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. …

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 …

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 group is all about plants, fun and community! Talks, tours, classes, group picnic potlucks, hikes to learn about our local wild plants, animals and pollinators... and whatever other ideas we, as a group, create! If you're in East Texas and you're interested in learning or teaching about vegetables, fruits, flowers or herbs, then join us! We welcome activity suggestions from group members! Potential topics to be explored include: garden design, heirloom seeds, seed-saving, rainwater harvesti …