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 …

Greater DFW area residents utilizing a portion of their home for organic vegetable, fruit, nut, and culinary herb gardening. With a little effort we can feed our families more nourishing organic food and have a healthier, less expensive, and more sustainable homestead.

Permaculture draws together ideas, skills and a style of living that allows us to create a sustainable culture no matter what the future brings--and grow an organic polyculture rather than an agricultural monoculture. Everyone can benefit from knowing Permaculture, organic gardening, food forests, and sustainable living. It actually makes farm life easier as a way to earn a living! We will have meetings and classes that build on Permaculture Principles and Practices. We hope you will join us. In …

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.

Alternative energy, alternative building techniques, alternative off-grid life.  Reducing our carbon footprint and learning to live more lightly upon the earth.  That's what we're about.  We welcome all who have knowledge and ideas to share, as well as those who wish to learn.

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 …

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) …

What is Whole Life Unschooling All About? Our group fosters an active whole-life unschooling community and support for parents and families in the Dallas /Ft. Worth metroplex. We encourage our children’s individuality, maintain their authenticity, and encourage peaceful communication and relationships within our families. Our colorful group of unschooling parents, grandparents, teens, and children of all ages converge in both Dallas and Ft. Worth for personal connections, lots of play, and thoug …

The foremost purpose of The Dallas Alternative Energy Meetup Group is to bring together individuals seeking better, cleaner, more economical energy methods and technical experts working in the field of solar, wind, water, geothermal and other renewable sources to gain and apply knowledge. Any individual who has family or friends who live and breath air, those who live in a home, apartment, condo or townhouse as well as those who own vehicles or any other energy powered machinery would be well se …

Hip Mommy & Me Group is a group for all ages of expecting Mommy's, Mommy & baby, Mommy & toddler, and Mommy & Pre-school age kids. All Mommies & kiddos are welcome! This group is the place to be to share experiences, chat and make wonderful, get advice and long lasting friendships. Hip Mommy caters from newborns to preschoolers. A few activities we do are; in home play dates, stroller skating, lunch dates, occasional girls night out, picnics, holiday parties, color themed play dates, pj parties, …

If you are interested in living more sustainably in your own local area east of Dallas, please join us as we learn the way of green and simple. We will network with each other; we will have outside talks on sustainable living from Solar to Rainwater Harvesting, from Permaculture to Organic Gardening/Farming, and from green remodeling to energy-efficient new building; we will invite local officials to our meetings in order to make our towns more sustainable and resilient. If you reside (or want t …

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 …

Meet other local people who are interested in living in a sustainable ecovillage laid out using Permaculture principles around Greenville, Texas east of Dallas. The purpose of the group is to learn the skills necessary for organic produce farming, learn homesteading skills in such areas as food preservation, and develop a community that can, if desired, earn at least some income from the land. People should join who want to prepare the land to grow most or all of their own produce plus optional …

This is a group for families living in the Brookhaven neighborhood and surrounding area. If you and your kids enjoy going on walks, picnics and playtime in the park, and even hanging out at the Brookhaven pool we would love for you to join us for some fun this summer! Activities will include parks, splash pads, breakfast dates, ice cream dates, the Zoo, Arboreteum, and anything else that sounds fun! If you are a stay at home mom who wants to meet other moms and kids in the neighborhood, this is …

Is your gut telling you it is time to have a plan “B” in the event of a disaster, but you just aren’t sure how best to start? Do you think a group effort has its advantages over a Rambo approach to surviving against the odds? Are you looking for an organized alternative for being prepared to handle whatever comes our way, but includes a return on investment proposition if nothing ever does? If you answered yes to any of these questions then we may be just the right group for you to advance as a …

This meetup group is geared towards people born 100 years too late. We will have hands on participation in "on the farm" homesteading type activities such as organic gardening practices, water collection alternatives, animal husbandry including humane harvesting of small animals raised free range in which participants will learn skills to harvest, clean, prepare and preserve their own food such as rabbits and chickens AND even take them home with you to enjoy the fruits of your labor. In additio …