Join others in Orange County on the raw vegan adventure! We share raw food meals, and discuss raw vegan nutrition, as well as holistic health and eco living. We host regular potlucks, picnics, and attend raw food preparation classes, informative health lectures and other related events. Anyone interested in the raw/live food diet and lifestyle is welcome! Thank you for being a part of our community!  

…   * Vegans and Vegetarians Please come outta the woodworks and lets eat !   PS - You Dont Have to be a Vegetarian / Vegan, Smoke Anything, or even be a Hippy to come and hang with us. Just be Mature, Respectful, and Fun Loving !

Welcome to the Orange County Veggie Meetup Group! Vegans, vegetarians, raw foodists, and curious omnivores are all welcome to meetup at our events. This is a great opportunity to meet fellow veg*ns, eat tasty and healthy foods, and have a great time. We have so many reasons to choose this lifestyle from health, to animal rights, to environmentalism. We are part of a community, so let's come together and share our time, our conversation, and our friendship with one another!

Avec mes amis means "with my friends". If you're a vegetarian/vegan and care about the rights of animals, this is the group for you!' Our group's activities normally include getting together in a variety of ways including peaceful leafleting and demonstrations, playing the CASHFLOW game, dinners, and joining in with other like minded groups for a fun night out or social event. The CASHFLOW game day is a fun pot luck party in an intimate setting. This board game teaches activists how …

If American diet trends continue, it is predicted that by the year 2015, 2 in every 5 adults will be obese. Hundreds of nutritional studies have demonstrated a strong and undeniable link between malnourishment and chronic illnesses such as Type 2 diabetes, Heart Disease, and Cancer. By providing our members with the opportunity to attend FREE nutrition lectures in addition to special diet cooking classes, healthy eating store tours, fitness assessments, a nutrition book club, and consultations w …

Animal Protection and Rescue League is a grassroots 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which works to document and expose animal cruelty occurring behind closed doors, educates the public on animals issues through innovative outreach campaigns, and works with policymakers and politicians to implement humane change.   Since forming in 2003, APRL has garnered the attention of national and international media, influenced animal protection legislation, conducted numerous rescues of abused factory farm …

Orange County People for Animals is a Southern California-based 501(c)3 non-profit animal advocacy organization founded in 1988 to help create a compassionate, healthy and peaceful planet for all living beings. Our mission is to have our guiding principles present in the fabric of everyday society: Every being has the right to live free from exploitation. By educating people, we will create a compassionate, healthy and peaceful planet. There are consequences t …

Project Gratitude and its members utilize core beliefs of gratitude, love, and kindness to promote a sense of well-being in five key areas: Health | Family & Friends | Finances | Spirituality | Charity

Join us monthly to delve into the exotic spice and flavor of India. Each class explores a different region and aspect of the vibrant culture and cuisine of India. Held at the Garden Patch Indian Market, 13230 Jamboree Rd (in the Market Place), Irvine. This is a fun and interactive way to learn new recipes and create culinary masterpieces! Regardless of your skill level, this is fun way to learn quick and easy recipes!

Come together for community support in healthy eating, clearing away old emotions and discovering a truly healthy lifestyle together. Our group comes together and is committed to producing results like these: "My wife Susan brought me here, & at first I didn’t want to have anything to do with it. I have a friend who is a vegetarian & five months ago I used to give him a bad time about it. I eat steak & I am from Montana. I have been 85-90% raw for the past 3 months, I have lost 30 plus pounds …

The OC Gardening Club (OCGC) and GryFy: GRow Your Food Yourself are the premier gardening meetups in orange county. These meetups are a great place for gardeners and plant people to gather and enjoy the many gardening events in Orange County. The emphasis of OCGC is on ornamentals. Besides making you aware of public gardening events, we are trying to organize into smaller groups that meet to discuss particular ornamentals like African violets, begonias, irises, lilies, plumerias, roses, etc. Whe …

Come learn about the amazing benefits of juicing, this meet up is for everyone from Raw Food juicing to those just looking to discover new recipes or just enjoy fellowship with other juicers. Get together for healthy juice samples and classes such as Juicing to help with weight loss, detoxification, super healthy skin, increased energy, and disease prevention. I am a local License Health and Beauty Wellness Professional and love helping others experience abundant health for themselves and entire …

As an Ayurvedic practitioner, I often hear the hesitancy when speaking about giving an Ayurvedic cooking classes. The typical response used to be "I don't like Indian food." Well... no worries! These classes are fun, tasty, and the menus are varied from different cultures and what people are familiar with. The menus are carefully chosen to be one that is easy to prepare as well as accepted by the audience in which it is being served. There are of course Indian cuisine classes if they are request …

A fun and interactive cooking class! These cooking classes will teach you how to make simple and delicious menus from across the globe. We will explore a different cuisine in each class...from Italian, to Mexican, Spanish, Gluten-Free or Vegan....we will cover it all in simple recipes that a cook of any skill level can learn! These classes are very interactive, hands-on, and a great way to meet other aspiring cooks. There will be a base fee for each class which will depend on what we're preparin …

This Meetup is a gathering of souls who seek greater spiritual awareness, and enlightenment itself, and provides the rare opportunity to learn directly from one who lives as unconditional love. Join us for meditation, pranayama (sacred breathing technique), yoga, satsang, devotional singing, darshan (direct blessing from an enlightened Master), men's and women's healing circles, discussions and discourses, film screenings, community service, vegan meals, live teleconferences, and more! Explo …

" Saving Lives by Changing Belief Systems " Each Week we will Educate and Motivate you to be your best. We will share with you the latest and the best information available, with proven tips, and techniques that truly work.