Introduction to Our Design Services
We provide short consultations or full designs to help you create the sustainable – and actively regenerative – home or farm you’ve been dreaming of. We’ve viewed and analyzed hundreds of diverse sites and can help you save time and money getting the results you want on your site. We work from a holistic, integrated viewpoint – we understand that all elements must be considered to create a truly sustainable and resilient design. We help you assess needs and resources and help connect the dots in a way that will bring your project to the next level, and keep getting better.
We consider that a regenerative approach goes several steps beyond sustainable, as it doesn’t just prevent further degradation – it actively heals the earth and communities. An example would be regenerative agriculture which builds depleted soils, increases diversity and wildlife habitat, renews water supplies and makes them healthier, and creates more economic resiliency.
We consider that a regenerative approach goes several steps beyond sustainable, as it doesn’t just prevent further degradation – it actively heals the earth and communities. An example would be regenerative agriculture which builds depleted soils, increases diversity and wildlife habitat, renews water supplies and makes them healthier, and creates more economic resiliency.
Urban Design
We design landscapes to be both beautiful and functional. An edible landscape is:
- Organic
- Easy to care for – less work than conventional gardens
- Aesthetic, beautiful and interesting
- Healthy, providing nutritious food year around
- Economical – skip the fertilizer, and reduce your grocery bill with fresh, healthy food you grew yourself
- Natural – we design gardens to work with natural systems, rather than fighting them
We access an unusual selection of attractive plants, both native and non-native, that grow well in Florida conditions and will provide abundant food in small spaces. If you want to do it yourself but need some help getting started, we can give you great advice on what to plant, when, and how.
Interested in selling what you grow? We can help with that, too.
An edible forest garden can provide food year around with little upkeep or care. The idea behind it is that by mimicking natural systems, we can work with nature’s energies and do less work ourselves.
Perennial plants in Florida often offer harvests for many months out of the year and require little care or upkeep to keep producing, year after year. We specialize in working with plants that thrive in Florida and taste like more familiar annuals that are difficult to grow in this climate, like spinach and lettuce.
Many of the plants we work with are highly nutritious as well as very attractive. Some of them have medicinal qualities as well.
Interested in selling what you grow? We can help with that, too.
An edible forest garden can provide food year around with little upkeep or care. The idea behind it is that by mimicking natural systems, we can work with nature’s energies and do less work ourselves.
Perennial plants in Florida often offer harvests for many months out of the year and require little care or upkeep to keep producing, year after year. We specialize in working with plants that thrive in Florida and taste like more familiar annuals that are difficult to grow in this climate, like spinach and lettuce.
Many of the plants we work with are highly nutritious as well as very attractive. Some of them have medicinal qualities as well.
Designing For Resiliency
It’s good to be prepared for any contingency, whether you live in an urban or rural area. We have helped individuals and groups design property to be fully off grid and self-sufficient.
We have many resources to help you achieve this and we design for the whole picture – including creative financing for your project, crafting workable agreements, food, water and energy security, etc.
Rain Catchment, Irrigation & Water Catchment
Water security is an important part of planning for resiliency. This is an issue wherever you live, because of groundwater depletion, salinization and potential toxins in the supply. Where should you place rain catchment? What materials should you use? How much do you need?
How can you use water most efficiently in your landscape and household? We can help you create a whole systems package, unique to your site and your personal needs, that will reduce your water needs substantially and give you an emergency back-up water supply.
How can you use water most efficiently in your landscape and household? We can help you create a whole systems package, unique to your site and your personal needs, that will reduce your water needs substantially and give you an emergency back-up water supply.
Small Farms
We’re aware of the issues that small farms deal with and confront on a daily, seasonal and year to year basis. We use a holistic process to ensure that we fully understand your goals, and can help you achieve them through increasing resiliency and optimum use of resources. We help you find ways to reduce loss and increase yield, as well as diversify for additional income.
We understand the challenges of a small business as well as the challenges of a farm ecosystem. We help you look at viability of various approaches based on your interests and resources including regenerative agriculture, agroforestry, agroecology, aquaculture, value added, polyculture, and other potential yields.
We have a small farm ourselves, and incorporate these regenerative agriculture techniques on it.
We understand the challenges of a small business as well as the challenges of a farm ecosystem. We help you look at viability of various approaches based on your interests and resources including regenerative agriculture, agroforestry, agroecology, aquaculture, value added, polyculture, and other potential yields.
We have a small farm ourselves, and incorporate these regenerative agriculture techniques on it.
Village Scale
Imagine a village that is designed on regenerative principles. It is designed to enhance both quality of life of residents and ecosystem health.
We have worked with forming intentional communities, established communities that want to become more intentional or resilient, public garden projects or regenerative urban agriculture projects, non-profit groups, co-operatives, and other projects aimed at holistic living on a community scale.
We facilitate agreements among stakeholders, guide groups to establish policy that will help them be more regenerative and resilient, do exploratory assessments to determine capacity, co-create strategic planning, and more. We can help you navigate the many facets of working in groups to ensure success of the project.
We have worked with forming intentional communities, established communities that want to become more intentional or resilient, public garden projects or regenerative urban agriculture projects, non-profit groups, co-operatives, and other projects aimed at holistic living on a community scale.
We facilitate agreements among stakeholders, guide groups to establish policy that will help them be more regenerative and resilient, do exploratory assessments to determine capacity, co-create strategic planning, and more. We can help you navigate the many facets of working in groups to ensure success of the project.
