Me too! I just found this site too this weekend - what a great resource of information!
I live in Illinois just 40 miles west of Chicago. I am very interested in permaculture and sustainable living but just beginning to learn. I started raising bees last year and have always had an interested in indigenous plants. Planted clover in my lawn this year - not certain my neighbors think that is as cool as I do yet but maybe they will eventually. Read Toby Hemenways book earlier this year and thought - what a great idea! Why doesn't everyone start doing this?
As I live in the Midwest where change comes slower than the coasts, it will take us a little longer to come around. I will do my best to help that along.
Happy to be here!