Thanks for showing the way...

Actually some of the biggest areas where the ideas have been applied are throughout the UK and Northern Europe. The one simple living small club that they mention a lot in particular was in Germany and another was in London.

It does get a bit more challenging as you get into more rural environments, rather ironically when you think about how the rural lifestyle has traditionally been the core of simple living.

Two of the best first steps I found are to put up notes at local places where people of similar inclination might be found so you can share tips on resources and options, and the other is to start up a local farmers market if you do not have one already. It is amazingly easy to start one up, most places will donate the space or the town will often allow it on less busy streets or in a municipal parking lot and if the fee for a table is kept low enough you will see a huge response from local farmers who are happy to sell direct and see more return on their efforts.