Viva!: Children of the Green Revolution ; Their Parents Were Dismissed by Many As Idealistic Hippies, but Abigail Hughes Meets Two Women Forever Grateful for Their Upbringing in Machynlleth's Centre for Alternative Technology

Daily Post › September 21, 2004

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IT may be sometimes referred to somewhat disparagingly as the "s*** and wind centre", but for dozens of people this isolated former quarry site was once -- and in a couple of cases, still is -- the place they call home. These days, Machynlleth's Centre For Alternative Technology (CAT) sets a gleaming example of how to live an eco-friendly life. Annually, tens of thousands of visitors flock to visit this world leader in all things green.

Want to build an environmentally sound home? Try out a "deluxe" compost toilet? Grow your own food in a small backyard? Travel on a water-powered railway? See a solar panel roof at work? Come and take a look -- the ideas are all here for the taking.

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Viva!: Children of the Green Revolution ; Their Parents Were Dismissed by Many As Idealistic Hippies, but Abigail Hughes Meets Two Women Forever Grateful for Their Upbringing in Machynlleth's Centre for Alternative Technology

Rewind 30 years back in time, however, and this was a far quieter, yet equally pioneering, place. Set up by a small band of people keen to live communal and self-sufficient lifestyles that would also benefit the natural environment, The Quarry -- as it was known then -- soon became home to like-minded young famili...

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