts, eco-building, composting, chicken keeping, home beauty treatments, and everything in between. Members are encouraged to write freely about their particular hobbies and experiences so that knowledge and ideas can be passed on and improved.

Downsizer members are especially proud of their Forum which strikes a balance between friendly advice, banter and serious debate. Questions from worried beginners receive a prompt, friendly response from people who have been there before and are eager to help others, wherever they are on their own journey to a more sustainable lifestyle.

Whether you're an individual wanting to live a more sustainable lifestyle, a small business trying to get an appreciative market for your ethical product or service, or someone already on the track to self-sufficiency who wants to help others and get some new ideas, you would have to work pretty hard not to find something of interest on Downsizer:

- friendly forum in which to ask questions relating to food, foraging, livestock, growing, crafts, eco-building, conservation
- extensive articles resource, written by members from their own experiences and by expert contributors
- trading post to gain publicity and exposure for your small, ethical business
- glossary, events diary and weblinks

New members often express their surprise at the warm reception they enjoy on Downsizer compared to other internet resources which can't offer the personal, flexible and independent approach that Downsizer.net achieves. Come and take a look for yourself!

About Downsizer.net

From humble beginnings as an intended resource for small, ethical traders, Downsizer attracted the interest of a small group of like-minded individuals, who wanted to contribute their knowledge and experience to a non celebrity-affiliated site which, to quote Woody Guthrie, was ‘By the people, for the people, and of the people’.

From that moment the site has grown exponentially into a resource for those wishing to move away from a hectic lifestyle to one more in pace with the environment, and as the site heads towards its first birthday it boasts a membership of around 1000, and in the region of 2500 page hits a day.


Contacts

http://downsizer.net

http://forum.downsizer.net
Email: pr@downsizer.net