If it was me, and I was looking for a group (either one already established or starting one of my own) of like minded individuals/families, I'd keep an eye on this section of the forum.
I'd pay attention to who lives in my area and posts good info.
I'd send out a couple of PMs to those people and see if we were approaching this problem from a similar mindset.
That may lay a foundation to build on.
Just a thought.
That idea was propossed in another tread here and the general thought was it wont happen
The enemy of my enemy...... Is just one more set of targets to engage