Earth Equity and Design for Freedom | Landscapes Forum

Join us for an     all-day event hosted by Grace Farms Foundation at in New Canaan, in partnership with and , EastHampton-based landscape designer and founder of the .Grace FarmsASLA ConnecticutEdwina von GalPerfect Earth Project

This program will     feature panels, tours, walks, lunch and breakout discussions with tools for establishing a new paradigm to create biodiversity-positive, nature-based     solutions in our landscapes, installed with sustainable materials free of forced labor and child labor.

May 26, 2022 | 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.Date:

Grace Farms (New Canaan, CT)Venue:

$50 | members: $40Tickets:

Registration: gracefarms.org

Highlights include:

· , 23rd United States Poet Laureate and first native person     to hold that position, will open the Landscapes Forum at Grace Farms with a     recorded poem and reflection.Joy Harjo

· Engage in a panel about the ethical role of landscape architecture and landscape     design with , , , , of , of , of , and more.Louis FuscoLouis     Fusco Landscape ArchitectsJennifer ReutEditor-in-Chief     of Sierra BainbridgeMASS  Design Group,2022     AIA Architecture Firm of the YearTamar WarburgSasakiRichard RoarkOLINLandscape     Architecture Magazine

· Join guided walking tours with principals of , winner of the , and landscape architects of Grace Farms.OLIN Studio2022 AIA Architecture Award

· Hear from , Founder and President of , , award-winning journalist     and Chief Sustainability Officer for , and , Director of Horticulture     for , and , Founder of , about the role of public gardens, managers, and gardeners.Warrie PriceThe Battery ConservancyPaul TukeyGlenstone     MuseumRebecca McMackinBrooklyn Bridge ParkPenn MarchaelPennington Grey

· Learn about forced labor associated with common material choices in the built environment from , Principal for ,     , Architect and Urban Designer from São Paulo, , and others.Gabe GuilliamsBuroHappoldLuciana VarkuljaStony Creek Quarry

· Hear from speakers including , of , and others.James and Hayes SladeSlade Architecture

· Close with a garden tea in the orchard of our -designed Plaza.SANAA

LA CES and APLD     credits pending.