*Upcoming Events with "Food Not Lawns" author Heather Flores* May 2, Heather Flores will be the *keynote speaker for the Harvest Pierce County Garden Summit*, Free event with catered lunch, but please register! 10am-2pm at Lincoln High School Registration here: https://adobeformscentral.com/?f=Vr1llEcQhsvLQC3BJ1mrRw <https://adobeformscentral.com/?f=Vr1llEcQhsvLQC3BJ1mrRw> *May 3, International Permaculture Day* in PLU owned reDesign House! 515 S. 125th St. S., Parkland Wa 98444 * 10am-12pm Garden*Workparty at reDesign* House * 12-1pm *Potluck*. Fridge, oven, and all dishware are available at the house * 1-2:30pm, 'Food Not Lawns: How to Turn Your Yard into a Garden and your Neighborhood into a Community', *Slideshow and Design Workshop* with Heather Flores * 3-4pm *Ephemeral Arts Workshop* led by Heather Flores Free event, but _p__lease RSVP to kelda@riseup.net <mailto:kelda@riseup.net>,_ even (and especially) if you're only coming for part of the day. Sponsored by the PLU Community Garden, Tacoma Permaculture, and others Donations warmly accepted! *Heather Jo Flores* is a Chicana activist, permaculture author and educator, and interdisciplinary artist focused on the connection between physicality and creativity, with emphasis on healing self and Earth through creative expression and community interaction. She wrote /Food Not Lawns; How to Turn Your Yard// //into a Garden and Your Neighborhood into a Community/ and co-founded the original Food Not Lawns group in Eugene, Oregon in 1999. This summer she is taking the Edible Nation tour across the Northern USA.