in Portland, ME
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in North Yarmouth, ME
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in Portland, ME
5 attending
in Brunswick, ME
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12 Meetup Groups match “Garden Design” near Portland, ME
Welcome to Boston Creative People! This group is for painters, photographers, sculptors, horticulturalists, graphic artists and designers of all kinds whose world revolves around their creative passions and are looking to share that passion with other creative people. Members are encouraged to upload and share their art, open their studios, minds, and hearts to other members. Meetups are focused around creative activities, such as abstract photo rambles, garden tours, musical jams, museum romps, …
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change” (Charles Darwin) This group is about developing solutions, connections, techniques and skills - strongly rooted in permaculture - to create resilient and truly sustainable communities. This group is about moving in a positive and productive direction: resilient people, households and neighborhoods full of creative abundance. This group is about starting wherever you are and …
Community. Local skills. Local Food. Adapting in place. But self-reliant, no. We are in this together. In these unsure times of climate change, peak oil, and economic instability, the one thing we do have is each other. To quote Toby Hemenway, "When we create a web of interdependencies, we grow richer, stronger, safer, and wiser." Permaculture is a means to develop life skills and enhancements for sustainable living and beyond. "To practice permaculture is to actively create a positi …
The Central New Hampshire Permaculture Meetup Group is dedicated to creating real, face-to-face community, as well as an online calendar of events and Permaculture information & discussions. Permaculture is the practice and theory that builds permanent agricultural and human systems based on patterns in nature. Through permaculture, we learn essential skills that help us design a way of life that is in harmony with the natural world, including: Sustainability organic, regenerative farming & gar …
Sharing knowledge, skills, enthusiasm and surpluses to create local systems that function beyond sustainability. Permaculture is a design method that can be used to build regional and home scale systems to address the effects of resource depletion and environmental degradation. Relocalization, food security, community building are further goals for this group.
The Transition Towns and Permaculture movements are positive, creative, community-led responses to the challenges of climate change, economic uncertainty, and the pressing need for sustainable energy. The momentum began building with the advent of Permaculture in the seventies. Permaculture isthe design science rooted in the observation of nature’s eco-systems. Its purpose is to create an approach to living that emulatesthe enduranceand resilience of those natural systems. While Permaculture is …
Our Meetup brings together individuals throughout Eastern Cumberland County,(from Cumberland, to NewGloucester, Yarmouth to Brunswick, Maine), who are interested in Permaculture and self sustainability not only individually, but as a community. Everyone has an important role to play and we all can do this by re skilling one another and help encourage more people within our communities to become apart of a solution for environmental, economic or social change. Permaculture is a holistic approach …
I have been a general contractor for nearly twenty five years specializing in residential renovations. I started teaching woodworking to girls many years ago all over New England. After teaching thousands of girls I feel it is time to reach out to women and provide them with the same empowering opportunity. If you have ever had an interest in learning how to build or how to use power tools safely, then here is your chance! Step out of your box and join us, it's fun, empowering and very rewarding …
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Are you an interior designer, a home building or home improvement professional, or a curious home owner? Are you interested in any aspect of home fashion & design? Whether you want to network, learn, or socialize this group has what you are looking for! I'll provide coffee, juice, and light breakfast fare, as well as bringing in monthly presenters talking about all different aspects of home design. We'll meet on the first Wednesday of each month at Cabot House Furniture on Mall Rd. Burlington, M …
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This group is designed for anyone who wants to do "stuff" together! It is NOT a "singles/date-fascilitating" group though singles are welcome! What we do: 1. Have fun! Hike, bike, paddle, camp, sled, skate... learn, teach... explore 2. Support each other! We organize and coordinate group/family activities that have basis in REAL LIFE needs: - PETS; Pet sitting/walking/socializing because sometimes you just don't have the time. We have a number of dog-sitting/socialization settings including dogg …
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This group is for Practical Idealist to share ideas, skills and resources….a place to vision, debate and collaborate. Let's have conversations that have never happened before! Let's create real world solutions that celebrate our individual desires and honor the needs of our collective future. Let's enjoy the process and each other. I'm hoping to gather a diverse group of creative, positive people that truly embrace the gift of different perspectives and are excited to cross-pollinate. If you as …
We meet to learn about and how to create beautiful Japanese flower arrangements. Learn about this beautiful and tranquil aspect of Japanese Culture. Attend Ikebana International and other related events including Japanese culture and dining in the Greater Boston area. Of all Japan's traditional arts, the most practiced today is Ikebana---the art of Japanese flower arrangement. In basic form, an Ikebana arrangement follows a fixed pattern: a triangle of 3 points. Emphasis is placed on linear perf …
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