… You may be good at deep cleaning, painting and gardening, or you have a pressure washer and enjoy using it. If you're a hard worker and really enjoy being of service to others you will find yourself accepting others help as well. We all have projects we could use help with. It's always more fun with help and if we knock our projects out together we'll all have more free time to play!!! We'll bank points for helping others and those points will translate into hours helping you with 'your' project …

The Portland MahJong Society is a group devoted to the ancient tile-game of MahJong, originally developed centuries ago in China. We are devoted to not only playing MahJong but, also reaching out to new players and giving them a fun, friendly group of people to learn the game from. -------------------- MAHJONG SATURDAY : Backspace @ 1:00pm This weekly game has been going on since the Society started back in August of 2008. New players often take their first steps into the MahJong world by attend …

Permaculture is a design system for creating sustainable human habitats, in harmony with the larger ecosystems of which they are a part. Anyone can use it: starting where they are, with what they have. This group is a great place to learn about regenerative design, urban agriculture, animal husbandry, edible fungi, bioremediation, aquaculture, rainwater harvesting, local food systems, alternative economics, community living, soil-building, and much much more...

This group is a network of Portlanders that support the permaculture lifestyle. We connect in real life for farming and permaculture events to share knowledge, experiences, and resources. We meet weekly to discuss the many projects we have going on in Portland. People meet other amazing people with survival and thrival skills galore at Bright Neighbor events. We discuss and move projects forward that help relocalize all aspects of life. We even have a worm farm CSA! On February 6th, 2010, Por …

Dedicated to helping Milwaukie residents understand and transition to a more sustainable society.

Like bees and want to help them to thrive? I teach two classes each month on different topics. So far we have 8 different bee care topics, all relevant to people who are interested in bees. I started the group because it was difficult for me to find out how to -->respectfully<-- raise bees and to do that without chemicals or treatments. I'm most interested in helping people learn to be good bee stewards whether they have backyard hives or just enjoy and appreciate the busy little pollinators.   …

The Portland Backyard Poultry Meetup Group is for people who have small backyard flocks of chickens for pets, eggs, and meat. You just might be surprised at how many people living in your neighborhood have pet chickens! There is nothing quite like walking outside in the morning to gather fresh organic eggs for your breakfast! We welcome everyone that has a small backyard flock of chickens, and those that are interested in getting started raising a small backyard flock of chickens. We …

This Meetup is for vegans, vegetarians and the veg-curious. We come from all over the greater Portland metro area, East, West, North and South. We do not promote any one political party or religious agenda, nor do we sell anything or recruit for other Meetups. Our group is open to singles, couples, and families of all kinds. We're here for fun, socializing and making new like-minded friends. In the past, we've posted volunteer events, outdoor events, movies, concerts, plays and author readings. …

READ ENTIRE PAGE PLEASE TO MAKE SURE GROUP IS FOR YOU This group is for 28-40 years old Stay at Home Moms with **babies born 12/10 to 3/11**, Mamas who are confident, fun, sassy, hip Women, who live fairly central, in neighborhoods near SE Hawthorne area, Eastmoreland, neighborhoods close to downtown (the Pearl, Nob Hill, etc.), or in NE neighborhoods (close to SE, like Irvington, Laurelhurst),  who are interested in forming a new Moms group, making new girlfriends, meeting for lunch, going on w …

Funimators create fun animated videos to inspire social responsibility and sustainability. We'll screen a movie at each meeting and have a discussion on how we can take action to create a better world. If you want to promote social responsibly, permaculture, buying organic, composting alternative transportation, bicycling, organic gardening and buying local then this is the group for you!   We'll create one action item for each week. Action items include Facebook and social media posting, creati …

Finding the creative photographer within. Work with other photographers, participate in exercises to challenge your vision, and get feedback to help improve your images. Geared toward any photographer that wants to shoot outside the box. We believe that everyone has a vision and look forward to seeing what you have to share. Our monthly activities include: ~ Meetings with a specific topic for discussion. Past topics have include the Color of Light, Breaking your Creative Block and Creating …

Come to a Chinese Language and Culture Meetup to practice speaking the fastest growing language in the world! This is a Mandarin conversation group - not a language class. Our mission is to give members opportunities to practice Mandarin through friendly conversations.  We don't have an agenda or a topic of discussion, just chit chat between friends. This group is designed for people who are committed to the language and culture. Even if you aren't confident with your language skills, come …

Whether you are interested in building, buying, or renovating, this group aims to educate themselves about techniques for making and keeping Portland the leader of sustainable living, high efficiency home construction, remodels, and eco-friendly home and garden ideas. For over 3 years we have been meeting monthly to take home or business tours that teach us more about green building strategies in person. If you are interested in eco-roofs, solar panel construction, geothermal heating and cooling …

… If you enjoy listening to NPR, eating organic, drinking good beer, gardening, watching the daily show, turning the radio up and dancing in your pajamas with the kids, cooking and sharing recipes with friends, camping, walking in the rain, reading a good book with a glass of wine, feeding your kids healthy & taking your kiddos to the park then this is the group for you! This group is not open to drug users and/or smokers. Sorry.

Purpose of this group is to create a community of people who wish to live in harmony with earth's carrrying capacity.

Portland Area Widowed Singles 50+ (PAWS 50 Plus) is a Meetup group for single widowed people 50 years old and over who live in Portland and the surroundings areas. PAWS 50+ is a supportive social group. Our goals are to get out of the house, have fun, openly communicate with one another and to stimulate conversation about our post-loss, moving-on process within a safe, socially interactive environment that may include some members dating. The focus of this group is to offer a supportive atmosphe …