Do you care about what you eat? This is a group of folks who want to support local, humanely raised, environmentally sustainable, fairly traded, "green" food. Thinking about joining a CSA? Maybe considering a tomato plant on your balcony this spring? How bout a new compost bin for your backyard? Maybe you work on or own a farm in Massachusetts? Or sit on the board of a an urban non-profit that brings produce to people in need......or you're a policy student, interested in finding ways of lobbyin …
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Whole & Natural Foods Cooking Co-Op & Support Group This group is for people who have discovered the value of whole and natural foods in their lives and want to support each other to eat in way that is healthy, nurtures the body and the earth, and tastes good! How can we have more community, joy, efficiency, health, and fun regarding cooking and eating? My intention is that this group will create community in cooking, happiness through meeting with others, an understanding of food a …
We are a network of neighbors and friends dedicated to local food, good eating, and building community. We are based in the Whipple Hill area, which is the junction of Winchester, Arlington, and Lexington but have members from a wide area. We rely on farms we know and our own gardens to get food on the table year round, using food traditions that unlock nutrition and taste unknown in the industrial system. If this sounds like you, please join our group! Our cooperative structure efficiently …
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Come and spend time with other moms who enjoy " Being Green", who have an interest in "organic foods" and providing our families a health smart diet. We visit organic farms, and share some of our green habits such as clothing swaps, toy exchanges, and other ways to reduce waste in our cities and towns. If you are a "Green Mama" or want to learn about; "Green Living" & "Organic Foods" This (MEETUP) group is for you!
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… Some of the potential topics to be explored include: Money Personal and Cultural Beliefs about Money, Evolving Capitalism, Money Management, Social Responsible Investing, Alternative Currencies, Time Banks / Barter, The Economy, Global Economy, Creating More, Spirituality and Money, Gift Economy, Philanthropy, Micro-credit, Local Currencies and Economy, Ecological Accounting, Equity Sharing, Organizational Structures and Ownership Food Local Food, Slow Food, Lifestyles (vegan, vegeta …
Some of the produce we eat travels an average of 1,400 miles from farm to plate. Food has to be picked and transported for days before they reach peak ripeness, compromising their taste and nutrition. Conventional methods of monocultural food production use large amounts of chemical pesticides and fertilizers that can also end up on our plates. Cities offer a number of resources for food production that have been traditionally overlooked. There are better ways to grow food right where we li …
Check out our website and blog here: www.urbanhomesteadersleague.org The Urban Homesteaders’ League is a community venture dedicated to inspiring and empowering individuals and communities to shift from a lifestyle of passive consumption to one of active participation, creation, and connection. We are committed to re-imagining the good life as one that is meaningful, pleasurable, environmentally sustainable, and socially just. We place the home at the center of that pursuit and see it as a …
to build a sustainable, equitable food system in Greater Boston.
This group is about learning and sharing skills and techniques to thrive and survive through the challenges presented by climate change, peak oil, environmental degradation and cultural shifts. There is a place for you here to expand on positive reactions to these challenges whether through edible landscapes, gardening, farming, renewable energy, green building, local currency, rainwater harvesting, composting, mushroom cultivation, local food, forest gardening, herbalism, "green" living, food …
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Locavores meetup of Boston.
Earth Mamas - Meetup Group! Are you a Homesteader raising your family ‘naturally’? If so let’s face it –you wantand need to get some homesteading projects accomplished! On your naturalparenting journey you may want to sew, knit or crochet, make home-made bread,grow, can or jar our own food, or complete many other self sufficient home-makingtasks, but when do we have time to do any of these things? We know that ourchildren need to be around other children so, let’s make play dates productive and …
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