Thanks for the update! I plan to participate in our local Master Gardener's program next year and am eager to transition some of this drive and interest into a more in depth knowledge. I am only in my fourth year of gardening and, as evidenced by my signature quote, have a long way to go before the ideals of permaculture are fully ingrained! Fortunately, my "do it all now" tendancies are balanced by the realization there has to be a better way than (trying) to beat nature into submission.
BTW, I am 100% certain I would have been too frightened to venture more heavily into gardening than a couple of tomato plants if it hadn't been for the online forums you have created. I've spent a lot of time "stalking" the forums for information and just now feel like I know enough to ask the right questions and even sometimes contribute. Gardening is the single biggest life changing experience of my adult life. Thank you!!