If you can make it to Somerset today they're having a "Green Living Fair" - awesome looking! $5 admission gets you into all the workshops, plus there is an heirloom seed swap and vendors. https://www.facebook.com/events/224290034400624/
I'd love to go to that. It sounds like a great opportunity to learn. I've met plenty of gardeners around here but none interested in permaculture. I still learn what I can from them though. Glad to be a part of this forum.