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. …

Happy People are Truly Wealthy People.  Truly Wealthy People are Community-Centered. True Wealth Commons is an agency for happy people pursuing joy-filled, life-enhancing activities. We welcome you if you are a community-minded... entrepreneur, small business owner, out-of-the-white-coat health and wellness practitioner, responsible earth-dweller organic gardener, nature buff, ecstatic lover of our clean, green, vibrant great planet earth, spiritually-conscious, mom, dad, sister, brother---wel …

Aquaponics is a closed-loop nutrient recycling system. Simply put, it is a combination of traditional aquaculture (raising aquatic animals) and hydroponics (growing plants without soil). Using this method can dramatically increase the levels of production in a smaller space footprint. Even better, the produce and fish are of the absolutely highest quality! Aquaponics is a method of growing edible plants and fish in a single system that is extremely well suited for the urban environment. Addition …

You're welcome to Join Us!! This group was created for the purposes of assisting Realtors, Brokers, Real Estate Students, Real Estate Investors, and other Real Estate Industry Professionals of all ethnicities, who have been practicing in, are new to, or are interested in, the real estate profession, with information, contacts, and resources in the Real Estate industry--across the cultures present in the area, such as to foster increased opportunities for all. DFW Diversity Real Estate Professio …

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. We also 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. To harvest rainwater. We want to model a more resilient way of life for the DFW metroplex. We want to live in a diverse …

We have events all over the metroplex and into East and North Texas. 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. WHAT IS PERMACULTURE?? (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) …

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.  The Sierra Club is headquartered in San Francisco and is the largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States.  Inspired by nature, Sierra Club members number over half a million and are working together to protect our communities and the planet.  Among our goals are to explore, enjoy an …

pau hana (pow HAH-nah). The time after work. It is considered a time for relaxation, informal socializing with friends and family, and enjoyment. Have an interest in anything architectural/art/design related? Come join us for an informal and fun happy hour, with a good group of people.

This is a group for everyone who wants to implement a national plan of a much larger alternative/renewable energy policy, starting a food garden in the trinty trails next to the Tilley Phyllis bridge, and implementing other energy-use changes to reduce the effects of greenhouse gases on the ozone layer.

Come share your favorite healthy (and perhaps not so healthy) vegan dishes. Be with others who eliminate animal products from their diets. There are few of us (though growing) and it helps to create a community of support. Please take a look here for guidelines: http://www.rke.cc/potluck Yea! Russell, Andrea and Laurie

Are you in the following industries? Architecture * Interior Design * Real Estate * Engineering * Construction * Investment Properties * Commercial Building Management * Home Improvement * Remodeling ... or anything else design-related? Would you like to do business with professionals in these industries? If so, join us at The Architecture Happy Hour! This group is focused on building relationships, generating quality referrals, and doing business with people …

GOT KID? We are moms of preschool and younger elementary age children who are passionate about homeschooling. Our members are enthusiastic about learning and growing with their children, and they are excited to be part of a group of moms who share that same enthusiasm.  We also welcome moms of preschoolers who will be traditionally schooled, who are looking for friends for themselves and their children. The goal of our group is to provide fun experiences and friendship for our children, and to …

This group exists to serve as a portal Into the Garden of Eden, a New Paradigm EcoVillage in the Making located in SW Arlington, TX. The Garden of Eden is dedicated to Freedom, Sustainability and Responsibility. We believe that a life lived in connection and awareness is a life lived in Love and Thrival. Sustainability is an essential component to living this simply, freely and easily, and a natural result of living at this level of freedom and responsibility. The GOE is host to free weekly lect …

NET-LUNCH meets weekly to help each other generate business. We welcome guests, and hope you will be able to attend. We meet at 11:30 each Tuesday at Deb & Steve’s Restaurant, behind the Quick Trip, 280 Commerce, #125, Southlake, TX.  Also we are an industry exclusive networking group.  Please contact Audra Lewandowski (audra@asldesign.biz) or Ruben Cisneros (ruben@dfwon-site.com) to see if your industry slot is filled.

Bring people together to jam alt-country (Americana) with some Rock and Blues mixed in to form a well-rounded, musical, fun group with the capacity to spin off one or more working bands. We will meet and play together to develop skills and learn songs until we are ready to form up into one or more bands and start playing gigs in the Metroplex. The focus of the music will be progressive country, alt-country, Americana with a thorough sprinkling of rock and blues to spice things up. For alt-Countr …

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.

We are here to help and educate those that are looking for an Natural Health Alternative. We will be meeting up a few times a month to hold seminars on a topic picked by those involved with the group. We would love to create community that shares and discusses what each being is doing in their everyday lives to live a Holistically Blissful state of being. We wold love to Co-OP with like businesses ( Yoga studios,Chiropractors,Doctors,Fitness groups, and etc). So if you are in the need of a Natur …

Baby Boomers: Those born between 1940 and 1964. (For the Value of 1x Boomer Bardo). A Possibly Quantum (and Definitely) Far Out Place To Groove. Where Boomers, Technology and Rock n Roll happily coexist. Boomers Staying Groovy and Continuing To Grow as We Grow Up! Get Retro-Active! Meet other local Boomers to connect, network, share info and (who knows?) - have fun! For the Baby Boomer Generation – what a long, strange trip it’s been (and continues to be)! So we just keep on truckin’ along. We …

"Love Without End", by Glenda Green, will be the BASIS for group discussions. This is NOT religious oriented but is intended to simply review and discuss the information in the book. It recounts many of the conversations Glenda had with Christ (Jeshua in Aramaic) covering many topics of vital importance in this dawning new age of higher consciousness for the plane/planet Earth.  Christ appeared daily while she painted his portrait from January 2 through March 12, 1992, in Fort Worth, TX.  On her …