… Agrowcity seeks to bring together individuals and groups already doing urban agriculture work or are interested in getting involved to 1. Promote urban agriculture in Boston and beyond to increase food security for cities, provide job opportunities, build communities and lessen our environmental footprint. 2. Provide a place for collective learning on new technologies, best practices and solutions to challenges that individuals and organizations face in urban agriculture work.

This group is dedicated to: - learning why bees need help (they are disappearing) - how to keep bees in urban environments - beekeeping in authorized public and private spaces - bee outreach and education - potlucks and celebrations around bees - community outreach - honey!

Do you want to meet new and interesting people while experiencing all the city has to offer? That's the point of The Urban Sandbox -- connecting active, creative, fun and diverse people in their mid-20's through their late 30's through activities and events in the city that you may not have found on your own. Whether it's exploring a new part of the city, checking out neighborhood restaurants, pubs and dives, going to concerts, festivals or theater, meeting up to watch or play sports, enjo …

Parkour is the physical discipline of training to overcome obstacles within one's path by adapting movements to their surroundings. Free Running is a form of urban acrobatics where individuals utilize the city landscape to perform movements throughout the natural features and terrain. Parkour (Free Running) is a physical discipline inspired by human movement, focusing on fast efficient forward motion over, under, and around obstacles in one's environment. What is Parkour? Parkour is a non-com …

This is a group of fun friendly people who are interested in walking, hiking and urban exploration. sometimes we walk fast and other times slow. Join us if you enjoy walking, hiking and/or trekking while being social and having fun! This is a private group, however all adults are welcome. All members are required to have a picture of their face in their profile for the safety of everyone in the group. Also, members with excessive no shows (responding yes, then not showing up) will be removed fro …

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 …

… Our members include: architects; designers and other design industry professionals; engineers; contractors; planners; interior designers; landscape architects; developers; real estate professionals; building materials suppliers and other vendors; consultants; urban renewal, environmental and other community organizations and more! This group is sponsored by EPNet (the Emerging Professionals Network) which is a community of the Boston Society of Architects/AIA. www.architects.org/epnet Sub …

… t Economy, Philanthropy, Micro-credit, Local Currencies and Economy, Ecological Accounting, Equity Sharing, Organizational Structures and Ownership Food Local Food, Slow Food, Lifestyles (vegan, vegetarian, etc), Herbs and Healing, Soil, Bees, Urban Gardens and Homesteading, Politics of, Healthy Cooking, Farm Shares, WOOFing, Corporate Influence, Trends, Nutraceuticals, Healing with Food, Wild Crafting, Seed Banks, GM Foods, Irradiation, Eliminating Hunger Home Innovative Architectur …

I started this groups so that I could share upcoming events with the wonderful Meetup community. Groundwork Somerville is a non-profit working to hard cultivate healthy communities in and around Somerville. GWS runs elementary school gardens and curriculum, provides youth jobs through greenteams, and advocates smart city planning. Here are links to learn more. www.groundworksomerville.org http://radioboston.wbur.org/2012/03/30/farm-to-fork http://nextgenerationproducers.wordpress.com/growing-hea …

… All suburban properties are landscaped to some extent; owners recognize the improved appearance and property value. Yet, the plants chosen are too often non-native, produce sterile blossoms, inedible fruit, situated in monocultures. Some of the problem lies with limited availability from nurseries and garden centers; the rest with uninformed consumers. So let's get informed! With a little insight, plants offering greater wildlife benefit can be substituted, and look just as beautiful.   ps …

I like contrasts: outdoors vs. indoors, natural vs. man-made, physical vs. cerebral.  This group will attempt to celebrate these contrasts through monthly activities that will usually combine a moderate walk or hike combined with a museum visit, or something similar in the realm of the visual arts. These events will start 10-11 AM on Sunday, and last 4-6 hours.  You should be able to comfortably walk at least 5 miles within two hours.  This will mostly be level walking on pavement or dirt paths, …

Real Estate Investors are what is holding the fragile RE market together.  With almost 30% of the deals being transacted with cash we can see that Investors are at work, literally.  We will be seeing more and more discontinuity in the coming years, with good hard working people with solid credit being denied due to the overly tight underwriting.  Enter investors with creative financing techniques and seller financing alternatives. Every Investor survives by the strength of his or her Power Team. …

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 …

This group is for people who live in the South End who are looking to meet some of their neighbors - not always easy to do in our busy day to day lives! We're hoping to meet for cocktails, dinner/brunch, BBQs, potluck dinners or any other ideas people might have! Basically getting cool, laid back people together in their own community and taking advantage of all that the South End has to offer.

Hey everybody! I decided to start this group because I love to go out into the city and draw, in coffee shops, in bars, on the street, and I know there are other people out there who do as well! So let's get together and meet some like-minded people and do some drawing! Anyone who enjoys drawing, whatever skill level, is highly encouraged to join. After all, the only way to get better is to do it.   If anyone has suggestions as to what sorts of drawing meetings or locations/areas they'd like mee …

    The Original Steppers of Boston Inc 2006 We are the first and founding chapter that practices and teaches the dance known as "Chicago Style" Steppin'. We are committed to promoting the culture and grace of "Steppin" in the Boston community and New England. More than ever we strive to continue to bring you the best we have to offer through certified instruction, events and Steppers Sets. Come and learn the basic moves, turns, techniques, and the basic concepts of the …