Growing your own fruit, vegetables, herbs and raising poultry is not only a great way of saving money it's part of a healthy lifestyle. We welcome all levels of gardeners from novice to advanced. Our Meetups consist of garden tours, field trips and how-to demonstrations. Co-organizer Mark Rice is founder of Pasadena Learning Gardens and maintains a page of valuable gardening links that you may find helpful.

Welcome to Medical Qigong & Chinese Taoist Medicine Los Angeles! We have classes and events in West LA and Pasadena. Practice medical Qigong for health, wellness, self-healing, and spiritual cultivation with Henry Jun Wah Lee, L.Ac., Physician of Chinese Medicine and Licensed Acupuncturist. Learn different aspects of Chinese Taoist Medicine. Henry is a 39th generation taoist healer as well as a student of world renowned Qi Gong Grand Master Hong Liu. Why learn Medical Qi Gong? The exercises are …

This group celebrates the lifecycle of food, from garden to table with gardening, cooking and dining events.

I am consolidating this group with www.meetup.com/socalraw please join SoCal Organic Raw Vegan Meetup instead :) If you're not eating RAW and LIVING, you're just not LIVING! Welcome to the events portal for THE GREATER LOS ANGELES RAW AND ORGANIC VEGAN SOCIETY First and foremost, we are seriously dedicated to educating and informing as many people as possible about the benefits of an organic raw and living foods diet. Secondly, we are steadfastly committed to building the best, most cohesive, a …

Welcome to “ The LA Business Networking Group (LABNG)”. LABNG has grown to over 2000 members and has earned a stellar reputation as one of the premier business networking groups in LA. Each month we host business networking events to introduce you to the most dynamic business professionals and executives, business owners and entrepreneurs. Last year, Ilana Eberson, President of the company, won a spot in the Top 100 Small Business Influencer Award. This was an exciting acknowledgement for the …

Aum & Garden is a retail store and gathering place in Sherman Oaks that offers a variety of products, classes and events to uplift and inspire one's life.  Some of our services include Meditation classes and a variety of workshops on everything from Energy Medicine, Integrated Energy Therapy Certification courses and Astrology workshops to Angel Healing, Inspirational Movie Day and Art classes.  Please visit our website: www.aumandgarden.com to learn more about us. We believe in a true sense of …

Skn/Smk Street Club & Breaching Crew Skn/Smk is a street club comprised of professionals, students, and people from various creative backgrounds. We live active urban lifestyles, and we share a love for playful expression and progressive urban design. As individuals or flash mobs, we combine our talents and ideas to have fun in some of the best areas available. We do flash mobs of various types, play urban games, perform improv skits, use props when needed, have impromptu hang-outs at rad locat …

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. Wea …

Santa Monica Food Swap celebrates good food + good community. We believe in the importance of the handmade and meeting our neighbors. Our events bring Santa Monica cooks, bakers, gardeners, and foragers together to swap their edible creations, share stories, and develop new friendships.

HoneyLove is a Los Angeles based 501(c)3 nonprofit conservation organization with a mission to protect the honeybees and inspire and educate new urban beekeepers.

Wine & Food Travel (WAFT) celebrates local and sustainable artisans, growers and businesses. It's for people who enjoy eating, drinking and traveling. It's also a way to get a cultural culinary experience and take a break from the urban hustle and bustle of city life. We're not really foodies, but rather fresh food lovers. Meet farmers in the field and feel, touch and experience the luxury of simple and healthy living. Enjoy a breathtaking garden tour at your local farms and reconnect with your …

The purpose of this group is to meet like minded people who enjoy celebrating a Healthy Sustainable Life together while enjoying delicious, beautiful, healthy Raw Foods.  I also work very hard on providing discounts to members from socal organic product/service providers that may be found on: http://www.wix.com/rawbeautyfood/home All are invited to join us in expanding their horizons learning more about raw good, sustainable living, community gardening, farming, composting, yoga, meditation, ex …

You should join this group if you desire to: - consume less - commune more - create more - live simply - save money Analog Living is a series of lectures and workshops focusing on self-sufficiency and the do-it-yourself spirit. Topics will include off-the-grid living, urban homesteading, sustainability, and cultivating an alternative mindset toward consumerism and our way of life. If you have any suggestions on topics or speakers, please feel free to contact me! Micah White // Adbusters

Plantaholic: Person or Persons who can't get enough of and are addicted to cool plants. I am a transplanted garden designer, plant enthusiast, and author who would like to discuss "hot" plants, "hip" plants, "sexy" plants, "whatever" plants with others who would consider themselves Plantaholics. The group is about discovering new and not so new plants to grow or share the experience of growing. So, if you're a gardener, designer, nursery person, landscape architect, plant enthusiast, or just a p …

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.

I am a working mother of two young children that has been trying to live more sustainably, and passing that knowledge on to my kids. Funny that a lot of times it's the kids that are teaching me! I am looking for more like-minded people in the area to meet and share experiences, learn from each others strengths and weaknesses. We will exchange knowledge, fruits, veggies, seeds, cuttings, gear, labor for land use, buy in bulk. We will gather to swap, and potluck, or arrange "field trips" to learn …

Men need a place to explore the interior landscape. Men of ancient times did that interior work in a walled garden. Modern men don't have access to them, but we do have the means to create a community walled garden. The purpose of the group is for men in South East Los Angeles County to explore the interior landscape together. All men seeking soul work are encouraged to attend. Most meetings are limited to 4 participants to maintain a sense of intimacy and there is usually a fee per meeting, to …

"The Garden" consists of people of all ages living in the area who want to connect with one another and discuss a wide range of topics that deal with faith, spirituality, ethics, and social justice.  The group averages around a dozen participants and gathers together every Wednesday evening in front entry room (or adjacent inner patio) of Claremont United Methodist Church.  The hot coffee, tea and cookies are free while we share in contemporary Christian music, conversation and communion. While …

Welcome to Black Outdoors - Los Angeles! Black Outdoors is a community that reconnects African-Americans with natural spaces and one another through recreational activities such as camping, hiking, biking, gardening, skiing, sports, concerts, outdoor movies, film festivals, seasonal festivals, bowling, volunteering, game nights, BBQ picnics, — and more! Our group is about connecting with people who share your outdoor interests and nurturing your adventurous spirit. While our meetups will be gear …

Looking for other fun social parents to share toddler adventures with? This is a gathering group for social outdoor enthusiast 2 parent families in the 35+ phase of life with only one child. We are building a community that offers enjoyable social time for the parents as well as the toddlers. If bonding over hikes and outings instead of plastic toys and the latest app sounds good then you’ll be right at home. We have at least 2 family outings a month to adventure into nature or explore some of t …

We are a fun, interesting and socially active professionals enjoying each other's company in an entertaining and engaging fashion. We invite speakers, hold monthly meetings, network, meet for teas/coffee/drinks, have garden parties, schedule museums/artsy/musical excursions, invent the next gorilla start-up, or just hang out the old bohemian style, smell the roses and reminisce about the good old times. Please provide suggestions, donate a great venue for a get-together, or help me organize the …

Hello and Welcome to Environmental Awakening! This meet up group was going to be canceled so I took it over.  I am Gary Mitchell and I am the Director of Planet Rehab (www.PlanetRehab.org) and we are an environmental nonprofit dedicated to protecting the environment.  We have an Animal Sanctuary (located in San Dimas) with approx. 350 animals + a Butterfly Habitat that we open to the public to help them understand WHY it is so important to protect what is left of the planet's ecosystems (many o …

At its heart, prepping is simply preparing for the future. And since there is no certainty of what that future may bring, we have created this preppers group for anyone interested in prepping for economic collapse and other catastrophic events. We are hoping for the best but are preparing for the worst. Our mission is to gain knowledge in self sufficiency, preparedness, safety, security in an unsafe world, You will learn about guns, ammo, training, food storage, gardening, tools, bug out bags an …

The Institute of Urban Ecology is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating, inspiring, and coordinating people to come together around nature and food. We are working to create a community of dedicated and motivated individuals to make positive significant changes to our {sub}urban environments by putting ecology into action through gardening, urban farming, sustainable design, permaculture and community building.

When a City determined to eliminate low-cost housing aims the development bulldozer at occupied homes, ignoring the legal rights of the occupants of those homes to quiet enjoyment, it is time for all Santa Monica's homeowners to waken up to the danger afoot. This group is an educational one to provide members with information on why city government in Santa Monica has recently made changes in the way Development Agreements are being processed.  This process has been designed by investors to excl …

Beyond Baroque Foundation and Surfrider Foundation, through a Keep LA Beautiful grant, is teaming up to create a garden that uses 80% less water than traditional lawns, results in much less polluted runoff, creates habitat for birds, butterflies, and bees, and is FUN for the community!

We are a group of people with something in common: we are men and women who have a passion for Venice, for the array of the architecture, homes, gardens, art happenings and charitable events! We love seeing new art and new homes and gardens and we enjoy foodie happenings. We are taking the Saturday May 4,2013 Tour of the 20th Annual Venice Home and Garden Tour and we want to all meet up with one another: home owners, tour takers,artists,neighbors, visitors to enjoy the Abbot Kinney Community and …

Things are really turning out amazing for our Feed the Homeless LA event on the 11th of May! I implore anyone wanting to be a part of this spectacular event to please step forward and let me know so we can get you into the loop. We have so many exciting surprises for the people on this day, things that no one has ever done for those in need! So please, don't hesitate to step up and/or share this event with others that you think might want to take part. Our arms are open to anyone willing to help …