Meet and work with other locals who are interested in helping to create our suburban walkway into a community garden that is a meeting place for locals and visitors to enjoy and vist often! To see how the walkway began/evolved, click on the ABOUT US button on the left side of this home page. Also, click on the PHOTOS button to see the scrapbook photos of the families, kids and pets that visited the Walkway during the summer! When opening the PHOTOS page, remember to scroll down, down, down. …

Food for the body and the brain! Do you care about environmental issues in the Chicago region? The Morton Arboretum does too - and we're coming to your neighborhood to talk about today's hottest environmental topics! The Arboretum's “Zone 5 Science Cafés” bring local experts and interested citizens together in the comfortable atmosphere of the café at your local Whole Foods Market and other regional locations. Share opinions, ideas, and plans for the future as you discuss cutting edge environm …

What is permaculture?“Permaculture is a design system based on ethics and principles which can be used to establish, design, manage and improve all efforts made by individuals, households and communities towards a sustainable future.” - David Holmgren, co-creator of permaculture.The goal of permaculture is to care for the earth and each other by creating harmonious and mutually beneficial relationships through observation of and working with the existing patterns of nature. It can be applied in …

A place for folks to talk about, plan, and share tips and resources about growing vegetables, fruits and herbs in Chicago -- whether in containers or in the ground, on a deck or patio or in the yard, on a large scale or small.

We decided to start this group to create an opportunity to meet new, creative people in a relaxed, fun atmosphere. This group will be focused on coming together and sharing our talents in a positive way--whether that be painting (artful, or home-improvement), gardening, organizing a fundraising event, decorating, ect. Starting out, we're looking to find out what would most interest you. What talents or new skills would you like to explore? Many of our volunteer-based meetups will focus on helpi …

This group is for anyone who is concerned about the environment and supports the green movement. We will have speakers on sustainability, holistic living, bio fuel, ecology, gardening, natural living, slow food and more. Basically it is for like minded folks who are willing to network and share information. Our goal is to educate each other and help stamp out greenwashing.  We want to help make the world a better place.  Come out and join us! 

The Dream Team is a group of volunteers working with charities and organizations throughout Chicago. We visit nursing homes, walk dogs, garden, teach and so much more! See our Tumblr for more pictures and past events:http://thesecondcitydreamteam.tumblr.com/

… The Walkway" Gardening/Art Meetup Group is a group that Fena started to support gardeners and artist to show off their skill for the public.  In 2007, Fena won the Golden Heart Award for Gardening for the Village of Arlington Heights for the creation of this lovely walkway.  She had no idea that there was such an award or that she could win such an award. She kept the WALKWAY up for a few years until she moved to another part of Arlington.  she would like to see our Gardeners and Artist of this …

This group is for everyone with interests in any aspect of developing sustainable suburban living on our planet who believe the only way to make progress on the challenges our community faces, is to come together and do something about it. This group serves as a community organizer and calendar for local groups, organizations, and individuals in the Naperville area by making others aware of community events and activiites.  If you are the organizer of a local environmental group or are hosting a …

Our purpose and objectives are: 1. Serve as a resource to local beekeepers and promote best beekeeping practices. 2. Educate the community about the joys, skills and fruits of beekeeping. 3. Support and promote a better stewardship of our bee population. 4. Foster interactions with the gardening, agricultural and other beekeeping organizations

This group is for Ladies of Lake Zurich and the surrounding areas of Buffalo Grove, Hawthorn Woods, Barrington, Palatine, Wauconda, Fox River Grove, Cary, Mundelein, Vernon Hills to meet, socialize and have fun! This group is for ladies between 35 and 50 who may be new to the area, lost touch with friends, or just want to make new friends. Let's get together for some dining out, drinks, listening to local live bands, dancing, movies, game nights, birthday celebrations, bowling, theater, outdoor …

… Some of us love reading, gardening, painting and sculpting. It's a pretty awesome mix.  Activities will include trips to forest preserves, landmarks, farms, parks, and the occasional meetup at a house. Feel free to email me with any questions. We would love to hear from you!

… We will talk about food preservation and storage, survival plans and scenarios, gardening - indoor and out, safety planning, soap, lotion and candle making, herbal medicine in a survival situation, basic survival skills - fire starting, tracking, trapping, bugging in/bugging out, survival gear, greener living, alternatives to the grid and much more, as driven by the groups interests and needs. This will be a hands on, participation required group.  If you have a skill that will be helpful to the …

Pagan Unity is run by members of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Elgin with the intent of hosting public Wheel of the Year Ritual Celebrations at the church. This is in accordance with our denomination's 7th Principle: "Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part" that is drawn from "Spiritual teachings of earth-centered traditions which celebrate the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature." We encourage those who p …

This is a group of individuals who are eating raw from just starting to all raw food. Some individuals are struggling to stay on the raw food diet. Some come to the group just curious to find what is it like to eat raw food. Some eat 100% raw foods.

Folks who like to cook, can, knit, garden and learn back to basic skills.