This group was created to help spread the knowledge of aquaponics, which is the combination of aquaculture (raising fish) and hydroponics (growing plants without soil). By raising food this way, gardeners can produce the highest quality herbs and vegetables with the lowest inputs of labor, water, and fertilizer. The efficiency and productivity of the system and its ease of operation make it the perfect urban garden. The group will meet to discuss aquaponics, to go see existing aquaponic facilit …

… Additionally, aside from being totally organic and natural, it is VERY water efficient (using less than 10% of the water necessary for a comparable soil garden). This group has been formed to provide a point of contact for all people in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area, and truly all of North Texas, to come together and learn more about aquaponics and other related techniques. I really want us to work together to develop a local community where we can learn from each other and to refine our abilities a …

If you are interested in living more sustainably in your own local area east of Dallas, please join us as we learn the way of green and simple. We will network with each other; we will have outside talks on sustainable living from Solar to Rainwater Harvesting, from Permaculture to Organic Gardening/Farming, and from green remodeling to energy-efficient new building; we will invite local officials to our meetings in order to make our towns more sustainable and resilient. If you reside (or want t …

Permaculture draws together ideas, skills and a style of living that allows us to create a sustainable culture no matter what the future brings. Everyone can benefit from knowing Permaculture. We will have meetings and classes that build on the Permaculture principles and hope you will join us. In addition, we will bring at least one Permaculture Design Certification teacher to Dallas or DFW area each year.

This group is focused on the growth and proliferation of Sustainable Business in the Tarrant County portion of the Metroplex. Though we will be open to anyone, we are primarily a business to business platform, in which we can introduce ourselves, and our concepts to each other so that we can help to cross pollinate the industry throughout the DFW Market. We also want to serve as an introduction point for anyone that wants to know more about the sustainable culture, how they may participate, grow …

Describing New York City's first cohousing project, a New York Times article said cohousing speaks to people who want to own a home but not feel lost in an impersonal city. That's how we feel. And we want to live sustainably, with a smaller carbon footprint. To know our neighbors, grow some of our own food and use our united buying power to support local farmers and dairies. We want to model a more resilient way of life for the DFW metroplex. We want to live in a diverse community, with old an …

Learn techniques for saving energy both in your home and your travels.  All aspects of green living is included.  Homes, cars, house hold goods, etc.  Bob McCranie and Warren Sippel are green enthusiasts in Carrollton Texas. Together they teach green techniques at festivals and fairs. In their residence in Carrollton, they have saved 41% on electric usage simply by improving their home in Carrollton, TX. They have added 1200 gallons of rain water retention to property and installed solar water …

Slow Food Dallas Meetup is a place that reconnects people with the food they eat. Our educational initiatives, social activities, fundraising events, and community volunteer projects inspire respect for where food comes from and awakens true pleasure in eating. We believe that the pleasures of the table should be combined with efforts to save and protect traditional foods that are disappearing. First and foremost we are all about food. We celebrate the farm to fork experience and want to make th …

The Dallas Backyard Poultry Meetup Group is for people who have small backyard flocks of chickens for pets, eggs, and meat. You just might be suprised at how many people living in your neighborhood have pet chickens! There is nothing quite like walking outside in the morning to gather fresh organic eggs for your breakfast! We welcome everyone that has a small backyard flock of chickens, and those that are interested in getting started raising a small backyard flock of chickens. We ge …

This group will serve as a general discussion forum for those interested in survivalist/off the grid related topics ranging from a wide variety of topics from planting a simple vegetable garden to building your survival bunker for 2012.This group is also now a part of Preppers of East Texas-POETs. I need a co-organizer. Please send me an e-mail if you would like to help with the direction of this group.

The purpose of our group is to connect the health conscious family with our local organic ranchers and farmers and establish a relationship with each other. To support local ranchers and farmers who grow their veggies, chickens, and beef organically without pesticides, hormones, steroids, and antibiotics. To visit their farms as a group (kids welcome too) and learn about their products, and how much healthier they are for us and our families. (Watch the movie: Food Inc). To learn how they m …

DFW Greenweavers was established for the purpose of networking those professionals and companies who are either green-minded, eco-friendly or wishing to become more so. We welcome those entrepreneurs, inventors, contractors, local food growers and similar synergistic partners helping us "grow" a better green business environment in the DFW area.

… We can know it through gardening, playing with the kids, walking on the beach or making love. Even as children we may have had experiences of it. Meditation is a natural state and one that you have almost certainly tasted, although perhaps without knowing the name of the flavor.