Hi Billy,

Welcome to Location19.  We have a buddy community of members who share your permaculture and aquaponics interests.

Now that you are a member you can post to the main Discussion Forum, Events calendar and Blog section when signed in.  Check out A Brief Overview on Location19 Structure to get familiar with what's where.  In the tabs, Be sure to check out the "All Groups - Icons" sub-tab.  We are currently up to 66 groups.   To join a group such as SW Education Forum,   click on the group, then in the upper right of the group page just under the banner picture, next to your name click on +Join SW Education Forum and you are a member!  You should check out The Seedfolk Store group which Eleanor Coleman has started up.  If you have not been to the The Seedfolk Store, it's at at 540 West Main, I'm sure you will fall in love with the place.  Being a group member not only lets you post to the group but also permits you to receive email notifications from that group about events and other info that may not be posted on Location19 itself.   You will also find the Westside Farmers Market  interesting.  Their group is Friends of the WFM.  Also check out Grow Green Rochester and the Southwest Garden Group. 

A coming event that you may want to try to participate in is the January 15th Education Committee Meeting:   SWCC Education Committee Meeting at the Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence

There is a ton of information you can search for and read through on Location19.  Be sure you make use of the search options.

It' a good idea to subscribe to the Daily Email Digest so you receive an update of new activity on the site even if you don't check Location19 every day.  You can also find a list of new information posted by looking at the Latest Activity column on the Main page.

I look forward to your participation. If you have any questions don't hesitate to call Marian or me at 328-4271.

John