If you are the kind of person who's interests are hard to pin down because they cover just about everything, this group is for you. Like Ben Franklin's original Junto, we will have regular once-a-month meetings during which members can become acquainted with each other, discuss current events and describe their current areas of study. In addition to that, meetups with narrower themes can be suggested by you and if enough members express an interest, the narrower Junto can become a regular meet …

Sustainable living practices, holistic health, environmentalism, organic gardening,

Calling all vegetarians!  Did you go to the CT Veg Fest at the Convention Center in Hartford?  It was fabulous!!!!  Congratulations to our own member Ani Tirpan for envisioning it and for bringing it all to us. This is a group designed to help support one another committed to vegetarian/vegan practices. Meeting for potluck suppers, restaurant trips, sharing the bounties of our gardens are all encouraged. Taste new dishes, swap recipes-raw or cooked. Let's build a sense of community. The spirit …

This is for those people who are concerned with the current trends in the world around us and find the need to be prepared an ever recurring thought in their mind. We will be learning basic skills to help us survive in this not so safe world anymore. Things like container gardening, making soap, identifying plants and making herbal tinctures or oils, harvesting and preserving foods, food storage and how to cook with basic staples in times of distress, water purification and first aid. If this so …

Imagine using permaculture techniques and skills to create a resilient and TRULY sustainable human landscape. As we face energy, climate and economic challenges, permaculture offers one of the best "tool kits" for moving in a positive and productive direction: resilient communities full of creative abundance. Wherever you are and whatever you are doing, there is some part of permaculture that will make sense for your life and your relationship to the landscape where you live and work. Join us. W …

Enjoy a book club that not only reads great books but is social, warm, and enjoys area restaurants, eating at other people's houses, and having fun meeting others! -- Come Join & Enjoy the BEST ALL ROUND BOOK CLUB IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY (BASED ON PARTICIPATION PER MEMBER) *  Accepting new Readers to the Club * Join today! The Danbury Area Book Club is a bit Social; Eating at a casual restaurant, cafe, or at a member's home, as well as a traditional book club where we read relatively current, liter …

Girlfriends for afterwork/weekend fun events-5/18-Bruce Museum Outdoor Craft Fair, 5/18-Trail Walk/Wolves/Wine w/Appetizers, 5/23-How does your Garden Grow, 5/30-Fashion Networking Night for Girls Night Out w/Shopping, Music, Make-Up, Refreshments & More, 6/9-Free Event Beginner & Intermediate Canoe on Lake/Hike/Opt.Fish Catch & Release, Bike Riding, Rumble, Ramble & Roll along Bronx River Pkwy to Kenisco Dam & More, Seal/Watch/Walk/Photo Shoot  along Beach w/Mini Rock Scramble & More, Bruce's M …

We offer a variety of workshops and programs based on self-sustainability and health that will promote global, communal, and personal well-being. We would love to see you there!

Economic hard times are coming: Let's get ready! We may not be able to stop job losses, bankrupt city & state budgets, cutbacks in essential government services, bank failures, worldwide economic collapse, civil unrest, power grid failures, increased severe weather occurrences or other natural and man-made disasters but we can have a back-up plan! The purpose of our group is to get people together to learn and practice basic and advanced survival skills, gardening, foraging, alternative energy …

Fairchester Film Group (formerly Fairchester Arts Group) is for people who like to watch independent films, documentaries and foreign films - occasionally a quality popular release as well.  We fortunately have some wonderful historic theaters in the area that offer a broad selection of films and related programming. Our home base will be the Avon Theatre, but we would like to visit other venues as well, such as the Garden Cinemas in Norwalk and the Bijou in Bridgeport.  Depending on the start t …

This is a meetup group to inform the public about all the benefits of Solar and Green Power. All members of meet up are welcome to join in the local discussions.

We are a group of people from all walks of life who are passionate about Health & Wellness. Our goal is to nurture, support and cultivate a group of like-minded people who wish to live healthy, in what is quickly becoming, an unhealthy world. We strive to offer a variety of well organized, health related activities such as: Cooking classes/demos to learn healthy, organic, whole food preparation Dining at Vegetarian and Vegan restaurants Guest speakers to discuss healthy living and holistic opti …

You are a Natural Activist if you are willing to defend your natural human rights! You live consciously. You may be a holistic health counselor, organic foods chef, farmer, builder, landscaper or gardener, entrepreneur, healer, homemaker, naturalist, freedom activist, or a combination of any of the above. You understand that "The price of freedom is eternal vigilance" (Thomas Jefferson). Therefore, you recognize that our Constitutional Republic needs to be restored and maintained in order to tru …

In an area where many people hire others to do their gardening, this is a group that brings people who like to get their hands in the soil together. Come meet others who are crazy enough to grow vegetables and flowers despite bugs, deer and shade. This is not a tea party garden club, but a hands-on group of folks who want to learn from one another. All levels are welcome- if you grow things in your yard, or in containers on your deck- or even if you just want to know how, join us!

Hello.  Free membership to Southington Hiking Group is currently closed.  If you would like to put your name on a waiting list, please message me via my profile on your left.  Thank you. Tavonne Please note:  This is a leisure hiking, walking, and bicycling group. All my meetups are on weekday mornings.  If you are looking for weekend or weekday evening meetups, this is not the right group for you. Hello.  My name is Tavonne.  I love to hike, bicycle, walk, garden and go to the beach.  I find …

Real Food, beyond organic gardening skills, homesteading skills, good physical and emotional health, for ourselves, for our community, lowering our effective carbon footprints, starting with ourselves and our families. There are bound to be many topics, but it all stems from the food we eat and the community we build at the Otterkill Community Garden by the Trestle on Otterkill Road in Cornwall NY.

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!

Occupy New Haven is the local chapter for the nationwide Occupy movement. Our camp may be gone, but our momentum carries us on. With gatherings, direct actions, and working groups. We're becoming a hub for various working groups: foreclosure defense, community gardens, homeless support, etc. Join us and members from other Occupy groups as we fight the good fight.

Westchester county runs bi-weekly training and vinecutting sessions throughout the winter. With the guidance of the Westchester County Parks Department volunteers eradicate invasive species like Asiatic Bittersweet, and Porcelin Berry. The focus is the Bronx River Parkway Reservation, a 13.5 mile stretch of road, river, park and path that runs from the New York City line to the Kensico Dam. Vinecutter.com is a project of the Bronx River Parkway Reservation Conservancy with support from 501Square …

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

Curious-on-Hudson is a culture resource in Dobbs Ferry. We offer classes, books and events on many topics. But we're passionate about FOOD and the ENVIRONMENT and we plan to show it through an on-going series of workshops, classes, meet-ups, lectures and more. Join us as we connect the dots between Suppliers, Producers, Advocates, Authors, and Consumers.

Whether you think you have a brown thumb or you're an award winning gardener, we want you to join our rebellion! Our goal is to bring back the knowledge of planting, harvesting and eating traditional foods to our little corner of Westchester... and beyond. Would you like to get together with like-minded garden lovers and learn from one another? Does it sound like fun to share gardening tips, seeds, cuttings, and company! G.R.O.W. specializes in vegetables, fruits, and herbs; but all gardeners ar …

कुल (kula) n: This is a group with the intention of creating a community. Among the hustle life here in Westchester we have the desire to form a group (family) of like minded and supportive individuals. We will meet for different kinds of activities, ranging from yoga and dinners to festivals and concerts.

A Transition Café presents an opportunity for people to get together to discuss how our world is changing in face of the challenges of resource depletion, climate change and the economic disruptions that are occurring because of them. Come to listen, discuss, drink coffee, make new friends and come away with new ideas and deeper understanding.

This group is about inner guidance, discussion, healing, energy, law of attraction, looking at the bigger picture, topics, meditation, books, joy, fun...... If you are looking to facilitate this group will help you step out. Cindy Miller is an intuitive, inspirational author, poet.  Cindy has been a guest on tv and radio, loves to garden - organic vegetables and flowers, hikes, sings, dance..... Her inner workbook may be purchased by clicking this link.