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Join Lesley Roberts of the So Cal Fibershed and Anne LaForti, self-proclaimed soil nerd, biomimic, and bioFuturist in a rapid fire, informative romp through the sources of natural color, from soil through mushrooms, flowers, and food waste. Part science, part craft, part plea to be attentive to the ecosystem under our feet, this heavily illustrated chat will provide loads of time for audience Q&A and will leave you with a deeper awareness of the abundance all around us.

About Lesley Roberts

Lesley Roberts works and plays in the spaces between culture, material, and imagination. She is a creative strategist, community builder, and social entrepreneur, the founder of Material Encounters, and the director of the So Cal chapter of Fibershed. She runs a creative workshop–research studio–experimental space through which she applies thoughtful ideas, creative vision, and clarity of purpose to help individuals and organizations achieve meaningful change and growth.

About Anne LaForti

Anne LaForti is a design strategist skilled in System and Process Analysis, Software Design Life Cycle, Project and Event Management, Team Building, and Product Management. She applies her Masters in Biomimicry to helping to heal the soils of California and beyond – to reverse damage due to conventional management practices and Climate Change, while regenerating the water, nitrogen, and carbon cycles, and supporting other ecosystem services. As a BioFuturist she has a deep interest in diverse indigenous perspectives and healing the earth and our cultural communities through reciprocity.