Engineers Without Borders – USA supports community-driven development programs worldwide through the design and implementation of sustainable engineering projects, while fostering responsible leadership.

HoneyLove is a Los Angeles based nonprofit conservation organization with a mission to protect the honeybees and inspire and educate new urban beekeepers.

The integration of plants and fish to produce the ultimate food production system that is healthy, local, sustainable and accessible to all. Start a desktop food system in your closet or a mega farm anywhere.

Join us for a unique opportunity to learn about cob in an urban setting. During these meetings, participants will build a cob oven and cob seating area in the backyard of our hosts' private residence. Oven construction, basic cob mixing and building techniques, niches and sculptural elements will be taught. Theory topics include foundations, roofing, and the logistics of acquiring project materials in the city. Participants will have enough knowledge to take on their own backyard project.

This Meet-Up is designed to share information about honey bee decline and restoration, beekeeping, its impact on agriculture and sustainable gardens.

Permaculture is a holistic design science and open source technology for building sustainable communities. Preparedness is a state of mind and lifestyle that improves quality of life now, while increasing individual/family/community self-reliance when disruption to normalcy occurs. By combining permaculture and preparedness we're able to grow beyond the finite duration of self-reliance and mature to an infinite state of community sufficiency.

The Arroyo Guerrilla Garden meets to tranform neglected urban spaces in Northeast Los Angeles - Pasadena, Eagle Rock, Highland Park and Altadena.

Wild edible mushrooms? Yes we have them here in Los Angeles and in Southern California: Chanterelles, Morels, Porcinis and yes, we even have Truffles! there is nothing like them! Watch out they may be deadly! They have to be ID'd by an expert or asta la vista baby. Join us for a wild mushroom hunt as we go look for edible and medicinal mushrooms here in our backyard or in faraway places. Here is a partial list of what you can find here in LA: Chanterelle - Cantharellus cibarius Morel - Morchell …

… We plan to feature educational meetups to learn latest technical developments in fields of interest. We also look forward to hosting mashup events with many of the multitude of great tech groups based in Los Angeles. We also plan to participate in local startup events and help bring together Los Angeles-based developers and web entrepreneurs for possible business opportunities. We feel this will be an excellent venue to exchange ideas and talk about web technology, innovation, open source, share …

… Please join us at our new home, Working Village, a creative and technologically advanced workspace just off Main Street in Santa Monica. Complimentary organic (mostly vegan) food, wine, spirits, juice, tea, ice “cream”, snacks, cookies and more will be provided (sponsors vary from month to month, so please check our website for up to date information what food, beverages and giveaways will be featured at the next event). PITCH IN! Don't forget that you can now drop off your old cell phones and e …

… Although this Meetup online presence is new for us, we have been gathering in person since summer 2011.  You can read about our work at https://sites.google.com/site/latransitionenterprise/ If you are interested in meeting with people who are exploring fascinating possibilities for business, livelihoods, and the new and changing economy, come join us!

The Harbor Vision Task Force works to green the environment in San Pedro Bay area, home of the nations two largest ports and several oil refineries, and in the goods movement corridors and facilities that connect to the port. We strive to provide leadership in the Sierra Club to deal with similar goods movement issues in sea and inland ports around the country.

The Farm Desk Set is the events calendar for all things green! We are interested in growing, sharing, raising, eating, feeding, restoring, decomposing and learning. Join us for an event! For more information about the project, visit TheFarmDesk.com

Open Neighborhoods community solar programs have been uniquely successful in bringing together affordable community energy programs with residents, businesses, and multi-family communities who are interested in going solar. This group's goal is to continue that mission, where we seek to bring informed industry experts to MeetUp forums to answer questions so that clean energy proponents can make informed decisions. Solar interested individuals at our previous events have included home owners, ren …

The purpose of Long Beach Tea is to learn about all aspects of tea, to provide and encourage tea education, and to support the growth of tea businesses in and around Long Beach. We welcome all levels of tea enthusiasts whether you are new to tea or a tea professional. We welcome your input and your help in making Long Beach a city where quality tea is not only drunk, but appreciated. Please share both your knowledge and your questions with us. The content of our Meetups will depend on the intere …

… Guests walk away with something, be it handouts, new knowledge, new friends and quality gifts won from games and the final gift give-away. Be part of something that is fun and makes a difference!