Situated in the gorgeous countryside of Wales, the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) is what the modern ecological world is all about. Offering renewable technology courses, launching their Sustainable Land Use Initiative, and keeping their very own secret garden in tact – is there anything this institute of the new world can’t do?
We’d like to think they’re capable of anything they set their environmentally-friendly sights on. CAT’s centre operates like a totem piece for those who want to live a more sustainable life; valuing quality of living and a fair life for all above anything else. What is immediately likeable about CAT is their candid and modernist outlook on the crises that face our country and the human race as a whole:
“We address every aspect of the average lifestyle – the key areas we work in are renewable energy, environmental building, energy efficiency, organic growing and alternative sewage systems,” says CAT. “Our Visitor Centre is open seven days a week. Interactive displays show global issues such as energy generation and transport, and practical, everyday solutions for everyone.”
As well as a free information service, open five days a week to help answer any enquiries on a wide range of topics, CAT runs residential courses via their Education Department, which also arranges school trips to the centre that can be aligned to classroom activities and the National Curriculum.
“There is a small community living at our Centre, experimenting with different ways of living, putting cooperative and environmental ideas into action. We take the same approach with our work, looking at the environment and everything we do from start to finish.
We hope that through our positive example and promotion of effective solutions, people will be inspired to lessen their impact on the world in the same ways we have for more than 30 years.”
CAT is a great place to visit, whether you’re looking for something educational and inspiring, or if its a patch of peaceful haven you’re in search of, the Centre for Alternative Technology has the solution. It is without a doubt one of the UK’s most modern ecological custodians, and sets a good example for any visitor young-and-old.
“The Centre for Alternative Technology exists to promote another way of living, which looks at the outcomes of our actions. If we want to survive in the future without a huge environmental and humanitarian crisis, our best hope lies with understanding and working with natural processes, rather than trying to conquer nature.”
But, unfortunately, like most of our eco-innovators, they are relying on your support to grow and continue to display a treasure-house of emergent ecological solutions. You can follow this link by clicking here to find out more about how to become a CAT member, or better yet, give the centre a visit.
Either way, we’d like to encourage as many of you to find out more about what CAT have seen on this year’s horizons for environmental education, innovative products, emergent technologies, and intrinsic training – all with “practical solutions to 21st century problems” in mind.
