Private land
A home, farm, or land you own
Your yard, your homestead, your farm, or land you look after.
Write about my landFood forest & native landscape projects
Let's talk about what your land could become.
Tell us where the land is, what you'd love to see there, and who it's for.
We read every message ourselves and reply using whatever contact details you give us.
Before you write
Picture the place first.
You don't need answers to all of these. A few honest notes are plenty to get us talking.
Who the place is for
The people who'll use it: your family, your students, your neighbors, your customers.
Where it is
City and state is plenty. It tells us about your climate and growing season.
What kind of place, and roughly how big
A backyard, five acres, a school lot. A rough guess is fine.
What you see there now
Anything you've noticed about the soil, water, plants, wildlife, or how people use it.
What you'd love to change
More food, more shade, less flooding, more birds, a place to gather. Whatever's on your mind.
What kind of help you want
Name a service if you know one, or just ask us where to start.
When you're hoping to start
Any timing you already know about. No need for a full schedule.
How to reach you
Only share what you're comfortable with, right in your own email.
Four ways to start
What kind of project is it?
Pick the one that fits. Each one opens an email with the same eight questions already filled in.
Shared or community land
A school, neighborhood, or shared space
A schoolyard, a church lot, a community garden, or a neighborhood space.
Write about a shared spaceConsultation
One specific question
The question you keep asking yourself every time you walk the land.
Ask for a consultationPartnership
Teaming up on something bigger
You've got land, know-how, materials, or people, and you want to team up on a restoration project.
Write about a partnershipCommon questions
Before you reach out.
What does it cost?
It depends on the land, how much you want to do, and how far we travel. Before any design or installation starts, we agree on a written scope, schedule, and payment terms for your project. The project form has an optional budget range so we can suggest what fits.
Do you work where I live?
We offer consultation and design anywhere in the United States. Whether we can install depends on the site, the season, permits, the trades involved, and who's available locally. We'll tell you plainly once we know your land.
How long does it take?
It depends on the size of the job and the season. Planting has a best window where you live, so we plan around it, and the schedule is written down before any work starts.
Is my place too small?
No. We work on backyards, farms, schoolyards, and shared land. A single garden bed can be a good place to start.
Are you licensed and insured?
Our fieldwork is insured through Terramorph. When a project requires state- or trade-specific credentials, we coordinate the right licensed professionals.
What happens after I write to you?
We read every message ourselves and reply using whatever contact details you give us. Then we talk through your land and decide together whether a consultation, a full design, or a few changes makes the most sense.
Prefer to just email?
Nothing sends until you hit send.
The email links on this page don't send or save anything on this site. Picking one opens a ready-to-go email in your own email app, and we only get it if you hit send. You can also copy our address and write to us however you like.
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