Join Ruben Flores, Award-winning California Horticulturalist and owner of Laguna Nursery, as he leads groups through the neighborhoods and gardens of Orange County. Amazing opportunities unfold for garden walkers to see private gardens while learning and having fun with one of California's top landscape designers. Tours meet at least once a month and usually originate at Laguna Nursery in Laguna Beach.

This "Long Beach School Garden Angels" group has been formed to support THE HEALTHY HARVEST GARDEN at Lincoln Elementary School in downtown Long Beach, CA. Our school garden is in its tenth year of growth and serves inner-city students through Garden Workshops in the after-school program. During the regular school day, Lincoln teachers are welcome to bring their classes to the garden for experiences in science, language arts, math... A school garden is an outdoor classroom and can serve ever …

    Welcome to an exciting way to see and learn about landscaping and gardening. Join me and other garden enthuiasists as we take an Urban stroll through the neighborhoods of Los Angeles. This is an informal lecture and a "curbside" chat where master gardeners, landscapers and beginners can learn how to choose the right plants for the right place. Learn how your plant choices can impact both the environment and the aesthetics of your neighborhood. Classes are ongoing and venues change monthly.   …

1) We are a garden Co-Op; we share our harvests. 2) We like to putter in each others gardens.  It is more fun together and we like to show off our plants. 3) Big harvests give opportunities for Big Cook-Offs.  Join us and make dishes to take home. 4) Learn about Edible Gardening, Natural Pest Control, Permaculture, Green Construction, Ethnic and Veggie Cooking, Computers, and TED. 5) Maybe a little wine and music in the garden as well.   Many of our activities are ADA, elderly, and kid friendly.

The Arroyo Guerrilla Garden meets to tranform neglected urban spaces in Northeast Los Angeles - Pasadena, Eagle Rock, Highland Park and Altadena.

I started this swap when, for the second year in a row my son asks "What are we going to do with all this extra lettuce!!" which then sets me off around town dropping bags of it to friends, babysitters, etc. I thought there's got to be a better way to do this. I was always looking for a way to connect with the community and exchange my extras so I decided to start one before my son beat me to it! I am a mother of two young children that has been working at trying to live more sustainably, and pa …

As part of Mayor Tait's Hi Neighbor program, we are turning vacant, unused lots into an opportunity to make friends, grow healthy food, and build a better City. We have schools, businesses, non-profits and neighbors involved. Come join us! This will be a very fast, 4 month pilot project. We need your help! Check us out on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Hi-Neighbor-Community-Gardens/367140263310483

We are two graduate students of Traditional Chinese Medicine looking to foster a community of like-minded individuals who have an interest in holistic medicine, organic gardening, healthy diet , nutrition, herbs, balanced exercise, spiritual and therapeutic practices, meditation, nature, yoga, qi gong, tai chi and other wellness modalities. Some event ideas include; movie & discussion, potlucks, nature walks, qi gong, bike rides, cooking parties, garden talks & canning events. The purpose of our …

We are a statewide group organizing ourselves to get an initiative on the 2012 CA ballot that would require mandatory labeling of GMO foods and the animals that eat them. We are on state mandated timlines to get this to ballot. We have to organize ourselves NOW to gather the signatures this fall (2011) to qualify for the November 2012 ballot. To get this on the ballot, we are organizing hives in each county comprised of folks who feel passionate enought about this issue to do the work to get it …

… Farm photos from chiotsrun.com (a wonderful site:A chronicle of an organic garden.)

Root Simple is about back to basics, DIY living, encompassing homegrown vegetables, chickens, herbs, hooch, bicycles, cultural alchemy, and common sense. We're always learning, figuring stuff out, taking advantage of the enormous smarts of our friends and our on-line community, and trying to give some of that back in turn. Root Simple is a gathering place for everyone. We'll post our speaking engagements, book signings classes and other happenings of interest to the readers of our blog.

The Farm Desk Set is the events calendar for all things green! We are interested in growing, sharing, raising, eating, feeding, restoring, decomposing and learning. Join us for an event! For more information about the project, visit TheFarmDesk.com

Why limit yourself to your daily routine when each day is a opportunity to learn something new? Everyone has a passion and if you haven't discovered yours yet, come join us at one of our events. Each meetup will offer a face to face introduction to a new activity run by knowledgeable people who would love to share their passion with you - free of charge. In 2012, you can look forward to Zumba, improv comedy, Capoeira, organic gardening, Mandarin for beginners, and so much more. We want to instil …

This Meetup is for the Orange County Interfaith Coalition for the Environment and the Aldersgate United Methodist Church's Environmental Ministries Committee Events and Meetings. Everyone is welcome to attend our events and our meetings, as well as invite others.

Indoor/Outdoor BootCamp style classes. Held in Cypress, CA. Starting as early as 6:00am. The staff at Have Faith Fitness are AFAA Certified Fitness Specialist, AAAI/ISMA Personal Trainer Certified, Aqua Fitness Certified, TRX Suspension Certified, Qignition QiDance Certified, Piloxing Certified, Bollywood, Boxing Circuit, Cycle, Silver Sneakers, Yoga, Zumba, Zumbatomic, and Zumba Gold Certified. Works for 24 Hour as a Group X Instructor and a Fitness Personal Trainer in 2007. Also, have worked f …

"Homesteading" is the act of making things from scratch. This includes a wide range of fun activities like gardening, preserving food, making home brews, raising chickens and bees, and making homemade beauty and cleaning products. "Homesteaders" want to know where their food comes from and what is in their products. Making things from scratch is the best way to educate yourself and save some money in the process! Join us for DIY classes and to meet other urban homesteaders in your community. Ple …