Welcome to one of the oldest official Tea Party groups in Florida. The movement has created an opportunity to actually reform the political system by changing public policy; supporting constitutionally based candidates and elected true Tea Party candidates to public office. The TEA PARTY (www.FloridaTeaParty.US) is offering three (3) candidates for Congress in the November election.  Two of them are Central Florida seats: Peg Dunmire (TEA) is running against Alan Grayson in November and Polk C …

Welcome to the Adventure Parents Ages 5-12 Meetup Group. We are a mix of different types of families that enjoy getting together for adventures and fun. The age range is a guide for the type of events we will have and so the kids will be able to relate to each other better. If you have multiple children with some outside of the range you are still more than welcome to join. The more the merrier! Activities you may find on upcoming meetups include baseball games, bike rides, nature trails, horseb …

Sustainable farming for the small holdings (Small family farms). The goals are to learn and assist others with creative green living from planting and growing to engineering and artistic endeavors. There will be workshops and residencies for individuals and groups. We have been an organic managed farm for 20 years that is now growing into the next phase of our learning and sharing. We are developing permaculture disciplines, animal husbandry, and sustainable living. We raise Shetland sheep …

Welcome to our group. This group is for parents with babies born between September 1, 2009 - August 31, 2010 and live in West Orlando (such as Winter Garden, Windermere, etc.). My son was born in May 2010. I hope to meet other families with babies born in late 2009/ early 2010 so we can build life-long friendships for us and our babies.

Cohousing is a type of collaborative housing in which residents actively participate in the design and operation of their own neighborhoods. Cohousing residents are consciously committed to living as a community. The physical design encourages both social contact and individual space. Private homes contain all the features of conventional homes, but residents also have access to extensive common facilities such as open space, courtyards, a playground and a common house. The Tampa Cohousing grou …

This meetup group is for the Suncoast Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society. Our mission is to promote the preservation, conservation, and restoration of Florida's native plants and native plant communities. We have field trips to see Florida's wild areas both near and far, presentations by various speakers on a wide range of environmental subjects, plant sales, and volunteer oportunities. If you are interested in learning more about native plants, gardening and landscaping with natives, F …

MOMS Club of Orlando-SW is a chapter of the International MOMS Club, a non-profit organization that provides support for stay-at-home moms. We provide support for stay-at-home moms who live in the Windermere, Winter Garden and Ocoee areas. The goals for the MOMS club are: To provide a support group for stay-at-home and part-time working mothers To provide a forum for topic of interest to our members To perform at least one service project a year to help women and children in our community We h …

Let's get together and talk tech! Apps, PCs, tablets, video games, gizmo and gadget! If it squeaks and beeps we want to discuss. Let's talk new stuff! Let's talk old stuff! Let's talk rumors! And let's talk about how we would make it better! Looking for a venue currently in the Winter Garden area - Wow Fika - a new coffee shop/cafe opening soon near Stonybrook West and Avalon. Seems like a good place - opening any day now! Looking to meet twice a month on Thursday nights.

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There is a need to be prepared for any number of emergency scenarios, whether it be a natural disaster or a man made catastrophe that would require a well thought out plan to "survive" the event. Bay Area Preppers is a support group of like minded people who can help teach and educate one another on various skills required for surviving an emergency scenario. We will have meetups to educate ourselves on things like gardening, food storage, self defense, communication i.e. short wave radio, hunti …

DizMeet.com is a great place for Walt Disney World fans to meet up, both online and at the parks. I started this group when I first moved to Orlando and bought an annual pass to the parks. I soon realized that most of my friends were either unable to get into the parks, or just uninterested. I grew tired of visiting the parks alone, so I decided to create a social network where people just like me could find other Disney fans to visit the parks with. DizMeet.com is for not only Disney fans, but …

From weekend gardeners to master gardeners, we all share a true affinity for plants. Whether your gardening passion is organic food patches, butterfly gardens, flower gardens, cactii, or just improving your home's curb appeal, we've got it all. Join us for plant swaps and botanical garden shows. Our events are anywhere in the Tampa Bay area.

This group will help people in the Seminole Heights area of Tampa, and others, who wish to learn about Community gardens. Meetups at the garden will show the visitor what a wonderful, healthy, futuristic place a Community Garden is. Here we learn the survival skills that we or our children will need to know. Here we meet nature in a reciprocal loving way. Here we meet others who care about the earth and the local community. We hope you will join us.

Business Analysts, System Analysts, Project Managers, Developers, DBA's, Testers, Corp Insurance Providers, Recruiters, Repair Geeks, Contractors, FTE’s, unemployed, and whoever else I've missed,  let’s share and compare. Let me begin by saying that "Updation" is NOT a word.  Do you agree?  If yes, then maybe you'll like this group.  If not, then maybe you'll still like this group. It's all about discussing the latest trends around the grill with beer and martini’s to bringing your laptops to a …

Since becoming a Florida State Registered beekeeper, I have learn a lot of "what not to do". They say, "If you asked 10 beekeepers one question, you'll get 20 different answers". Don't know if you want to work with honey bees? Here is your chance to open a hive along with experienced beekeepers. Let's discuss the basics, get you comfortable in handling your honey bees, and understand our need for honey bees and other pollinators. Tree huggers and plant lovers are welcome. Those who want to be "b …

We enhance the quality of life for residents and visitors by creating local sustainable systems of naturally grown food in ways that optimize our resources and serve our community

Meet up with others doing aquaponics in central Florida and also a place to post about events that may be of interest for aquaponics in central Florida

For the novice, weekend gardeners and the master gardeners, we all love our plants and love to learn new growing styles. Whether your gardening passion is organic, natural or traditional we can all learn and benifate for one another. Veggie, Hydroponic, foliage, tropical and even aquatic growers. Join us for plant swaps and botanical garden shows. Our events are anywhere in the Tampa Bay area and stretch beyond. Our focus is the use of gardening methods and clean chemistrys. We are sponsered by …

This is a community Meetup where we can exchange ideas, information, resources, connections, meetings, events, parties, films, etc, that will help us all to move toward a more regenerative way of life, through the power of permaculture design/whole systems design. Together, we can do more. Let's use this group to generate permaculture projects, to support existing projects, to create brainstorming design/planning sessions, to educate one another, to do seed swaps and other share events, or ?. Th …

This Meetup is a place for permaculture activists to gather and create permaculture projects and solutions within the City of Tampa.

www.suncoastco-op.com The Suncoast Co-op is bringing together people from around the area to focus on the growth of local food economy. We are connecting local foodies around the Tampa bay area to local food, the growth of a Renaissance in worker owned cooperative community owned business models. Connecting grower, producer, customer, marketplace and more online and in community towards the growth of local food! Backyard growers, restauranteurs, farmers markets, gardeners and more should join us …

You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. – Mae West As a group, You Only Live Once is about living life to the fullest. We believe in packing every single day with a new and exciting adventure. We’re not going to wait until retirement to do all the things we want to do – we want to do it now! Come join us as we explore, try new activities, rediscover old interests, and make friends along the way. Tired of sitting at home with no idea where to go, what to explore, or with whom …

Free Skool is the radical idea that everyone has knowledge and skills to share. Tampa Free Skool organizes free community classes that are open to all people. Anyone can teach a class, and anyone can learn. Classes can be held in homes, local businesses or public spaces, and can represent a diverse array of points of view, as long as they are freely given. By doing this, we hope to empower individuals and build a strong, interesting, and diverse community. Past classes have included: art, cookin …

The objective of the "Rise Up, St. Pete!" Community Gardening Team is to bring people together for a common purpose creating community pride, yielding healthy fruits & vegetables for residents and providing a sense of accomplishment, service to others in our city & self confidence in themselves. Our teams are comprised of interracial, cross-cultural members from churches and other interested organizations that have an interest in urban agriculture in St. Petersburg, FL.

This is a group for volunteer and educational opportunities with a focus on organic vegetable gardening and food production in an urban setting. We adhere to and study permaculture principles for the purpose of creating a more sustainable environment adapted to our community. Faith House is a nondenominational Christian recovery center.

BNI (Business Network International) is a business and professional networking organization that offers members the opportunity to share ideas, contacts and most importantly, referrals. The BNI Westchase / Tampa Chapter is an active team of business professionals who meet regularly to exchange qualified business referrals and other business resources to promote each others businesses. We welcome you to be our guest and see, first hand, how our success can be your success. So come join us any Tue …

Do you and your family live near West Orange County, FL and interested in Ancestral Health / Paleo Diet / Primal Living? Friends and Family may think you're weird - we won't! Beginners or Seasoned Paleoites are welcome! We'll focus on involving you and your family on Paleo diet cooking, outdoor activities, discussions, planned events, functional fitness, and keeping each other happy / healthy together. If you aren't 100%, we won’t judge you. A friendly, educating, relaxing, and welcoming atmosph …

The Faith House Garden grows organically vegetables and fruit for the 40 residents of a transitional housing facility. Excess produce is sold through St Pete locally grown. We also raise chickens for eggs and are about to add rabbits to produce our own amendments. We are a permaculture demonstration site and offer gardening classes. Garden tours are available upon request. The Faith House Garden is also a healing garden and a peaceful place in an urban environment. We welcome volunteers. Volunt …