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Metro Detroit Permaculture

Highland, MI

Metro Detroit Permaculture
The Metro Detroit Permaculture Meetup is an open network dedicated to connecting like-minded individuals interested in permaculture design and the practices of sustainability. Through fostering collaboration and cooperation, we serve as a resource hub for sharing ideas, information, experiences, tools, and more.  Join us on Facebook at: [https://www.facebook.com/groups/36251260715...](https://www.facebook.com/groups/362512607155290) We welcome practitioners of & those interested in the following disciplines: Edible Landscaping Organic Gardening & Orcharding Local Food, Farming & Homesteading Livestock Natural Building Craft/DIY/Fiber Arts Foraging & Wildcrafting Herbalism Cooking & Food Preservation Renewable & Alternative Energy Composting & Waste Systems Water & Rainwater Harvesting Nature Awareness Primitive Skills Holistic Health & Living Ecology Community Conservation What is Permaculture? Permaculture is a whole-systems design protocol modeled on the observation and study of natural systems. Permaculturists use the principles of interconnection, diversity, resiliency, and conservation to design homes, landscapes, gardens, organizations, farms, and more. **What We Do?** **\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- Permablitzes \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-** A Permablitz is a volunteer-based work party. Many hands make light work! Permablitzes include working on a project, an educational/skill sharing aspect and communal style meals. Past Permablitzes have included *garden establishment, pasture seeding, chicken coop construction, and more!* We always have fun, lots of laughs, work hard and most importantly, we mingle and connect over delicious and nourishing homemade food! **Who can host a Permablitz?**   Any MDPM member who has attended at least two events. **\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-Skill Shares\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-** Skill shares cover a variety of topics related to permaculture design and sustainable living. *Winter Skill Shares* primarily focus on things we can learn indoors. Past winter skill shares have included: ·  Seed starting and soil block making ·  Fermentation ·  Seed sprouting ·  Worm composting/Vermicomposting ·  Introduction to Permaculture Design ·  Establishing a pantry and bulk food buying ·  Homebrewing ·  Sustainable crafts: papermaking, spoon carving, and wool felting ·  Preserving the Harvest ·  Bio-char for gardens *Summer skill shares* likewise teach people something or share knowledge and they usually include a site tour of a farm, homestead, sustainable living center, etc.  Past summer skill shares examples include: ·  Natural building and land restoration (Strawbale Studio) ·  Biointensive Vegetable Gardening (Bittersweet Farm) ·  Edible Landscaping/Yarden Tour (Roots to Fruits Research Site) ·  Organic Vegetable Gardening (Walli’s Organics) ·  CSA Gardens and Livestock Operations (Upland Hills Farm) ·  Compost Water Heater (Strawbale Studio)
1030 members · Private

Great Lakes Self-Reliance

Novi, MI

Great Lakes Self-Reliance
Click "EVENTS" above to see **ALL events** scheduled. Click "Read more" (below) to read what we're about, and the Responsibilities of Membership.... Contrary to what is posted on our meetup home page, we are rarely 'based' in Novi.  In fact, our meetups have been located all around the **southeastern Michigan area**, including Detroit suburbs (Livonia, South Lyon, Novi, Brighton/Howell, Ypsilanti/Ann Arbor, Chelsea, Swartz Creek, etc. **As we look at our world today, our future seems uncertain.** We have indeed lost many of the “basics” and primitive skills known and practiced by our forefathers. We have become *dependent* on imperfect fragile life-supporting technologies and infrastructures which are highly interdependent such that the loss of one causes loss of others (the Domino effect). Thus, there is a need to return to a respectful knowledge of the land and become self-reliant.  In the few moments you have just before disaster strikes, your preparedness level may define the  *rest of your life*. Take your chances or take control. After all, ***it wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark.*** **What will our Self-reliant knowledge and skills *prepare us* for?**  Short answer: Life! Long answer: Anything that could happen to disrupt our fun or affect the normal routine in our daily life: Job loss, illness, house fire, auto accident, natural disasters, economic collapse, World War III, end of the world *as we know it*, anything, everything! We are a group of like-minded every day normal people and families networking and striving to learn and share knowledge and resources to become more self-reliant.  This meetup’s focus is on learning **survival knowledge and** **sustainable skills** …because the more you know the less you need...  AND, it wasn't raining when Noah built the Arc. Further, there is a certain pride and **peace of mind** security in being able to fully take care of one self and family, though 'no man is an island'.  **Community IS important.**        **Responsibilities of Membership:**  By joining our meetup group you accept full Responsibility for your own actions, or lack of actions, as the case may be. We reserve the right to decline or remove anyone from membership for any reason. We are a public outreach meetup related to preparedness, survival, homesteading, or sustainable living …for come what may. We do not want extremist or hate groups, and we do not discriminate against age, gender, race, religion, etc.  We are also not a forum to bash other well-meaning members... negative drama will not be tolerated, so violators may be removed from membership.  It is up to each of us as responsible self-reliant adults to encourage and help each other build our community for come what may.  The meetups are intended to be a foot-in-the door, a starting place, to learn brand new skills, or brush up on old ones.  Each member assumes full responsibility for deciding if each meetup presenter meets their own standards of people they deem fit to teach them the skills. This meetup group was started July 8, 2013. The organizer of this meetup pays $198 yearly from their own pocket, plus the time to post the skill-learning opportunities, and plans to continue to do so as long as there is a need, or until SHTF. Questions?  call Chriss at 248 330-6428
938 members · Private

American Business Women's Association Novi Oaks Chapter

Novi, MI

American Business Women's Association Novi Oaks Chapter
The Novi Oaks Charter Chapter of ABWA has 35 members. ABWA supports members through education, networking support, leadership opportunities, and local and national recognition. All women (and men) are welcome: Working for employers, business owners, looking for work (and mentors), students, and women who wish to remain active in retirement. Our meet-ups are held on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at the Novi Civic Center, located at 45175 Ten Mile Road (west of Novi Road) with networking at 6:00 p.m. Introductions begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by a business-relevant speaker (always awesome!). The meeting is $22 with dinner or $10 without dinner. Always check our website for the most recent details of events and meetings. **Prepaid reservations are required - visit our Events page at [www.novi-abwa.org/events](www.novi-abwa.org/events).** Our local Novi Oaks scholarships for women are offered every year, including two $2,000 Impact Scholarships for Michigan residents, and a $1,000 scholarship for students of Madonna University. Guidelines can be found on our website at [www.novi-abwa.org/scholarships-education](www.novi-abwa.org/scholarships-education) \- the deadline to complete the application for the Novi Oaks Impact Scholarships is May 1 each year\. ABWA National scholarships for women of up to $10,000 are offered through the ABWA National Stephen Bufton Memorial Educational Fund at www.sbmef.org, and applications open in October of each year. You can join ABWA for the cost of $115 nationally and $24 dues locally. Student memberships are only $50! Learn more about the national organization and join ABWA by clicking on the upper right corner on our website at [www.novi-abwa.org](www.novi-abwa.org) Other Michigan chapters are located in Ann Arbor, Auburn Hills, Clarkston, Flint, Frankenmuth, East Tawas, and Utica. For links to all chapters in Michigan and the U.S., visit our website at [www.novi-abwa.org](http://www.novi-abwa.org) (lower right corner of each page).
67 members · Public