Welcome to the Raw/Living Foods meet up group! Here in this community you will find education, support, community, friendship and many skills and tools to creating a life full of balance, healthy and joy! Our first meet up group will be held on Sunday, April 15th at 4:00pm. This will be both a social and educational event. In this time together we will get an opportunity to meet others who desire the same path of living foods health as we do. We will be eating lots of living foods and li …

We are an eclectic and environmentally conscious group with an insatiable appetite for delicious, fresh, healthy food! If you are interested in learning more about how to make a positive change for yourself, your neighbors, and future generations by choosing the right foods, at the right time, from the right farmer, this is the group for you. Do you want to make friends with great people who have a practical and fun outlook on eating better, helping the environment, bettering our country's ag …

… If so, join me in supporting local organic and vegetarian-friendly restaurants, learning to cook healthy and visiting sustainable businesses. I also want to organize fun activities like cooking demos, park clean ups, supporting local restaurants, running the Earth Day 5k and volunteering for the Green Festivals as a few examples.   

Learn to cook simple gourmet meals at home! Each Meetup will be focused on a specific menu, which will be posted online. We will start with a cooking demo, and possibly minimal hands-on participation. You will learn how to cook a simple, healthy, tasty gourmet meal at home. Afterwards, everyone will sit down and enjoy the full-size lunch or dinner that was prepared. Recipe cards and any remaining left-overs will be yours to take home! Menus will focus on using fresh ingredients, with dishes ma …

  Hello all you gorgeous moms!   This group is for those of you in the Herndon and Reston area who absolutely love to find new healthy, delicious, and eclectic recipes to delight your family with! I am a mother of a young toddler and it was not until she started eating solids that I became fully involved in researching healthy, fun, and delicious recipes for her. Then, I started expanding my search into finding unique dishes that all three of us could enjoy (myself, my husband, and my daughter). …

Meet new friends who either love, like or have to cook. Learn techniques, recipes and get hands on experience with kitchens tools (yes, they're tools) designed to make it easier. Then eat what you prepared together! Learn basic do's & don'ts in the kitchen. Share your own tips and prep techniques. This is for beginners, experienced, occassional cooks and those who enjoy entertaining. Married, divorced, single or widowed, everyone is welcome and will learn something new. Also learn to entertain w …

Meet other vegans and vegetarians in the Dulles Corridor / Northern Virginia area and share ideas about vegetarian philosophy, recipes, restaurants, and products. Our members choose a vegan or vegetarian lifestyle for a variety of reasons including better health, animal rights, healthier planet, non-violence, and spiritual practice. Whether you are a long-time vegan or just starting out vegetarian, everyone is welcome to join us.

This Meetup is for fellow backpackers and outdoor enthusiasts to meet and greet while engaging in day hikes, backpacking trips and outdoor adventures with other people in your town. Talk about locations, equipment, recipes, etc., and find people to take trips with. Trips will range from beginner to advanced to accommodate all levels of backpackers/hikers/adventurers and to encourage those who wish to grow with the sport. There is always new gear to discuss, dream about and oogle over so come on …

ANYTHING VEGAN CO-FOUNDER JASMINE IS ALSO A VEGAN/VEGETARIAN CHEF FOR WHOLE FOODS MARKET TYSONS, FALLS CHURCH VA. WFM VEGAN COOKING CLUB IS HELD THE LAST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH FROM 7-8:30PM. "I FOCUS ON TEACHING PEOPLE HOW TO MAKE PLANT-BASED FOODS THAT ACTUALLY TASTE AMAZING!!!"

… We will read together such books as "Healthy At Every Size", "When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies", "Diet Survivors Handbook", "Taking Up Space", etc. We will discuss them, do writing exercises, and share with each other (according to our own personal comfort levels). THIS IS NOT A WEIGHT-LOSS GROUP. WE WILL NOT BE DISCUSSING STRATEGIES, RECIPES, REGIMINES, ETC, FOR WEIGHT-LOSS. This group is also not meant to be a book club, but participants may at some point want to read size acceptance fictio …