in Dallas, TX
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in Dallas, TX
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in Dallas, TX
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Meet other local people who are making their lives more sustainable--whether in leaps or tiny steps. We are interested in many areas of sustainable living: organic gardening, permaculture, starting a green community, homesteading, lobbying our political leaders to create a more sustainable environment, climate change, peak 0il, and preparedness. Most of us are urban or exurban dwellers who are trying to create a positive impact on our environment and develop varied degrees of self sufficiency. …
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Connect with other local people interested in New Urbanism and Sustainable Development. We are interested in helping to encourage safe, walkable, sustainable neighborhoods throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
… At each meeting, we will also have a guest speaker that will address some aspect of sustainability or 'green' living in which they have an expertise. This month (March) we are still looking to lock in a speaker. If you have a passion or a calling that you would like to highlight, then please let us know.
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Collin County Greenweavers is a meetup in Collin Country that is based on the wildly popular and successful DFW Greenweavers group. Businesses that market to the "green" and sustainable marketplace are welcome to attend our monthly meetings. We are dedicated solely to helping each other grow our businesses by trading referrals and leads and developing our skills for marketing and business growth. Please contact Mitch Fine for further information about our group and we hope to see you soon!
DFW Permaculture is and 501c3 education organization based in Tarrant County. Our mission is deepen an understanding of permaculture design through practical sustainibilty. Our Programs include an annual Design Certification program as well as applied Permaculture Design to help you start living more sustainably. Our programs include tours of local sustainable homes, classes, hands-on training, annual events and festival demonstration booths. We are partnered with Elizabeth Anna's Old World Gard …
Describing New York City's first cohousing project, a New York Times article said cohousing speaks to people who want to own a home but not feel lost in an impersonal city. That's how we feel. And we want to live sustainably, with a smaller carbon footprint. To know our neighbors, grow some of our own food and use our united buying power to support local farmers and dairies. We want to model a more resilient way of life for the DFW metroplex. We want to live in a diverse community, with old an …
EcoTuesday is a structured networking event for sustainable business leaders that takes place on the fourth Tuesday of each month in cities across the country. Here's a brief outline of what takes place at each event: Arrive at the venue, settle in, and meet new people Learn about the cutting edges of sustainable business from an expert Quickly introduce yourself & your project to a roomful of people Network with people you learned about during the Introduction Circle EcoTuesday is open …
Slow Food Dallas Meetup is a place that reconnects people with the food they eat. Our educational initiatives, social activities, fundraising events, and community volunteer projects inspire respect for where food comes from and awakens true pleasure in eating. We believe that the pleasures of the table should be combined with efforts to save and protect traditional foods that are disappearing. First and foremost we are all about food. We celebrate the farm to fork experience and want to make th …
Meet other local people who are interested in living in a sustainable ecovillage laid out using Permaculture principles within commuting distance east of Dallas. The purpose of the group is to learn the skills necessary for organic produce farming, learn homesteading skills in such areas as food preservation, and develop a community that can, if desired, earn at least some income from the land. People should join who want to prepare the land to grow most or all of their own produce plus optiona …
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This group is for people who are serious about building green structures. Homes, businesses, communities, we all need shelter, but even in this "green era" we either can't find truly sustainable, or it's unaffordable. Well it's time all that changed.
A collective is described as a group of entities that share or are motivated by at least one common issue or interest, or work together on specific projects to achieve a common objective. The founders of this group are five women who have been meeting regularly for over a year to raise our energies, do healing work and readings for one another and be with kindred spirits. This meetup is born out of that group, as we have a desire to share our knowledge and passions with others. We want to help e …
Permaculture draws together ideas, skills and a style of living that allows us to create a sustainable culture no matter what the future brings. Everyone can benefit from knowing Permaculture. We will have meetings and classes that build on the Permaculture principles and hope you will join us. In addition, we will bring at least one Permaculture Design Certification teacher to Dallas or DFW area each year.
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What is Corporate Social Responsibility - CSR? It's using the power of business to create a better world. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has enormous growth potential in the DFW area. The purpose of the group is to share insights about how social media, companies and NGOs are working to deliver positive social, environmental & economic change around the world.
DFW Greenweavers was established for the purpose of networking those professionals and companies who are either green-minded, eco-friendly or wishing to become more so. We welcome those entrepreneurs, inventors, contractors, local food growers and similar synergistic partners helping us "grow" a better green business environment in the DFW area.
Backyard Chickens are great pets, fun to keep, easy to maintain, and great for kids. They provide fresh/healthy eggs, fertilizer for the lawn/garden, insect control, and hours of entertainment. We advocate cities allowing a backyard hens and responsible chicken ownership. Learn about the benefits of chickens, the proper care for them, and dispel the myths some believe about chickens. Share your tips, flock, coops, and resources with others.
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TED is not a person, it is a social and intellectual phenomenon that is changing the world for the better. TED doesn't want your money, it just wants your attention and your enthusiasm. TED has no political or religious agenda. All great ideas are welcome regardless of origin. If you don't know what TED is? Then you really need to know before we can reasonably expect you to to be enthusiastic about it. Once you do know what it is you will know why meeting other "TED Heads" in the real world seem …
I believe that everyone desires at least one very important dream that they want to pursue and achieve, that will change their life forever. Whether it is to own their own business, move up the corprate latter, buy a dream home, buy a dream car, excel in a sport, excel in some aspect of their lives or maybe even contribute in some powerful way to changing the world...We all have something inside of us that simply wants something more. something that creates great meaning and purpose in our lives …
The Sierra Club was founded in 1892 by conservationist John Muir. Since then, the Sierra Club has been working to protect communities, wild places, and the planet itself. We are the largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States. Inspired by nature, we are 1.4 million of your friends and neighbors, working together to protect our communities and the planet. Among our goals are to explore, enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth, and to enlist …
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We all have been hearing about Meditation, Awakening, Healing, Kirtan, Yoga and other paths leading one towards spirituality. However, ther is a lot of confusion with different theories and books and methods. Hence, it becomes very difficult to understand and walk towards it and finally implement it. In addition, one has to pay a lot of money. Bliss is the highest degree of happiness. Bliss (ANANDA) means perpetual happiness. “Ananda” is absolute happiness, the complete cessation of all pain a …
Alternative energy, alternative building techniques, alternative off-grid life. Reducing our carbon footprint and learning to live more lightly upon the earth. That's what we're about. We welcome all who have knowledge and ideas to share, as well as those who wish to learn.
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