Learn, Grow, Thrive
Hi, I'm Heather Jo Flores, author and founder of "Food Not Lawns."
Welcome to the EcoDesignHive! It's a permaculture learning hub, where I have compiled 25 years of information, experience, and collaborations, to provide you with a vast library of online resources.
Here you'll find free and low-cost online courses, community, and publications, all packed with actionable information for turning your yard into a garden and your neighborhood into a community.
And, because I know how hard it can be to gain access to land, everything I do emphasizes DIY, low-budget, small-space solutions.
Join me in creating a thriving future for all species, starting right at home.
Available Courses
Permaculture Starter Kit
Learn the basics, connect with our network, and get started on your path as an ecological designer. Includes the full first module of our permaculture certification course.
Permaculture for Beginners
Get started designing gardens, systems, and communities, no matter where you live.
Permaculture Design Certificate Course
Earn your Permaculture Design Certificate and walk away with an actionable design plan for your garden and ecological home system.
Design Your Inner Landscape
Cultivate personal sustainability from the inside out by changing the way you think about self-care.
Find Your Eco-Niche
Use ecological design strategies to find creative business ideas that will help you to thrive.
Design Your Daily Practice
Dive into the bliss blitz! Use an ecological design process to establish healthy patterns in your life.
Permaculture Women Writers
Write your way back to nature with this fun 3-week challenge and generate ideas and content to share.
Wild Women Writing Challenge
Re-wild your writing practice with this deep dive challenge that will smash through blocks and generate lots of new work!
Make a Donation
Share your surplus to support the sustainability of our system!