Our modern life styles come with their own set of specific health concerns with the top 3 being; Cancer, Diabetes, Cardio-vascular disease. All three of these chronic health conditions have two things in common. They all prey on bodies weakened by environmental toxins and underlying nutritional deficiencies. The odds of succumbing to one of these life changing conditions can be greatly reduced by making a few lifestyle changes including basic nutritional guidelines. I am presenting a series of n …

Would you be TOTALLY excited to see water-guzzling, pollution-producing, "seen-and-not-touched" lawns, replaced by edible gardens and drought-tolerant native plant landscaping? Do you believe, like I do, that if one or two of those GIANT homes in upscale neighborhoods (or tiny homes in the flats) were to replace most of their front and back lawns with gorgeously eco-scaped edible gardens, other neighbors would follow suit...? Especially if there was a massive PR campaign highlighting the transfo …

We read ingredient labels. We're always looking for healthier ways, safer things, or we're attempting to consume less, tread more lightly... We're not heavy, we're sistahs, and we like to have fun while learning from each other. Connecting women who have green businesses, ideas, experiences... Some of us have already taken giant steps towards sustainability & greener living; some would like to take baby steps to "go greener" but don't have the support network to make it happen. Let's connect onl …

The Sustainability Professionals iNetwork is a group of professionals dedicated to seeing Sustainability measures integrated in all phases of life. Our events will include product demo's, speakers, tours and open brown bag discussions. Open discussions and connections to other events related to building awareness about renewable energy, emissions reduction, urban farming, recycling, bio-fuels, solar and wind power, energy storage, home efficiency, land reclamation, water management and sustainab …

We are all creating specifics around a sustainable planet, healthy eating and the list goes on and on. iGreen Connect unify us all as one community on the planet creating a strong voice when needed. We meet like minded people interested in having fun, networking, outdoors activities within other groups, interactive social action to expand our green communities while making a difference in all or our lives. We bring amazing fun activities at our meetings for everyone to meet everyone! Become an u …

Attention all tree lovers! We're an environmental nonprofit based in the Silicon Valley that depends heavily on volunteers to plant trees - over 65,000 so far! We also host pruning/tree care workshops, sustainable living courses, and community potlucks. If you're looking for a way to get active in the community and connect with other environmental-minded members, join today! All backgrounds and levels of experience/commitment are welcome and we hope to see you out there making a difference. For …

Enjoy vegan food in beautiful Santa Cruz County, California! Plant-based eating here is outstanding, as we have some of the freshest year-round produce in the world! Whether you're vegan, reducing animal product consumption, or just want to enjoy good conversation and a healthy meal free of animal products, please join us! Our meetups are Fun social events where you can explore your food options and choices with no pressure, honest. Why do some people reduce or eliminate animal product consumpti …

We are a group in the San Francisco Bay Area passionate about essential oils.  We consider essential oils as natures living medicine.  Because of that, we will always be referring only to the  therapeutic grade essential oils of Young Living, the world leader in therapeutic grade essential oils.  We are not interested in talking about perfume grade recreational oils.  We are all about improving ones health and wellness through the use of oils.  Anyone interested in essential oils is welcome. If …

We love to dress up, but we don't like the toll the fashion industry has taken on the environment and our health. So, we're coming up with creative new ways to make fashion more sustainable and democratic. From using recycled and organic fabrics, to manufacturing locally, to openly sharing every step of the production process, we want to explore all the ways the fashion industry can improve. Let's meet up to explore these themes and share ideas!

The Bay Area Community Exchange Timebank promotes and facilitates the use of Time instead of money in the exchange of goods and services. The foundation of the Timebank is a free, open source online directory, reputation and accounting system. These exchanges help develop stronger, more resilient connections between individuals and community service organizations which participate in them, by improving communication and the distribution of skills and resources among our participants. We work to …