WENOCA is a part of the Western North Carolina Chapter of the Sierra Club. We seek to explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the earth. We invite you to join us if you are someone who cares about the world we live in - the Sierra Club needs you. We are now on meetup.com as a way for more members of the community to learn about our activities which range from the social hikes and picnics to political actions and educational presentations.

Micro-Farming and Food Craft for a Healthier Future's purpose is to connect beginning through experienced gardeners and food crafters interested in putting healthier food on their own table and into the community by learning/sharing environmentally friendly, chemical/pesticide free urban micro-farming methods, healthy food crafting, marketing and more!

Where anyone who is interested in gardening and/or permaculture can meet each other and join in the fun! Not sure how to start gardening? Don't know what permaculture is? Want to meet fun people who are interested in growing food and other related things? This is the group for you! Anyone can suggest an idea for a topic and anyone who knows a topic that other find interesting are encouraged to step up and share their knowledge.  Feel free to contact me for any reason! Some of the general topics …

This group is for those who are interested in sustainability and eco-friendly issues. We hope to bring together people who are interested in a greener lifestyle. If you are interested in reducing your consumption of natural resources, green energy, composting, living in a smaller eco-friendly home, etc. This is the group for you! Our group meets about once a month to discuss a topic. We keep it very informal, so while we have a topic, we will let the conversation flow.  From time to time we have …

VegBoone is a resource for the High Country's vegans, vegetarians and veg-curious. We encourage you to join us, even if you are new to or curious about a healthy, compassionate and sustainable plant-based diet. Join us to make new friends, and share information, recipes, support and encouragement for a cruelty-free lifestyle. Upcoming events will include potlucks, dinners around town, raw vegan events, films like Forks Over Knives, and more. It's FREE to be a VegBoone member! Please click the bl …

The Central Piedmont Group of the NC Chapter of the Sierra Club is one of the largest groups in North Carolina, representing the environmental communities for Anson, Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Stanly, Rowan and Union counties. The group is active in providing environmental educational programs and influencing local policy issues related to the environment. Unless otherwise noted on the website ( http://charlottesierraclub.org/ ), monthly meetings take place the fo …

Scheduling some time for professional environmental advocates in Asheville to socialize regularly and enjoy Beer City USA. If you're not working for an environmental organization please consider visiting Asheville GreenDrinks to more generally connect with environmental issues and folks in the city.

The New Economy is the convergence of ideas and practices taking place nationally and globally that is dedicated to building a more equitable, environmentally balanced, and prosperous world for all. It is bringing people and organizations together to give practical shape to concepts such as economic democracy, green economics, social entrepreneurship, cooperatives, localism, living wages, conscious capital, solidarity economy, community currencies, etc. At Co-creating the New Economy, we will d …

If you want to pitch in and help make Oconee County, SC a cleaner, more inviting place to live and visit, join us! We will meet up for one hour, one day a week, and make a real difference. Age and income do not matter when it comes to caring about our part of the world. All are welcome! Let's stop whining about trash, and start doing something about it.