Services
Flexible support for households and organizations creating purposeful, productive green spaces.
Garden and Green Space Design
Thoughtful plans that connect client goals with the realities of the site.
- Site assessment and design concepts
- Planting plans incorporating vegetables, herbs, fruit, native plants, pollinator habitat, perennials, and cut flowers
- Plant and material recommendations
- Seasonal and phased implementation plans
- Designs tailored to maintenance needs, budget, and client involvement
Garden Installation and Care
Hands-on support for creating, improving, and sustaining a garden.
- Site and bed preparation
- Soil assessment and improvement
- Planting and installation
- Irrigation setup and support
- Seasonal care and maintenance
- Garden rehabilitation and troubleshooting
- Assistance for clients completing parts of the work themselves
Education and Facilitation
Practical learning from seed to plate, designed to build skills, self-reliance, and sustainable communities.
- Gardening workshops and demonstrations
- Seed-to-plate instruction covering seed starting, transplanting, irrigation, soil amendment and composting, harvesting, cooking, and canning
- Season-long learning that helps participants understand and practice the full growing process
- Programs for schools and community groups
- Staff, educator, and volunteer training
- Community engagement and collaborative planning sessions
- Programs designed to build practical self-reliance and support more sustainable communities
- Customized educational series and seasonal programming
Planning and Consulting
Professional urban planning and grant-writing support for mission-driven businesses and organizations.
- Urban planning, land use, and site planning
- Food systems and community development consulting
- Program and project development
- Organizational and partnership planning
- Stakeholder engagement and facilitation
- Grant strategy, research, review, and writing for businesses and nonprofits, with an emphasis on local growers and small urban farms
- Implementation planning and ongoing advisory support
One project can draw from several service areas
A household might combine design with installation. A school may need a site plan, a student workshop, and staff training. A nonprofit may need engagement, planning, and grant support.
1. Understand
Clarify the space, goals, users, resources, and constraints.
2. Develop
Create a practical plan, scope, or educational approach.
3. Support
Help implement, teach, adapt, and sustain the work over time.