Permaculture is a holistic design science and open source technology for building sustainable communities. Preparedness is a state of mind and lifestyle that improves quality of life now, while increasing individual/family/community self-reliance when disruption to normalcy occurs. By combining permaculture and preparedness we're able to grow beyond the finite duration of self-reliance and mature to an infinite state of community sufficiency.

As residents of Ventura and LA Counties, we created this group to come together and prepare for foreseeable crises.  We feel it is important to also build close supportive relationships in the event of a disaster. The purpose of this group is to interact with like-minded individuals on a regular basis to learn from one another the art of self-reliance.  We will learn together things such as - Urban & Wilderness Survival Training, - Earthquake Preparedness, - Natural Disaster Relief, - Self Defen …

… The focus of this group is to create such a community to open up dialog, create a curriculum of study, preparedness, and a plan of action.  Human beings work the best under a tribal environment where the needs of the community outweigh the needs of one. The "every man for himself" mentality is the reason the world is where it is today.   I welcome anyone and everyone who want to learn, teach, and contribute to this community about EVERYTHING survival...first aid, water purification, horticulture …