This is a place to meet other locals interested in Urban Homesteading and simple living skills like food preservation, caring for livestock, wilderness survival, alternative energy, edible landscaping, permaculture, container gardening... The group is apolitical (no politics unless there is an issue-based discussion that affects urban homesteading, such as laws regulating the keeping of animals), non-denominational (we welcome all religions, including the non-religious), and all-inclusive (fr …

Heirloom Gardens offers classes in cooking, backyard chicken and goat keeping, Neighborhood Supported Agriculture (NSA), and home gardening. We provide a supportive environment for learning, with a personal, hands-on approach to teaching. Attendees can expect an enjoyable class that will be flexible to meet their needs. If you're interested in attending a class, please click on the calendar link (to the left) for class times and descriptions. If you'd like to register for a class, you wil …

If you are known to members of GSM, please email us to have your membership expedited on the main Meetup. http://www.meetup.com/Grassroots-Survival-Meetup/ This is a clearing house meant to vet prospects not known to our existing members. Grassroots Survival Meetup (GSM) We support gun ownership. Although we encourage you to own and become proficient with a fire arm, we are not a militia. All Grassroots Survival Meetup events protected by the Second Amendment will focus on aptitude and self defe …