Community. Local skills. Local Food. Adapting in place. But self-reliant, no. We are in this together. In these unsure times of climate change, peak oil, and economic instability, the one thing we do have is each other. To quote Toby Hemenway, "When we create a web of interdependencies, we grow richer, stronger, safer, and wiser." Permaculture is a means to develop life skills and enhancements for sustainable living and beyond. "To practice permaculture is to actively create a positi …

We promote permaculture events in the region and provides face to face ways for folks interested in permaculture to gather, share skills & ideas and inspire each other.

Sharing knowledge, skills, enthusiasm and surpluses to create local systems that function beyond sustainability. Permaculture is a design method that can be used to build regional and home scale systems to address the effects of resource depletion and environmental degradation. Relocalization, food security, community building are further goals for this group.

Meet nearby Advocates for Sustainable Living! The Seacoast Sustainable Living Community provides opportunities for those interested in living more sustainably. We try to offer monthly meetings designed to inspire, educate and bring people together around such topics as: reducing your personal carbon footprint, peak oil, composting, slow foods, local agriculture, permaculture, water cachement, wind power, solar power, and biodiesel fuel and other renewable & less polluting fuels. Members of the …

This group is about learning and sharing skills and techniques to thrive and survive through the challenges presented by climate change, peak oil, environmental degradation and cultural shifts. There is a place for you here to expand on positive reactions to these challenges whether through edible landscapes, gardening, farming, renewable energy, green building, local currency, rainwater harvesting, composting, mushroom cultivation, local food, forest gardening, herbalism, "green" living, food …

My intention is to build a network of passionate individuals that will work together toward building a wildlife sanctuary, permaculture garden and sculpture park in the New England area. This is a long-term idea looking to build itself from the ground up. Many different educations, talents, skills and values are needed to plan and launch such a project, so all are welcome to try this group out and become involved.  -Allie

This group is for Practical Idealist to share ideas, skills and resources….a place to vision, debate and collaborate. Let's have conversations that have never happened before! Let's create real world solutions that celebrate our individual desires and honor the needs of our collective future. Let's enjoy the process and each other. I'm hoping to gather a diverse group of creative, positive people that truly embrace the gift of different perspectives and are excited to cross-pollinate. If you as …

The Mission of the Capital City Organic Gardeners is to collectively share, learn and teach organic vegetable gardening methods, encouraging members of our community to grow healthy food and reduce their environmental impact. Anyone interested in organic vegetable gardening is invited to join the group.

This group is for Practical Idealist to share ideas, skills and resources….a place to vision, debate and collaborate. Let's have conversations that have never happened before! Let's create real world solutions that celebrate our individual desires and honor the needs of our collective future. Let's enjoy the process and each other. I'm hoping to gather a diverse group of creative, positive people that truly embrace the gift of different perspectives and are excited to cross-pollinate. If you as …

We are a network of neighbors and friends dedicated to local food, good eating, and building community.  We are based in the Whipple Hill area, which is the junction of Winchester, Arlington, and Lexington but have members from a wide area.  We rely on farms we know and our own gardens to get food on the table year round, using food traditions that unlock nutrition and taste unknown in the industrial system.  If this sounds like you, please join our group! Our cooperative structure efficiently …

Seacoast Skill Sharing is all about building community self-reliance and is based on the simple idea that we can teach and learn from each other. It’s about getting together to experience the wealth of local knowledge; to learn how to do, make, and repair. Over the coming months, Seacoast Skill Sharing will host a series of workshops featuring the skills of….. YOU! So, what is something that you would like to learn? to share with others? Some possible ideas for workshops include: • Organic Garde …

The vision for this group is to bring together like minded folks with an interest in living a sustainable and self-reliant lifestyle. We will get together to share ideas, knowledge and information, organize work days to help members with sustainable projects, bring in speakers and experts to learn new skills.

Central Massachusetts Preppers is the local Chapter of the Massachusetts Preppers Network, and the American Preppers Network. We are about homesteading, survival, preparedness and sustainable living.

The purpose of Evolver Boston is to help bridge artist, activist, and spiritual communities, while promoing green, shamanic, and yogic lifestyles. Taking part in meaningful activities, and creating a more connected network of Evolvers in Boston is our primary mission. Using optimism pragmatically, we think its possible to create a more beautiful culture. Help us spread the network!

Did you ever wonder what foods you are eating contain Genetically Modified Organisms? Did you ever wish foods that contain GMO's were labeled? This group will feature events centered around learning about GMO's and getting a labeling bill passed in CT. We are a positive and energetic group. Come join us!

We are a new farm and we want to involve people in the growing experience.  Currently we run a small-scale CSA and sell at the Haverhill and Merrimac Farmers Markets. Our goal is to produce food sustainably and to have fun doing it. We are still learning, but we have come a long way. Here is your chance to connect with a local producer and be a part of the growing process. If you like to pull weeds, talk, eat, admire nature, plant, swim, learn, laugh, and give us feedback on the farm we would l …

Check out our website and blog here: www.urbanhomesteadersleague.org The Urban Homesteaders’ League is a community venture dedicated to inspiring and empowering individuals and communities to shift from a lifestyle of passive consumption to one of active participation, creation, and connection. We are committed to re-imagining the good life as one that is meaningful, pleasurable, environmentally sustainable, and socially just. We place the home at the center of that pursuit and see it as a s …

to build a sustainable, equitable food system in Greater Boston.

Here in New Hampshire, where town-meeting local government, Yankee ingenuity and frugality are part of our heritage, finding local solutions to larger societal problems may be in our genes. A question worth asking in these difficult economic times is how can we tap these age-old community values to address new problems such as the ever-increasing cost of energy, the reliance on distant and anonymous suppliers to meet our local needs, and our ability to help one another through times of stress an …

Survival, Preparedness, and Sustainable Living Organization for Connecticut.

This is a group for environmentalists, naturalists, and members of the community who are interested in helping to preserve the environment and create a sustainable future. The Nature Conservancy is facilitating "The Future of Nature," a three-part lecture series focusing on the future of food, energy, and water. We invite everybody to participate in the discussion. The Nature Conservancy is the leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands an …

Calling all gardeners, urban homesteaders, and those interested in learning to grow! This group is for anyone interested in gardening and connecting with other fellow gardeners. Everyone is welcome to join and share applicable events related to urban gardening and in and around the city of Worcester. Looking forward to meeting you!

Our purpose: 1. to discover and identify the plants and animals living amongst us 2. to learn their habits and survival requirements 3. to implement landscaping and other wildlife accommodations, such as nest boxes, feeders, brush piles, rock piles, tree snags, ponds and other water features. Meetings will alternate between trips to public greenspace and private homes. We'll search for plants and animals and learn how they function in our ecosystem. We'll take turns visiting meetup members' hom …

The NY Passive House (NYPH) Meetups are organized by NYPH members, working to promote a healthy, comfortable and energy-efficient built environment through the promotion of the Passive House building standard. NYPH is an independent not-for-profit organization that facilitates the exchange of information and experiences, among local, national and international practitioners of the Passive House building standard. Presentations at the Meetup will vary from broad general introductions to specific …

Do you support and maintain a household on your own? Do you yearn for a more community-focused way of living, sharing time and resources with neighbors who are there for each other? Co-housing offers this, but existing co-housing communities in Western Mass. consist of new, separate houses - and are expensive and have limited openings. This group's intention is to create co-housing at a much more modest individual cost - possibly by buying and converting an existing apartment building or large h …