Solar Austin is a group working to accelerate the transition to clean renewable energy in Central Texas in order to build a healthy community and a strong local economy. We promote renewable energy, energy efficiency, and smart energy technologies as well as transportation solutions that create healthy communities, and we encourage policies and programs that advance the use of renewable energy and assure that clean energy options are available to people at all income levels. Solar Austin holds r …

The mission of this group is for individuals who have an interest in developing small scale housing & commercial projects to meet for the purpose of sharing information, ideas and finding potential partners for projects. Ideally members will bring expertise in architecture, engineering, law, planning, finance, real estate, interior design etc to the group. Crazy ideas and finding new ways to do things are always welcome!

To promote basic homesteading skills and techniques for those interested in buying land or developing a homestead for family or groups. If you are interested in learning about Homesteading, Urban Survival, Wilderness Survival and classes covering all the skills needed to survive in a primitive setting all the way to surviving in a city. School for Urban Homesteading and Urban Survival Skills Why we teach. Gloria and I are preppers, plain and simple. Between us we have 60+ years of preparing for …

We're a social group of people who are interested in getting together to chat about honeybees and other pollinators, share books and ideas on the subject and establish some cooperatively managed honeybee colonies around town. Right now “Colony Collapse Disorder” (CCD) and other diseases threaten our honeybee population. We need to discover more about how we can help them, and make sure they are here to pollinate the flowers and fruits of future generations. While there is limited consensus about …

The Austin Aquaponics meet up was started for everyone from researchers to advanced aquaponic gardeners and farmers to compare notes and ideas regarding aquaponic system design and function. With new content added regularly, the discussion area is sure to have something to catch your interest. Help gauge the interest folks in Austin and surroundings areas are showing in aquaponics, by signing up and Become a member. Sign up today and share your AP experience! The Purpose of the Austin Aquaponics …

This group is for folks interested in Aquaponic and Sustainable Farming practices. We will explore many different aquaponic systems from small home set ups to large commercial operations. We will also look at what can be grown in these systems and in what season is best to grow different verities of vegetables. We will look into other methods of gardening such as wicking beds and Permaculter. Along with gardening we will also look at sustainable farming methods including raising chickens and bui …