Santa Cruz Freedom Forum is a group of volunteers dedicated to providing an open forum for the discussion of current issues that may not be receiving adequate coverage in the mainstream media. Freedom Forum is non-partisan, and not endorsed by nor does it endorse any political party. The topics of honest and effective government, sound monetary policies, an accountable foreign policy, are often at the table, as well as other aspects of politics that affect us all, whether it be on a local, natio …

Great food and great people is what this group is all about. The food may not be gourmet, but it will be creative and homemade. We will meet once a month to share a meal at the hosts home. This is a wonderful way to meet other couples, pick up new recipes, enjoy great conversations, and just have a good time. Everyone is required to volunteer to host a dinner at least once a year. The host provides a main course and coordinates the theme-wine tasting, murder mystery, Tapas, the host rules! Every …

Hey foodies! Thanks for joining my group!    Looking forward to lots of yummy adventures with all of you!  Feel free to make suggestions about places you'd like to try to eat.  Grab your forks (or chopstix) and enjoy!

Meet fellow Raw Foodists in the South Bay/Silicon Valley! Come to a Raw Food Meetup to: have fun share raw food meals discuss raw-vegan diet, health, wellness, spirituality, transforming your life, etc. Other benefits include: Make new friends! Get inspired & get motivated! Get and give support to continue on the rawfood & health path! Anyone who is interested in the raw/living food diet and lifestyle is welcome! :) Check out our growing library: photos of past events recipe, under the MO …

Welcome! We hike from a fraction of a mile to tens of miles, mostly in Santa Cruz County. Sometimes we will carpool up to one hour from Santa Cruz. Read the description carefully for each hike. Most hikes will have a steep and rugged part. Some hikes have shorter or flatter options. Children are welcome if they can keep up and sometimes dogs are welcome depending on local regulations. See the "Photos" section for pictures of past hikes. See the "About Us" section for frequently asked questions …

People who meet here are dedicated to living a quality life - with what they deem important for health and happiness. You'll see that we're passionate about ways to enrich our lives, share our wisdom and cultivate a community of like-minded folks. Most of us follow a neo-paleo lifestyle... we are those who: ... want nutrient-dense foods. ... know that food is therapeutic. ... consciously choses what they eat. We also are wanting to eat foods that are: .... unprocessed, unrefined. .... low carb …

This group is for "balanced", go-getter, outgoing, happy women in the Silicon Valley (you can be single, married, with kids or without) who enjoy food, wine/cocktails, volunteer events, music, cooking, new adventures....who have almost everything life has to offer, but are looking to create new, lasting friendships, and try new things. As we get older and take on new roles such as wife, mother, professional, etc., it becomes increasingly difficult to meet, make and keep new girlfriends, especial …

We are a vegan raw food group interested in optimal health. Learn and have fun! Participate on our great raw food potlucks! We welcome anyone who appreciates wellness and prevention of illnesses. We all have this one lifetime... so let's make it the best we can. We are lucky that Dr. Adiel Tel-Oren from Minneapolis will visit us on a regular basis.  He is extremely knowledgeable. You get a chance to learn what is truly healthy based on science. Our inspirations for this meetup is the Ecopoli …

This is the official meetup group for dishcrawl.com foodies who enjoy the dishcrawl, food crawl, street food crawl, progressive dinner, etc concept. ;) ready to nom?

Bollywood in Hollywood !!!! You want to join this group if you are new in this area....or if you want to meet some new people and make some great friends and last but not the least if you want to have some great fun while you are in the Bay area. This would be a great way to connect with different culture, enjoy hollywood/bollywood movies, Indian music, dance to some great music , explore local food, and places etc...get ready to bring in some extra spice in your life by joining this group.... I …

This is a support group for all those interested in changing their habits and patterns around eating. Our intention is to strengthen your ability in creating change in your diet by understanding the mechanism of changing your mind and your emotions. Providing a safe supportive space to share and discuss all the challenges that arise when you enter into a new relationship with food and how that change affects everything else in you life. You will be invited to participate at whatever level feel c …

The 45+ Bay Area Savvy Singles Group is for fun-loving Singles in a certain age range (45+ - 65ish) to come together for fun and develop nice connections with others.  Perhaps a spark will ignite and a closer relationship develop.  If so, great.  If not, at least you've met another great friend...without feeling pressure to do anything you don't want to do. We are all here to enjoy each other's company at fun events......single we are today.....single we may not be forever.  Still, we can enjoy. …

Welcome! Looking to meet new friends? Love Asian food? Then the South Bay Asian Food Network is the perfect Meetup group for you! The purpose of this group is to bring together everyone in the Southbay area who enjoys eating great Asian cuisine and are looking to meet new people with similar interests and tastes and business networking!  We plan on scheduling meetups to try some of the Southbay's newest and cutting edge Asian restaurants, along with the popular favorite hot spots.

Hi! Having a network of mom’s who enjoy similar activities is important to our well being! We're a very friendly group that offers an array of activities to enjoy with your little ones while enjoying the company of other moms.  Don't stay home and wonder what you're going to do today, join us! P.S. We're not always ON THE MOVE, we also like to take time out to sit on our behinds and enjoy fine food and wine, pedicures and other fun “mommy” events.  We have a very busy calendar and hope you'll  j …

This group is for people who want to be involved in their food chain from source to ready to eat. The purpose is to rekindle and learn the art of food from hunting, fishing, foraging, and growing to preparation, storage and consumption with a locavore focus. Each meet-up will involve one or more steps led by an expert. One goal is to have some of these experts join to share their skill or craft; if you know someone who can contribute, please ask them to join. The only costs should involve hard c …

Aptos Bunko has been getting together monthly since January 1998. The purpose of the group is to gather for fun, friendship, food, wine and celebrate fabulous women. Oh, we also play a dice game called Bunko (or Bunco). Membership is by invitation from current Bunkettes and usually starts by joining as a casual substitute. We also plan girlfriend get-aways to fun places like Sonoma, Las Vegas, and San Francisco.

We are a fun group of wine tasters looking for different places and ideas on how to taste wine, learn about wine and have fun together meeting new people.

Our modern life styles come with their own set of specific health concerns with the top 3 being; Cancer, Diabetes, Cardio-vascular disease. All three of these chronic health conditions have two things in common. They all prey on bodies weakened by environmental toxins and underlying nutritional deficiencies. The odds of succumbing to one of these life changing conditions can be greatly reduced by making a few lifestyle changes including basic nutritional guidelines. I am presenting a series of n …

We are all descendants of farmers who worked their available land to produce the most nutritious food needed for health and survival. Today we are technically evolved yet disconnected from the farming process.  As a result our food supply has been jeopardized by a large centralized system that we are paying for with higher food costs, lower nutritional value and poorer overall health.  It is now time to seek  the knowledge of our farming ancestors by taking a different look at how our communitie …

All ages and abilities work together to raise vegetables for our food bank so that those who are hungry can have fresh food. No skill, tools, or prior garden experience needed. Currently, our younges gardener is 5 and our oldest is 87!

You're a savvy chick that has some sort of interest in a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle. You're tired of Meetup groups that don't weed out people you won't fundamentally click with because of your morals and values. You're not necessarily a hippie-dippy freak, (I'm not), but you enjoy hikes, great veg food, happy hour, festivals, movies, and other normal stuff. You want to meet other women your age who won't think you're weird when you talk about tofu. Let's meet up and be friends. To keep this g …

Pool, Jacuzzi, Trampoline, Dancing, & Food, Plus a Variety of Party FUN! INTRO: This fun and uniQué venue is a great way to meet new people in the Bay Area, so come enjoy yourself in a private backyard oasis of FUN! Swim in the large 8-foot pool, soak in the adjacent in-ground heated Jacuzzi, jump on the 12-foot trampoline, dance if you feel it, munch on yummy food, meet new fun people, or just lounge around and get some sun while socializing. Clothing or a bathing suit is required At All Time …

Are you interested in learning a foreign language? How about Turkish? Would you like to meet with people from Silicon Valley who want to make new friends while practicing Turkish? If your answer is "yes", then you are welcome to join our club. The Turkish Learners Club is open to anyone who wants to explore Turkish language, culture and food. All levels of Turkish fluency from beginner to native are welcome. You will have a chance to taste a variety of Turkish food along with Turkish tea and cof …

If you are ready to take charge of your health, your body and your life, this group will help. Understanding that lifetime health is determined, by the most of part, by all the big and small choices that we make on daily basis. Choices such as sugar, unhealthy food choices, lack of exercise, and stress gradually cause degenerative disease. We will learn how body works, what are healthy and unhealthy foods, how to read ingredients, healthy recipes and what are degenerative diseases. We will meet …

A community based group designed to educate, support and implement the GAPS diet for any individual interested in improving their overall health and wellness. Our bi-monthly meetings cover the GAPS diet in its entirety and are designed for people who are curious how the diet may improve their lives, others who are already on the journey and those who have healed from it. Please join us, everyone is welcome!

The Weston A. Price Foundation is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charity founded in 1999 to disseminate the research of nutrition pioneer Dr. Weston Price, whose studies of isolated nonindustrialized peoples established the parameters of human health and determined the optimum characteristics of human diets. Dr. Price's research demonstrated that humans achieve perfect physical form and perfect health generation after generation only when they consume nutrient-dense whole foods and the vital fat-solubl …

In the Mindful Self, Mindful Eating Group, we discover, practice, and share ways to sucessfully manage our emotions, stresses, and challenges without Mindlessly turning to food for comfort and relief. Becoming Mindful of our emotions, our body sensations, and our thoughts and learning to sit will uncomfortable inner experience will allow us to unconver and fulfill deeper needs, calm our anxiety, and lift depression. This is a bi-monthly support group facilitated by Celeste Walker, a Marriage and …

Calling all happy singles 40 plus. Summer is almost here and it's time to come out and meet other singles. We will be getting together to share food and drink, hike, dance, movie nights or just hang out at a members house for a night of good food (pot luck), or just socializing. We will plan trips to the wine country and other Bay Area attractions, and welcome members input. See you soon. Organizer, Pat