WELCOME TO PIEDMONT PREPPERS NETWORK! A brand new group located in Burlington. It is not by chance you have discovered this group!! Many people have said to me they feel or sense "something" is going on, but just don't know what to do about it. Well - Congratulations you have come to the right place. We all have different reasons for wanting to join a group like Piedmont Preppers, but most likely, you are reading this because you feel the future is not as bright as it once was and you want to do …

This group will be a meeting place for gardeners in the New River Valley of Virginia. Our primary focus will be on vegetable gardening, but will change as the knowledge base of the group grows. I'd like to have meetings at vegetable gardens around the area, local farms, and other places where us gardeners are welcome. We can share stories and offer advice to help each other increase yields and have great success at gardening. Even if you don't currently have a garden, but would like to try your …

We Are All Farmers Permaculture Institute Meetup Group is dedicated to agricultural and creative experimentation and regeneration focused on food as a primary foundation of community. It is led by certified & trained permaculture practitioners. We explore and practice hands-on permaculture principles. Come on out and meet new folks and get your hands in the dirt! Our approach is humble and from a place of reverence. Despite years of practice in land stewardship and now permaculture systems desig …

The Energy Working Group is focused on learning about and planning actions related to the energy industry. This includes learning about alternative energy sources, looking at the environmental impact of corporate and personal use, and canvassing the local community to learn about energy and the environment. Please join us as we learn and act together about these far-reaching and complex issues. All are welcome!

This group serves the purpose of bringing together people who are interested in keeping bees as simply as possible. Simply can mean different things to different people. Personally I like to keep bees with as minimal inputs from me as possible, in a more natural and chemical free way. However, this does not mean that we exclude other methods of keeping bees. For there is no right or wrong way when it comes to keeping bees. You just have to try it and see what works for you. Take a piece here a p …

Food is a right, not a privilege. Food Not Bombs is a community program that uses donations of food to from local grocery stores to prepare a free community meal. The food otherwise would have been thrown out by the stores, illustrating the problems of relying on a purely market-based model to distribute resources within our communities. We cook & serve every Monday at the Interactive Resource Center ( 407 East Washington... St., Downtown) from 3:30pm to 6:30pm. From November to March we serve …

Fresh Air Fitness is about getting outside for your health! This group offers two options: Fresh Air Fitness Walkers If you desire to walk for weight loss and better health, you will find support and new friends here!  Events will be fashioned to the beginning walker or those who are getting back into shape.  Walks will be on paved surfaces or easy nature trails and distances will average 2 miles. (Loaner poles always available) Fresh Air Trailblazers If you are looking for an activity and g …

Guilford Anti-Racism Alliance (GARA) is an anti-racist, information-sharing, collaborative, discussion-and-action group that has been meeting regularly for more than 10 years. GARA consists of three partly overlapping caucuses (People of Color Caucus, White Caucus, and Joint Caucus). The caucuses provide safe spaces to challenge individual, institutional, and cultural racism and to develop sustaining networks so that we may continue working towards a more anti-racist society. Through its variou …