We show free movies in your venue of choice (which may or may not be your living room)!  Our current movie is the documentary "home".  We have a selection of solutions-based movies which are shown with emphasis on community discussion.

The next Putting Down Roots Sustainability Salon will focus on food -- finding local sources, growing it ourselves, and eating more sustainably.  In addition to casual conversation and making new, we'll have an opportunity to see a roof garden, a small organic seedling operation, and shiitake cultivation, connect with local farmers, find out about farmers' markets and community gardens, explore permaculture concepts, think about humane and healthy livestock practices, source seedlings and…See More

Hi everyone, I love the idea of a gift circle(I have never been a part of one though).  I am an organizer for GreenPittsburgh, a Meet Up group which is really a social place for like minded people to get together to share ideas and skills.  I think that a gift circle would really bring the group together and help us feel more like our group is doing something tangible and accountable to help the world that we live in.  Any suggestions on how to get it started? Thanks!See More

Need a new lamp someone else isn't using? Need a couch to surf on for a while? Need someone to do throat-singing for you, in person? Want to offer one of these things to another human being?  Come to a Gift Circle, a community-building measure to intertwine us in local and more connected exchange systems and economies.This is how it works: you get in a circle with 10-20 other people and tell each other your wants, needs, and "I would like to have"s, and then you go around telling each other…See More