If you're into self-sufficiency, love learning and spending time outdoors with interesting and diverse people then join us! This meetup group is the place where we host events so you can have a hands-on learning experience and meet new people that share your interests. We're an easy-going group of people who care about sustainability and re-connecting with the natural world that provides for us. Topics include: Local edible plants, urban gardening, emergency preparedness, survival skills, first …

Imagine using permaculture techniques and skills to create a resilient and TRULY sustainable human landscape. As we face energy, climate and economic challenges, permaculture offers one of the best "tool kits" for moving in a positive and productive direction: resilient communities full of creative abundance. Wherever you are and whatever you are doing, there is some part of permaculture that will make sense for your life and your relationship to the landscape where you live and work. Join us. W …

This is a group for women interested in connecting or reconnecting with nature.  We will offer day, weekend and week long adventures.  No experience required! TurtleFeather Wilderness Adventures presents choice-based, women-specific, wilderness outings that will increase your wilderness skills, refresh your spirit, allow you to reconnect with your wild side, reflect on your needs, revive your power to create and enable you to relax and tune into the natural rhythm of the world around. Let's exp …

Are you interested in seeing the moon, planets, stars through a bunch of different telescopes? Do you want to chat with local amateur astronomers? Come out to one of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada events at the Riverwood Conservancy on Burnhamthorpe Road in Mississauga. If you come out early we should have a star chart to give you.

This Meetup will provide you with the networking and organizational tools to become actively involved in the direction of your local, state and federal governments. This group was started and continues with the inspiration and support of Congressman Ron Paul's Campaign For Liberty. Make a difference. We are here to support substantive political action. You will receive direction and support for your efforts. Your rewards will be priceless. Dr Paul has provided us with the tools and the platform …

Welcome to the Toronto Nature Lovers If you are a nature lover who wants to get out with like-minded people for a day of adventure and fun while seeing and learning about nature. Then this is the group for you. We are all so busy in our lives, we sometimes forget to stop and soak in the beauty that is all around us. It is important to take a break from our daily stresses. There is not a better way to do this than to get out in nature. It’s not only enjoyable, but good for the body, mind and soul …

* Learn how to organize a destination with a purpose in mind. What are your interests, strengths, and passions for travel. * This is an open group for anyone with a bent for voluntourism. Would you like to get together and share ideas with like-minded people? * Volunteer travel can be close to home or further afield. It can be scuba diving in Mexico, building eco-stoves in Guatemala, teaching English to Monks in Tibet, or surveying monkeys and elephants in Africa. * Voluntourism means travelling …

Ron Paul Rochester 2012, A site for supporters of Ron Paul in the Greater Rochester area to stay informed of efforts being made locally to elect the good Doctor the next president of our great Republic.  Ron Paul has been America's standard-bearer for individual liberty, free markets, sound money, and a non-interventionist foreign policy for over a generation, as the leadership of both parties have largely abandoned the constitutional rule of law for the rule by special interests. This site wil …

By now, nearly everyone knows that "green" means being conscious about the environment and conserving resources. How to go about being kind to the earth can be a tricky concept. Recycling, reduce, re-use, hybrid cars and energy-efficient appliances are ways readily known. To increase awareness of other green options and to make the community a little greener, there's a new option: Join the Green Enthusiasts Network group gathering

Welcome! • Do you watch the direction America is being taken in and feel powerless to stop it?• Do you believe your voice isn’t loud enough to be heard above the noise anymore? • Do you read the headlines and feel an empty pit in your stomach…as if you’re alone? • Do you wonder how to take steps to let Washington know how you feel? • Do you want a dose of good news daily, and action steps to make a difference? *** Connect with others just like you in the Rochester, NY area who agree with our …

The 9 Principles and 12 Values The 9 Principles 1. America Is Good. 2. I believe in God and He is the Center of my Life. 3. I must always try to be a more honest person than I was yesterday. 4. The family is sacred. My spouse and I are the ultimate authority, not the government. 5. If you break the law you pay the penalty. Justice is blind and no one is above it. 6. I have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results. 7. I work hard for what I h …