There used to be New Forest Institute but they had to close down due to money issues. The Portland Meetup group has a lot going on but it's a long drive so I've been reluctant to get involved with that. I've pretty much been going it alone for a couple years here. I've been using this site plus all of the free materials available elsewhere to start my
project. Last year I started getting serious about
permaculture and was able to see results right away. This year I'm adding dozens of
trees, shrubs, perrenial veggies and fruit. I'm also going to raise a couple of pigs along with about 100 dual purpose
chickens. It's by no means a
permaculture farm, but I'm working on it.
It's nice to see others along the midcoast interested in
permaculture.