Patty Love opened my eyes and ears at a recent perrmaculture group meeting to the fact of how it is completely unnecessary for EVERYONE to own a complete set of gardening tools, and those of us fortunate to have them, are an under-used community resource, as well as a virtual waste of outright POTENTIAL for return on our tool investments through community acts of trust and respect for personal property as if it was their own investment.

… We cover topics such as (but not limited to) edible landscapes, gardening, farming, renewable energy, green building, local currency, rainwater harvesting, composting, mushrooms, local food, forest gardening, herbalism, "green" living, sustainable economic systems, conservation, community-building, relocalization and transition towns ... (Thanks to the Portland, Maine MeetUp Group (http://www.meetup.com/portlandpermacu...) for this text!) .

Welcome to the Rochester Museum and Arts Group. We're not just about museums and galleries.  There are so many other hidden treasures in Rochester and the surrounding areas.   We also enjoy cultural events such as music venues, art lectures, seasonal events, ethnic and gourmet food tours, historical tours and much more. A few of our day trips have taken us to Corning Glass Works Museum, the Oatka Creek Sculpture Gardens, the Albright-Knox Modern Art Museum in Buffalo and the Ithaca Arts Trail. C …