====== Dave Darby ======

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===== About me =====
I co-founded and have run [Lowimpact.org](http://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/) since 2001. I co-founded [Stroud Commons](https://stroudcommons.org) in 2023, and [Growing the Commons (GtC)](https://growingthecommons.org/) in 2025.

I'm writing a book about the commons, via a series of articles on GtC. See https://growingcommons.substack.com/p/a-commoners-manifesto-24-articles. Subscribe to the blog for new articles / chapters. 

[Blog articles:](https://substack.com/@davedarby1)


===== My organisations =====

[[https://growingcommons.substack.com/about|Growing the Commons editorial team]]; [[https://stroudcommons.org/|Stroud Commons]] and [[https://stroudcommons.org/housing-commons/|Stroud Housing Commons]]. 

===== My contact details =====

dave at lowimpact dot org