We are a group of Community Members, Business Leaders and Green Companies who further awareness about renewable energy and sustainable living, through education and community participation. Together we will try to make California a leader in emissions reduction, organic farming, recycling, bio-fuels, solar and wind power, energy storage, home efficiency, land reclamation, water management, and lifestyle changes to secure a future for us and our descedants. Please take some time to participate i …

We the people of the Green Tea Party believe in a world free from pollution. We want people to respect the environment in which we all live. Our goal is to do the best we can to live sustainably. We recognize that preserving the ecosystem is just as important as preserving the economy. In the long run we cannot have a healthy economy without having a healthy ecosystem, and vice versa. We also stand for the freedom of individuals to make choices without governmental or societal interference. This …

Welcome to the Delta Backyard Poultry Meetup Group! The Delta Backyard Poultry Meetup Group is for people who have, or are interested in having a small backyard flock of chickens for pets, eggs, composting, fertilizer, insect control, and meat, as well as for folks interested in learning more about living a self-sustaining lifestyle. Inspired by the successful Atlanta, GA Backyard Poultry Meetup group (started by the Chicken Whisperer), our goal is to get together each month in various locations …

This group was started to inspire women to garden. We have all levels of gardeners in the group and we love to share tips and ideas on how to make gardening fun and sustainable. We have a lot of fun and meet monthly for dinner! Our members are in Sacramento, Grass Valley, Auburn, Nevada City and surrounding areas.

Locally Oakley Permaculture Garden Meetup is the place to meet other locals for environmental networking, education, demos, practical test gardens and more! Let us show you how maximizing biodiversity creates sustainable energy-efficient, intensive living systems for healthy foods and a renewed environment. "Earth care,  People care,  Surplus share"

We are an enthusiastic group of health conscious, environmentally friendly folks who enjoy taking Wild Food Foraging field trips in the Northern California area. If you are interested in Permaculture, Sustainable Agriculture, Holistic Healing Arts, Herbology, Nutrient Dense Nutrition - you will be happy with joining our group. We invite Botanists, Naturalists and Herbalists who have extensive training to lead our group on nature walks and forage for food. Plant identification, taxonomy, botany - …

WISPER (Writers, Independent Small Press, Editors Resource)>Forming an active independent, small press, self publishing writers and resource community to provide resource services and an exchange of ideas for those who want to connect with other independent writers, editors, proofreaders, printers in order to improve their craft, self publish, and help sustain the small press community.We will be establishing a Community Facebook page and gathering resources throughout the Greater Sacramento are …

The purpose of the group is to spread knowledge of homesteading and backyard/urban gardening. The goal is to have meetings about twice a month. Here is list of things we would want to try to do, but not all at once: Workshops Soap making Candle making Making Lye from ashes Worm bins Container gardening Making beer/wine Other fermented drinks Sewing Leather working Food storage Canning Topics Garden Pests Composting Permaculture Survivalism Peak Oil Book club Animals (chickens, …

This group is for those who long for a sense of permanence. It is for those who believe in the interconnectedness between culture, community, self, soil and food. It is for the nurturerers, the backyard farmers, the worm watchers. If you were raised in the modern suburb and cried the first time you tasted a tomato that came from a garden and not a store, you'll find friends here. If you are a scavenger, a mud builder, a farmer, a guerrilla gardener, an artist, a naturalist, an environmentalis …

The Sacramento Backyard Poultry Meetup Group is for people who have small backyard flocks of poultry for pets, eggs, and meat. You just might be suprised 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 poultry, and those that are interested in getting started. We get together most every month at our "Poultry Peopl …

Im starting this group to bring together local people with like interests in plant identification, wild edibles and native skills. It is my belief that nature gives us abundance and with proper care we can teach future generations to help preserve the abundance of the natural world. I couldn't stand that I would go for a walk in nature and not know what was edible and what would hurt me and I soon realized that this knowledge that has been kept for thousands of years is disappearing amongst the …

The Sacramento Evolving Health Meetup Group is a great place for anyone who is interested in enhancing their health to network, get informed, share resources and exchange ideas and even recipes! Whether you are just beginning your path on health, an experienced health practitioner, or a graduate of one of Ruben’s programs or seminars, we invite you to join us for a meeting unlike any other you have attended before. The Sacramento Evolving Health is focused on empowering people to create the stru …

Sacramento Valley has its own unique gardening conditions: hot summers, cold winters (well ... sort of cold). What grows in Maine or Arizona or England, doesn't necessarily grow here. We need to embrace our own piece of earth in order to have gardening success! This group can chat, have garden adventures and share helpful advice with each other. Sound like fun? Let's go! A pretty spot in the backyard of a homeowner featured in the recent Elk Grove Sustainable Garden Tour If you have questions, …

MoreQuality is an organization designed to help support effective and sustainable governance. More specifically, we're interested in bridging the gap between public agencies and citizens by providing information about the structure, operations, and outcomes of local government and assisting local government to become engaged in meaningful ways with its constituency.

Meet fellow animal rights advocates and set up events to help reduce animal suffering, promote a diet free of animal products and a more sustainable environment. Anyone who cares about animals and stopping the endless exploitation of them as well as changing the practices of factory farming needs to join this group. Please click more and then files for information on vegan health, recipes, veggie restaurant guide and factory farming videos. Visit us on YouTube, http://www.youtube.com/user/Animal …

This is a group for people in the Northern California area that are interested in learning about, sharing and using herbs. Our mission is to empower people by providing information via dialog  which encourage them to use or grow herbs and vegetables in their own backyard, or forage for them locally in a sustainable manner. Part of this groups goal is to meet other local Herbalists, Healers, Chefs, Cooks and people who are interested in working with herbs for purposes such as  health, medicine, c …

This is a group for anyone interested in joining the evolution that will overcome the the ecological crisis of our time. We are discussing one of the best books ever written, THE ASCENT OF HUMANITY by Charles Eisenstein (check the reviews on Amazon). The author reconciles the technological mind and the poetic heart. He provides the logic and insights that will, after eons of separation fed by the mavels of technology, bring us together in the coming Age of Reunion. A profound generalist, Eisenst …

Are you searching for healing and transformation? Do you need a spiritual spa? This is a group for women interested in spending a quiet day (or sometimes several days) of retreat exploring their inner life and venturing into their wild interior landscape. We will do this through readings, recordings, artistic-play and sharing thoughts with other women. Join your sisters as we experience sacred speech and sacred silence in a noisy world. This is a group for women seeking authentic connection with …

The Role of Men in Society is Changing We are a group of men seeking to explore and define our sense of identity around women, work and sexual desire. We learn to trust and lean on each other to discuss our inner truths relating to love, commitment, integrity and desire to fuck other women. We explore the works of Eckhart Tolle, David Deida & similar thought leaders to further define how to focus our masculine energy in service of an evolving world consciousness. A consciousness that is demandi …

IONS Overview In this video, IONS Global Ambassador & Senior Scientist, Marilyn Mandala Schlitz, talks about the history and work of the Institute http://vimeo.com/13590864 SacIONS, the Sacramento Community Group of the Institute of Noetic Sciences is a non-profit membership organization that is affiliated with and supports the programs of the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) in its vision and mission to explore the frontiers of consciousness. SacIONS presents programs that expand the under …

Too many of us pass on events that truly interest us because we are not involved in a dating or exclusive relationship. Some of us have mates who may not be available at times to accompany us. Well sit at home no more. We can enjoy the same opportunities in life whether we are single, married, etc. It’s called the good L.I.F.E.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The good L.I.F.E is a group of fun loving down to earth mature individuals who seek to enjoy life with the company of like-minded people. We welcome women …

This is a group for women who are vegetarians, whether new or not so new, along with those who grow some or all of their vegetables in their own back yard! I am a somewhat new gardener to more complicated gardening (growing all my own food) and would love to share all the tips of those who also grow some of their food. Plus I am a relatively recent vegetarian (seven months) and am having fun trying new and adapted recipes. It doesn't have to be all beans and rice!! Let's get together, bring fun …

Inspired by Eckhart Tolle, this group seeks to go beyond Eckhart's book into the actual day to day practice of being Present. One awakens the moment one realizes one is asleep ie. not Present. In order to sustain these moments of clarity, formulate an aim. For instance, whenever one awakens into the Moment, try to be aware of sounds for the following 30 seconds or longer. In this way, over time, one verifies both the pervasiveness of sleep and the power of Now. Recommended reading for 2012: The …

The Friends of Marsh Creek Watershed (FOMCW) is a Contra Costa County community organization whose mission is to protect, conserve, and restore Marsh Creek and its tributaries, and to inspire appreciation and conservation of the Marsh Creek Watershed.

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy says "man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much - the wheel, New York, wars and so on - whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man - for precisely the same reasons." This group might be for folks who are mad enough to believe that there is more to life than accumulating stu …

Hello and welcome to the Little Treasures meetup group! I created this group for parents to meet other parents with infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and early school age children (and their older siblings, too). We have our meetups mostly in the Brentwood, Oakley, Antioch, and Pleasant Hill areas. We will get together for play dates, picnics, amusement parks, meet & greets, pot lucks, and seasonal holiday fun! We'll explore the local areas and also not-so-local areas that provide family friendl …