Hi Crystal,
Cool that you are in NH. I grew up maybe 40-50 miles east of your town.
What specifically are you trying to do? Begin work as a designer?
The great part about your location is that you are near the Amherst MA area. There are tons of things going on there. Ryan Harb did a ton of work to promote
permaculture at UMASS Amherst (see youtube).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWHSzGDItBA
There are some great Permaculturalists in the region as well. Check out D Acres near Plymouth, and maybe look up David Jacke for upcoming workshops \ networking meetups.
Years ago I started Boston
permaculture, which I think is now defunct, but worth googling. You
should also check out the Brattleboro VT area for the natural building communities there, and some of the Keene permaculture / Transition people for cool projects happening.
If you have any specific questions, feel free to ask. I haven't been around in a while, but used to be fairly well connected.