Green Drinks Newburgh ...the Unofficial Green Drinks of the Hudson Valley! We meet on the third (thirsty) Thursday of the month for networking, fun, information, inspiration, business and pleasure! Where: In the back room of The Wherehouse, 119 Liberty Street, Newburgh, NY (http://www.thewherehouserestaurant.com/) Who we are: Green Drinks is an open forum for people work with or are interested in environmental issues (academia, business, government, environmental groups, and individuals). Anyone …

Central Massachusetts Preppers is the local Chapter of the Massachusetts Preppers Network, and the American Preppers Network. We are about homesteading, survival, preparedness and sustainable living.

This world is not the world of our ancestors; clean, garbage free, with an abundance of animals running free and crystal-clear waters filled with fish and marine life. It is a world filled with mountains of trash both on land and in the ocean. Everywhere you look you see some sort of trash, papers, plastic water bottles laying on the ground or blowing in the wind. Even remote forests and beaches have traces of human waste. Green Up Together is a group of folks that come together monthly to e …

The NY Passive House (NYPH) Meetups are organized by NYPH members, working to promote a healthy, comfortable and energy-efficient built environment through the promotion of the Passive House building standard. NYPH is an independent not-for-profit organization that facilitates the exchange of information and experiences, among local, national and international practitioners of the Passive House building standard. Presentations at the Meetup will vary from broad general introductions to specific …

The Monadnock Region Permaculture Group, sponsored by The Sustainability Project, Inc., provides a community forum and an online calendar of events for Permaculture information & discussion. 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: organic, regenerative farming & gardening, biodiver …

We are group of stakeholders working to reconnect the small and great financial wealth concentrated in this part of the country to the beautiful urban and rural working landscape that we live in by investing as if food, farming and communities mattered. If you believe, as we do, that money can be used as a powerful tool and can be intelligently invested to meet current needs while not just minimizing future harm to our soils, water, personal and community health, but to actually increase the vit …

I am a Mom who wants to offer her services to those who are considering Cloth Diapers as an option for their little ones. If you've thought about going this route but aren't sure how, then join! I will schedule meet-ups as interest arises and teach you everything you need to know. My goal is to assist families in making the decisions that are right for them and to offer the support they need to make their cloth diapering experiences successful and enjoyable. Already CDing? Join to offer encourag …

Building a community that is interested in organic, natural, vegan, vegetarian, and macrobiotic foods by hosting pot lucks and meet ups! We all want to be healthy and in addition to our lifestyle choice, it all starts with what we put in our body. No matter what your food preference is, there is a way to make it healthy and delicious! Let's come together as a community and eat natural foods free of chemicals and potentially toxic ingredients so we can start feeling better one bite at a time.

Do you support and maintain a household on your own? Do you yearn for a more community-focused way of living, sharing time and resources with neighbors who are there for each other? Co-housing offers this, but existing co-housing communities in Western Mass. consist of new, separate houses - and are expensive and have limited openings. This group's intention is to create co-housing at a much more modest individual cost - possibly by buying and converting an existing apartment building or large h …

The Capital District Transition Network follows on the model of the Transition Towns originated by Rob Hopkins in the UK. The US has about 300 Transition Towns that are in various states of organization. With the Capital District there are three organizations: Transition Albany, Transition Schenectady and Transition Troy. The purpose of Transition is to move away from fossil fuels and towards relocalizing our basic needs. Anyone who is concerned about the environment, peak oil, or the economy is …

The NY Passive House (NYPH) Meetups are organized by NYPH members, working to promote a healthy, comfortable and energy-efficient built environment through the promotion of the Passive House building standard. NYPH is an independent not-for-profit organization that facilitates the exchange of information and experiences, among local, national and international practitioners of the Passive House building standard. Presentations at the Meetup will vary from broad general introductions to specific …

Exploration of all aspects of sustainable living and opportunities to practice, re-learn and re-member community. High Vibe Tribe Re-Unions include but are not limited to: yoga, meditation, tantra, sacred sexuality, conscious community building, tai chi, drumming, hooping, trance dance, vibrational healing, kirtan, business and marketing, visionary co-creations and collaborations, family, parenting, nutrient dense, mineral-rich real food, farming, wilderness skills, foraging, superfoods, organic …