Meet people practicing Earth Skills, which includes the study of nature, survival, wildlife tracking and birding, herbal medicine and wild edible foods, natural arts and music, traditional technologies and permaculture. This site is maintained to post our classes, camps and workshops taking place in your area. Regular programs in your area include our homeschool family classes which run monthly during the academic year from 1-3 pm, afterschool-classes-by-request from 3:30-5:30 pm, and our adult …

Sunshine Grove is an rare community of amazing women and men who love to share and learn about Herbalism, Herbs, Permaculture Design, Gardening, Sustainable Living, Wild Edible Foods, Chickens, Growing and Harvesting Vegetables - Herbs and Plants, Canning, Making Infusions - Salves and Tinctures, Crafts, Day Hikes, Hiking, Nature Walks, Herb Walks, Taking Adventures & Tour, Field Trips, Mushrooms, Ethnobotany, Herbal Medicines, the LOVE of the outdoors, facilitating Womens Groups , Hand Drumming …

This is a time for spiritual women -like yourself- to gather in sacred council. The calling is clear and persistent… You do hear it!  You can feel it!  Women… come and let us gather together, as we once did, in a gentle supportive circle where we  are collectively creating a sacred synergy through drumming, singing, dancing, ceremonies, rites of passage from all faiths, creative art, movement and food as we share and celebrate together. As a gathering of women, we approach our spiritual work thr …

Natural Business Networking provides opportunities for holistic practitioners and owners of eco-friendly or wellness businesses to build relationships and make valuable connections. Members are encouraged to come with a collaborative and creative mindset, lots of business cards and an open mind and open heart. Who should join? Anyone working (or interested in connecting with those) in wellness and sustainable products and services, including health care professionals such as massage therapists, …

Since June of 2010, The West Seattle Tool Library has provided free access to over a 1,500 tools to any resident in our community who can show a couple forms of ID and sign their name.  Over 450 residents have taken The Tool Library up on that offer and formed a great community of DIYers, makers, and students.  We invite you to join the community as well. The Tool Library and its 500 square foot workshop are both member-run.  All are welcome. No tool, workshop, or DIY experience necessary.  What …

This group was started in the Seattle area and will remain centered around the Seattle area for the time being, until it grows to a point where a majority of it members would be better served by either moving it or splitting into a second meetup group. Knowing that the government will never be your source for safety, protection and emergency supplies is the first step. Zombie outbreaks (a metaphor for an emergency or disaster and those that are unprepared) are to be expected in the upcoming ye …

We provide support and community for those who pursue and sustain Mission Critical SQL Server Systems and skills. Our charter members are those who have participated in or trained the MSL Advanced SQL Server 2008 R2 courses.

Please visit our ongoing project with The New Hive : Zeitgeist Seattle Resource 1: Compassionate Seattle Heart Map What does Zeitgeist Seattle do? We are part of a larger sustainability advocacy movement. Our mission embodies the principles of network weaving locally in the Seattle, Washington region through collaboration with local sustainable and community sharing organizations. We offer community outreach by promoting local Sustainable, Technological, Environmental, and Social Change projects …

Hello and Welcome! Lets get together in homes and community spaces to get work done while getting to know one another. I'm thinking of blackberry harvesting, pickling, sewing/quilting, mending, holiday crafts, window washing, gardening, and painting. I'm also thinking of singing and games and potluck meals. You should join this group if you think a home is more than just a house that is ready for a Martha Stewart photo shoot. You should join this group if you want to work toward creating a world …

We facilitate meaningful media making by partnering with local and international NGOs and non-profits. Sometimes called advocacy journalism, citizen journalism, humanitarian media, or just simply documentary film and photography. Our members create stories to help cause positive social change by helping the small orgs who are solving the world's biggest problems and injustices. These meetups serve the purpose of collaborating, educating, socializing, networking, awareness building and team build …

Community Orchard of West Seattle (COWS) provides a home-scale model that demonstrates how much food can be grown on a city-sized lot. Our produce goes to our volunteers, neighbors and local food security programs while we provide a venue for public agricultural education and community gathering. Using permaculture and organic growing principles, COWS demonstrates several different kinds of non-standard orchard techniques and garden configurations - most of which are based on no-till, polycultur …

Habit Design (TM) is a national cooperative for sharing best practices in developing sustainable daily habits via Behavior-Change Psychology, Captology (Persuasive Technology), Game Mechanics & Techniques, Behavioral Economics, Social Psychology, etc. Our goal is to spawn local "habit labs" across the country with a focus on "what really works in habit mastery beyond 100 days". See links below to join one of our chapters or check out some of our past talks. Similar to Quantified Self, we discuss …

Founded in San Francisco and now expanding to Silicon Valley, New York, Boston, and LA, Habit Design TM (@habitdesign) is a national network for sharing best-practices in developing sustainable, consistent daily habits (or "agile self-development") via Behavior-Change Psychology, Captology (Persuasive Technology), Game Mechanics & Techniques, Behavioral Economics, Social Psychology, etc. Our goal is to spawn local "habit labs" across the country with a focus on "what really works in habit maste …

I'm starting this group to establish a network of suburban chicken wranglers so that we can help each other navigate the ins and outs of keeping chickens as pets. There are a number of similar groups in Seattle, but not so many in the suburbs. Hopefully we can all be resources to each other for questions of how to understand your local regulations, HOA requirements, neighbor relations, health and care, coop design, and so on. First and foremost, though, my aim is to bring the 'burbs up to date i …

Survival, Preparedness, and Sustainable Living Organization.

Dear Lakeview Neighbors, The purpose of this group is to reach out, unite, and communicate with as many Lakeview Neighbors as possible through email communications, bi-monthly neighborhood meetings, and organized volunteer events to improve the Lakeview neighborhood. We are actively looking for enthusiastic part time volunteers and board members. Kirkland Neighborhood Associations are your connection to sustaining and improving the sense of community that Kirklanders enjoy. Communication …

This group is for people from social purpose corporations (SPCs) that are committed to social responsibility, environmental sustainability or improving other aspects of the local, national, or world communities and are interested in networking with other like-minded SPCs to share knowledge and inspiration.

We are a group of green-minded citizens that want to be part of a green and sustainable community in Washington state. Our meetups are to foster this sense of community and exchange ideas to help us be good community participants.

Café Philo, is a french tradition I'm bringing in Seattle. As a fan of philosophy and technology, this cafe philo 2.0 is a little bit different from the one I use to attend in Paris. The format is simple (and new!) a. You share your question (ie what is sustainability? is it possible/good?) b. we vote on the best one c. You have 1 min to explain your general point of view (kinda help to see where the debate will go) c. We have 30-60min to prep our arguments (using books / internet...) d. We deba …

~Update! - Local Website: launched 11-7-12 - special thanks to 'Optimus' for site design Earthship Washington Please join the www.earthshipwa.org website and join our discussion board A local place for Earthship Biotecture enthusiasts around Seattle to connect, and to plan Earthship building in Seattle or within Washington state. e-mail: www.earthshipwashington@gmail.com Earthship Seattle: facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EarthshipSeattle tumblr blog: http://earthship-seattle.tumblr.com/ mee …

Whether your focus is on frugal living or green living, our aim is to Reduce our consumption, Reuse (upcycle!) old goods, and Recycle what we can no longer use. We'll have weekly meetings to share tactics that work for us and ideas we'd like to implement. We will learn and teach together. Occasionally a 4R (Reduce Reuse Recycle Repair) workshop happening in Seattle will be added to the meetup calendar.

Eastside GreenDrinks is an ongoing monthly networking event where people interested in sustainability meet to make contacts and share ideas in a friendly supportive environment. Eastside Green Drinks is a monthly event focused on providing a fun, open environment for people interested in sustainability to network, share ideas and support local, green business. Eastside Green Drinks is a local movement of the international Green Drinks organization that meets every month from 5pm – 8pm at an eco- …

Battling invasive ivy, blackberry, and caring for native plant communities is hard work with purpose and meaning. West Seattle has a little-known creek, Puget Creek, that is culturally important to the Duwamish Tribe. Salmon once spawned in this creek that drains into the Duwamish River near the Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center. So, restoring habitat in the Puget Creek watershed has an environmental justice aspect to it. Puget Creek watershed is also important to King County Wastewater Tre …

This group is for everyone who walks, strolls, hikes, ambles, hoofs it, wanders, treks, and meanders to discover new trails, experience other places on foot, and meet people. We believe that walking together is a healthy, sustainable, and fun form of transportation that provides a better understanding of our built environment and the opportunity to share knowledge. Feet First is a local nonprofit working to ensure all communities in Washington are walkable, and we organize many fun walking event …

The mission of the Justice Party of Washington State is to make real the U.S. Constitution mandate that our government be “of the people, by the people and for the people.” ALL the people, not just a few. The Justice Party is committed to protecting our democratic rights as set forth in the Bill of Rights, to opposing political and economic tyranny in all forms and to advancing the rights of communities to enjoy “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” In your interests, and in the interest …

This Meetup will help Washington State cleantech companies with products that can help the poor to meet Washington and other non-governmental organizations (NGOs) who are working in international development.

In the business of Design? Want to learn and network with other design professionals? Our event topics include "Using social media to market your business," "Finding your target market and your niche," "Knowing what kind of carpet to use in what application," and "What to include in a design contract." If you're a design entrepreneur, ready to learn, and believe that working together as a community instead of with an attitude of competition is a key to success, join us! New designers, establishe …

:: Welcome to Sattva Yoga Pacific Northwest :: Sattva Yoga Pacific Northwest (Sattva PNW) brings communities in the Pacific Northwest together in transformation through the practice of Sattva Yoga, founded by Anand Mehrotra. Sattva PNW offers classes, meditations, workshops, retreats, and community gatherings such as hikes and celebrations. Sattva PNW exists as a service to help people connect to the practice. Sattva PNW brings together Sattva Yoga 200/500-hour certified teachers in the region a …