Innovative, creative and motivated individuals looking to start off-the-grid sustainable eco-village in NY's Catskill region focusing on Permaculture design principles and Green Building techniques. Emphasis on individual privacy and community cooperation. Please check out the 'Pages' tab on the top menu bar for an extended description of our vision.

We are New Yorkers (and expatriates) who are troubled by the rapid and continuing decline of the ecosystem and want to make a change, starting by reducing our own impact on the environment. Our goal is to build a "Virtual Urban Eco-Village" focused on Green Living, Sustainability Skills and Education, New Urbanism, Community Gardens, Green Homes, Permaculture, Holistic Health, Volunteering, Environmental Activism, and much more. Follow Jennifer Shotts, Co-Organizer, on twitter  http://twitter.co …

Urban Farmers Wanted! Learn about growing your own food and sustainability. Join S.A.V.E., and put your projects into practice! You’ve heard about Organic Gardening, we’re Growing Beyond Organic. Introducing Permaponics, it’s Aquaponics (fish and vegetables in water), Aquaculture (fish farming), Hydroponics (growing plants in water), Permaculture (Permanent Agriculture) & more. We are building a sustainable, Vertically Integrated Food Industry. Most Wednesdays & Thursdays, 6:45pm – 8:00pm Free f …

… Our focus will be on all things connected with starting, maintaining, and growing our homestead including: Growing and preserving our own food Making home-brew beer and wine Clean energy alternatives Animal husbandry including backyard chickens Beekeeping Healthy eating Off the grid living Permaculture Fermented foods Green building Organic gardening Appreciation of nature through art and music Traditional American skills Emergency preparedness Repair, Reuse, and Recycling Composting Foraging T …

Visit Slow Money NYC Website for detailed info and programs. Slow Money NYC believes that "Everyone is an Investor in Food". Our vision: A new economy based on knowing where our food comes from and where our money goes. Our mission To build a diverse community focused on aligning our money and our values through investing in small, local, sustainable food businesses. To inspire and educate people about the connected nature of investing and food system change. To catalyze new and democratic …

This is the place to get and exchange all those great tips on green living, living healthy, living naturally, organic, and all other alternative/holistic lifestyles. If you want to learn more, or you've already got cool info to share, or just want to meet other environmentally-friendly, happy people, this is the place. From ideas for the home, to discussions on different eating lifestyles, to possibly setting up our own community garden and growing our own crops, this is your meetup group. Th …

*In brief.. I am an educator, facilitator & chef who is focused on providing lifestyle education for food, health & home! Living Green Goddess is about Sustainable Living for a Healthy Mother Earth! My mission is to facilitate the positive transformation of both individuals & the planet! Please join me & share in my passion to live & love life with gratitude & reverence for all that we have!!! Hello! I decided to start this group because I have so much information, knowledge & experience to shar …

This group was created to unite current and future Earth building fans and artists worldwide, and to promote related events within the community. The group was founded by Erik Ven, graduate of the Nader Khalili founded CalEarth Earth Art and Architecture Institute. Our goal is to introduce this life changing building method called Superadobe, along with other alternative building and sustainable living methods to more and more people. We invite and welcome not only those who want to learn, but a …

Greetings! This Meetup is for: * Anyone who wants to see the latest events at the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Ranch in Woodbourne, NY. * Karma Yogis, guests, friends and supporters that want to organize carpools and ride-shares to/from the Ashram We look forward to your visit! Sivananda Ashram Yoga Ranch

Sustainable JC is a collaborative network of civic minded community groups and individuals who are committed to making Jersey City a more sustainable place to live and work.  We are an advocacy organization focused on sustainability planning, education and the implementation of innovative demonstration projects that positively impact the quality of our lives now and into the future.  

Aquaponics is a sustainable food production system that combines a traditional aquaculture (raising aquatic animalssuch as snails, fish, crayfish or prawns in tanks) with hydroponics (cultivating plants in water) in a symbiotic environment. In the aquaculture, effluentsaccumulate in the water, increasing toxicity for the fish. This water is led to a hydroponic system where the by-products from the aquaculture are filtered out by the plants as vital nutrients, after which the cleansed water is re …