Hi! I am starting this group in the hopes of finding some fellow foragers and urban gleaners to go on some outings with out here in Contra Costa and in the East Bay. We will forage for wild edibles fruits and vegetables, fungi, and wild herbs and greens.  We will research and plan outings for foraging in public lands and parks, untended residential lots, and whatever other fruit we can gain access to without violating good etiquette and ethics. Note: Due to the logistics and such of organizing …

Meet like-minded organic gardeners, food growers, and urban farmers who are using their backyards, gardens, patios, and community spaces to grow fruits, vegetables, and herbs that they can cultivate and eat themselves. We’ll share specific ways to help you get your garden planned, started, and yielding healthy fruitful crops. Plus, you’ll have a chance to meet others and share food, recipes, and tips on organic gardening. Whether you must grow your own food for health reasons, you simply desi …

Locally Oakley Permaculture Garden Meetup is the place to meet other locals for environmental networking, education, demos, practical test gardens and more! Let us show you how maximizing biodiversity creates sustainable energy-efficient, intensive living systems for healthy foods and a renewed environment. "Earth care,  People care,  Surplus share"

Meet like-minded organic gardeners, food growers, and urban farmers who are using their backyards, gardens, patios, and community spaces to grow fruits, vegetables, and herbs that they can cultivate and eat themselves. We’ll share specific ways to help you get your garden planned, started, and yielding healthy fruitful crops. Plus, you’ll have a chance to meet others and share food, recipes, and tips on organic gardening. Whether you must grow your own food for health reasons, you simply desire …

In Japanese, "ai" means "love" ... so "ai explore" in this case translates to "I LOVE to explore!" What do we explore? Experiences! What kind of experiences? Ones that inspire love, optimism, fulfillment, interpersonal connection, and community-in-action. Ai Explore is the explorer's club dedicated to uncovering the optimism in everyone, everywhere. JOIN US in exploring, uncovering, and participating in the fullness Earth has to offer! We explore experiences like … Volunteerism - Animal shelters …

I started this group because "Scientific Organic Veganism" frames the cause and effect relationship of human behavior to ourselves, to one another, to animal species, and to the planet. The purpose of the group is: 1) To explore our relationship to our individual and collective life goals and purposes for being alive in relation to what we eat 2) To listen to one another on successes, failures, tips, hints, foods, recipes, gardens, farms, food preparation methods, and more. 3) To support events …

The Friends of Marsh Creek Watershed (FOMCW) is a Contra Costa County community organization whose mission is to protect, conserve, and restore Marsh Creek and its tributaries, and to inspire appreciation and conservation of the Marsh Creek Watershed.

This group is for the rare Silicon Valley resident that has come from a farming background, is curious about modern agriculture or is interested in becoming involved in agriculture. The purpose of the group is for like-minded individuals to meet and discuss ideas, propose innovative ideas and otherwise hash out what the interaction of California's two strongest industries "could be". You should join if you are interested in: *sustainable agriculture *organic farming *conventional farming *the us …

This is group is for anyone who has a passion for raising chickens - whether on a farm or in your own backyard. We also enjoy farming such as growing gardens, bee keeping, raising livestock, etc. Getting back to the basics - the simple way of life.

We are all descendants of farmers who worked their available land to produce the most nutritious food needed for health and survival. Today we are technically evolved yet disconnected from the farming process.  As a result our food supply has been jeopardized by a large centralized system that we are paying for with higher food costs, lower nutritional value and poorer overall health.  It is now time to seek  the knowledge of our farming ancestors by taking a different look at how our communitie …

This group is for novice Survival and Sustainability enthusiasts. We are urban and suburban dwellers excited about learning the benefits of homesteading through the skilled trades. Eventually, we want to collaborate on meaningful community projects and share enough knowledge to start businesses. Here are some possibilities out there for innovative Homesteaders who want to survive, sustain, and prosper: -Permaculture -Landscaping -Horticulture/Gardening -Aquaculture -Hydroponics and Aeroponics -V …

Rodgers Ranch is a registered historical site, and used to be a real working farm.  The city of Pleasant Hill has kept and maintained the core of the farm, and has given us the opportunity to resurrect it as a place to learn about gardening and farming. We meet every Saturday as a group.  Official hours are 10am to 12pm, but we almost always stay longer. Members go there on any other day regularly to water or do various tasks. Not everyone comes every week.  No problem.  Come when you can. Objec …

This group was created for gardeners in the Fremont-Union City-Newark (FUCN) area but gardeners from other areas are welcome to join as well. The group will meet to talk about FUCN gardening, give each other FUCN advice, and help each other with FUCN projects. There may also be trips to FUCN garden events or attractions. There will not be a set FUCN schedule until the group reaches critical mass. If you are interested in hosting a FUCN meetup, feel free to suggest one.

If you live in or around Fairfax and grow food - and sometimes have too much, join us! With a lot or a little to offer, we will divide up our spoils and send everyone home with a variety of garden grown or foraged edibles.

Are you as interested in herbs as I am? I am fairly new to gardening with herbs and have found that I really enjoy it. I would greatly enjoy getting together with others who are interested in sharing recipes, gardening tips, historical aspects of herbs, ways of harvesting and preserving herbs, etc. Let's get together and figure out how to create an enjoyable and informative herbal society.

We want to raise the issues of a healthy, sustainable food supply.  We'll discuss food labeling; food access, genetically engineered food, local sources of food, agriculture's role in climate change, and other food/policy-related issues. We may meet in a coffeehouse, a church, a home near you, or for happy hour or a picnic.  We could arrange speakers, films, workshops, literature, and strategize creatively.  We will enjoy each others’ company, eat, laugh, and take home a better understanding of …

We are a group that meets on the first Sunday of Every month. Our main purposes are to explore alternative economies, divert unnecessary landfill waste, connect with our neighbors, and have fun doing it! We are like freecycle.org, but at a Location! As a community we have many more resources than we do as individuals. If we share our resources we won't need to buy as many new ones. This uses fewer of the Earth's resources, and fewer of our working hours, leaving us more time to devote to ourselv …

My name is Sundown Hazen. I am passionate about growing food and contributing to health and sustainability of his local community. I am using my backyard to grow fruits and vegatables traditionally, raise chickens, and raise fish and produce in an aquaponics system. I am also in the process of starting Pirate Produce, a business providing consulting services to home owners and small community groups and schools in sustainable food production. This group is a way for me to share my experiences an …

Let's use technology to live 'bright green' lives! This group is for sharing tools to live more sustainably, including but not limited to: -growing more food on less land through permaculture design -using low-cost electronics to automate your garden -building 'shared ownership' systems to pool resources All skill levels are welcome; just be ready to learn and share!

We are a gathering of wellness-focused women and men who enjoy socializing with other light-hearted folks, cooking and eating healthy, and creating a nurturing community who values feeling naturally uplifted. Dance, yoga, writing, photography, surfing, meditation, art-making, energy work, gardening, and/or drumming may be a part of how you focus on your wellness. Let's gather together in joyful company to meet like-minded friends, share good food, and share and learn about beneficial wellness pr …

This group is for people growing vegetables in the Oakland area (all locals welcome!) to get together and share techniques, experiences, seeds, methods, material, etc. so that we can all grow more vegetables! By vegetables, I mean all sorts of edible plants: Fruits, Tubers, Nuts, Seeds, Greens, Mushrooms, Herbs, Spices, etc. I hope to attract people with at least some experience so that we can all learn from one another. Meetups will mostly include meeting in a garden and discussing all sorts of …

December 22, 2012 Today was the day to bring lesbians together of all ages who would like to go to dinners, movies, walks, breakfast, start a book group, picnics, good Theater, or classical music and even the opera. As I was perusing the various groups I clearly noticed, that lesbians of all ages were left out of the picture. Hey, I know I'm still active and I bet all of you are too. No point counting the years when the fun will go away, let's enjoy these years to the fullest and get back into l …

We are transforming a vacant lot into an attractive and productive community garden. We will use the garden to bring the community together, improve the neighborhood, educate children about healthy food, and donate the food we grow to local charities to feed those in need.

Hi! I wanted to start a group for all the people out there who are interested in learning to live a frugal, sustainable, self suffiecient type lifestyle in the Bay Area! I like to coupon, but have found that I want to clean out the chemicals in my home, use less paper goods, and learn how to garden organically in a small space, and perserve the fruits (wink) of my labors! I am a crochet and crafting person, so I'd also like to get together, with anyone interested, and do projects that center aro …

This group is for moms who are interested in living a more a "green" lifestyle. Share ideas and learn more about everything from sustainable food choices, safe baby and kid products, green home remodeling, organic and native gardening, hiking and camping ideas, car choices, and more. Everyone is welcome- those who already have taken steps towards greener living along with those who just want to learn more. Connect and meet new friends in a fun, non-judgmental atmosphere. We can do moms nights ou …

Heart of Avalon A Growing Community of Support for Health and Wellness If you seek (or want to help others find) a way of living that is healthy, less stressful, more balanced, sustainable, beautiful, more connected to the Earth, more immersed in community support, full of gratitude and celebration, more joyous, and more abundant...then Heart of Avalon is a place for you to find and create all that and more. Heart of Avalon focuses on the local community of Health and Wellness practitioners (in …

Amazon Mycorenewal Project Presents: The Art and Science of Mycorenewal Join us for 10 days of immersion into the world of Mycorenewal! Learn from an array of experienced mycologists and take part in hands-on projects. Gain the skills, knowledge and resources you need to implement a mycorenewal project in your community. Registration is now open! You can register online at http://theartofmycorenewal.pandaform.com/pub/ukb8re/new Please donate to our scholarship and expenses fund so we can spread …

We are eco-aware nature lovers and food growers who want to surround ourselves with beautiful, productive landscapes that support an abundance of wonderful life forms. A deep nature garden is a human-managed ecosystem that constantly evolves, designed primarily for beauty and diversity, and also for production of food and other useful products. An enclosed eco-farm is a human-managed ecosystem designed primarily for production of food and other useful products, and also for enjoyment of its beau …