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Mindful Families Encouraging parents to be mindful within ourselves, our families, the North Shore community and the greater environment through: - emotional support and encouragement -learning opportunities with emphasis on holistic health, natural parenting, and environmental consciousness - local resources to help put the lifestyle into action - community building and outreach opportunities Our calendar includes a wide range of events for all members of the family such as play groups, hikes, …

ClosestCloset.Com of Southern Maine is a new group for members (or people interested or curious about membership) of the website. The site offers free Local Lending and Skill Sharing. Meetups will be based on saving money, the conservation of household goods, and skill sharing. Once a month, we have a free "Drop and Shop" for people to bring unwanted household goods, and shop among what everyone has brought. We are working on putting together skill-sharing nights, for members to teach one an …

Community. Local skills. Local Food. Adapting in place. But self-reliant, no. We are in this together. In these unsure times of climate change, peak oil, and economic instability, the one thing we do have is each other. To quote Toby Hemenway, "When we create a web of interdependencies, we grow richer, stronger, safer, and wiser." Permaculture is a means to develop life skills and enhancements for sustainable living and beyond. "To practice permaculture is to actively create a positi …

The Lewiston Auburn area Transition Town and Permaculture Meetup is to help you become more self-sufficient. Our goal is to reduce our use of fossile fuels, and to develop a self-sustaining community in the Lewiston/Auburn area. We will learn from each other ways to effectively increase our resilience in food production, use of local resources, the manufacturing of needed items. Most importantly, we will develop a tight community where we can rely on each other's talents and gifts.

I attended the three weekend Permaculture workshops in the Fall of 2010 and now I'm fully hooked. As Charles Yelton is fond of saying about certain things, "Once you go down the rabbit hole you can't ever go back." And that is certainly true for me and my love of Permaculture. I didn't just go down the rabbit hole, I shot down it like my last meal was in there somewhere. We are beginning the process of turning this one acre into a Permaculture Demonstration Site, so that friends, community, fam …

We are a new farm and we want to involve people in the growing experience.  Currently we run a small-scale CSA and sell at the Haverhill and Merrimac Farmers Markets. Our goal is to produce food sustainably and to have fun doing it. We are still learning, but we have come a long way. Here is your chance to connect with a local producer and be a part of the growing process. If you like to pull weeds, talk, eat, admire nature, plant, swim, learn, laugh, and give us feedback on the farm we would l …

The Central New Hampshire Permaculture Meetup Group is dedicated to creating real, face-to-face community, as well as an online calendar of events and Permaculture information & discussions. Permaculture is the practice and theory that builds permanent agricultural and human systems based on patterns in nature. Through permaculture, we learn essential skills that help us design a way of life that is in harmony with the natural world, including: Sustainability organic, regenerative farming & gar …

From Greendrinks.org Every month people who work in the environmental field meet up at informal sessions known as Green Drinks. We have a lively mixture of people from NGOs, academia, government and business. Come along and you'll be made welcome. Just say, "are you green?" and we will look after you and introduce you to whoever is there. It's a great way of catching up with people you know and also for making new contacts. Everyone invites someone else along, so there’s always a different crowd …

Seacoast Skill Sharing is all about building community self-reliance and is based on the simple idea that we can teach and learn from each other. It’s about getting together to experience the wealth of local knowledge; to learn how to do, make, and repair. Over the coming months, Seacoast Skill Sharing will host a series of workshops featuring the skills of….. YOU! So, what is something that you would like to learn? to share with others? Some possible ideas for workshops include: • Organic Garde …

The Mission of the Capital City Organic Gardeners is to collectively share, learn and teach organic vegetable gardening methods, encouraging members of our community to grow healthy food and reduce their environmental impact. Anyone interested in organic vegetable gardening is invited to join the group.

This group is a forum to share knowledge and discover the joys and benefits of eating whole, nutrient-dense foods made the way nature intended. Learn about the Nourishing Traditions and Weston A. Price methods of nourishing the mind and body through real, whole, traditional foods and an omnivorous diet. What are traditional foods? Traditional foods include organic fruits and vegetables, high quality fats (butter, ghee, coconut oil, etc) grass-fed and pastured meats, free-range eggs, organic dai …

Seacoast Vibrancy and Extraordinary Living meets to learn and apply effective strategies for creating conscious change and growth in ordinary lives. It was started to bring people together in community to explore choices for being more resourceful and creating a future of their own design. People ready to take action, author their own lives, raise their standards, and get clear about what is really important to them and do what it takes to bring what they want into their lives, will love this gr …

Funishment - adj - the opposite of punishment. Do you find yourself lacking a group of friends, acquaintances, or even a confident or three? Do you like stuff? Good! Me too! If you're new to the area or even an old pro to the L/A area, sign up here! Again: There's plenty of PORTLAND / Coastal Groups. This one's for Lewiston, Auburn, Turner, Greene: Central Maine. Most events will revolve around there, with occasional trips to Portland. Ever wanted to go some place and talk about stuff and sip so …

This is a new group forming to activate the Transition Movement in Portland and to be a resource for Transition-minded folks who want to work together to start an initiative in their neighborhood. This group is currently focusing on community-building meetups to further the development of a core group of leaders who will eventually host support a local Transition Initiative. Transition Towns is a local response to three global realities: Climate change, peak oil, and economic crisis. It is an-al …

The purpose of this group is to foster the development of resilient and sustainable communities in the Penobscot Valley region (roughly, the Greater Bangor-Orono area).  By planning and producing permaculture design projects, we aim to cultivate skills and support beneficial relationships among our members and the broader community.  We work through the lens of permaculture to engage in collaborative design projects that support the shift to a more sustainable culture and healthier ecosystems. P …

SEAREI is a not-for-profit organization designed to promote cooperation and affordable renewable energy systems for homeowners in the Piscataqua region of New Hampshire and southern Maine. Our Mission: Prepare communities to contribute to a sustainable 21st Century by increasing the community’s accessibility to renewable energy. SEAREI is modeled after the traditional New England style "barn-raising" of neighbor helping neighbor.

Welcome to the MeetUp group for the Young Entrepreneurs of the North Shore (YENS)! We're fully committed to helping empower, educate and connect young entrepreneurs and those who want to start their own businesses. We offer unique and fun events for young entrepreneurs and professionals in and around the north shore. We are building an infrastructure that will take business networking and referrals to a whole new level. A nonprofit organization, YENS invites you to connect at our website, throug …

The purpose of this group is to read and discuss a range of different books. The other purpose is to cultivate friendships through the discussions and share a conglomeration of our individual knowledge on book topics. Most of the books will follow a current related to sustainability, the environment, nutrition (books like the Omnivores Dilemma), farming, and organic lifestyles. However I also have been reading a lot about Tibetan Buddhism (Pema Chodron) lately and have wanted to share thoughts a …

What happens when a large apple orchard is unmaintained for more then 3 years? Weeds take over, vines grow on trees, and it is almost impossible to reclaim the farm that once was. But not without your help! And the help of a dedicated few who are willing to come out to Standish, Maine to volunteer for 4 – 6 hours on helping us preserve this great new England tradition. Bring the family. Bring friends. We’re having a farm mob on two consecutive Saturdays. We bring lunch, you bring the strong back …