We design landscapes that produce food, build soil, and sustain themselves over time. From backyard food forests to whole-property permaculture designs — rooted in Florida's climate and your soil's biology.
Start the ConversationPermaculture design is not just planting fruit trees. It's designing a complete system — water, soil, plants, wildlife, and human use — so each element supports the others.
A well-designed food forest or permaculture property:
Every design starts with knowing what's actually living in your soil. Jake's Soil Food Web training means we plant what your biology supports today — and build biology toward what you want to grow tomorrow.
Most permaculture designs look beautiful on paper. Ours are built on what we can actually see under a microscope. That changes which plants go in first, what inputs we apply before planting, and how quickly your system establishes.
Five steps from first site walk to a thriving, self-sustaining system — with soil biology guiding every decision.
We start with a site walk and a conversation. What do you want from this land? Food production, privacy, wildlife habitat, beauty — all of the above? What are your maintenance preferences — hands-off or engaged gardener?
We assess sun patterns, existing plants worth keeping, water flow paths, and your soil's current condition.
Jake pulls soil samples and runs a microscope analysis. Your soil's fungal-to-bacterial ratio tells us what it's currently suited to grow — and what biology we need to build toward your goals.
Most food forests thrive in a fungal-dominant environment. We build toward that from wherever your soil starts, with a clear biological roadmap for getting there.
We produce a complete layered planting plan using permaculture's 7-layer model. Every plant selection is Florida-appropriate, sourced locally where possible, and chosen to match your soil biology.
We source plants from local Florida nurseries where possible. Installation is phased over one to two seasons to allow soil biology to establish between plantings.
All beds are prepared with biological inputs from Treasure Coast Compost before planting — compost, liquid extract, biochar, and worm castings in the root zone. Your plants go into living soil from day one.
Year one is the most critical. We provide a written care guide specific to your design, schedule 30/60/90/120-day follow-up visits, and are available for questions throughout establishment.
As the system matures, our involvement decreases — by design. A well-established food forest should need very little from you by year three.
Florida's year-round growing season and subtropical climate give us access to species most of the country can't grow. Here's what we draw from most often, organized by layer.
Moringa, Multi-graft citrus (tangerine / grapefruit / orange on one tree), Avocado (Brogdon, Simmonds), Jackfruit, Longan, Lychee, Mango (grafted dwarf varieties)
Papaya, Banana (Dwarf Cavendish, Blue Java), Elderberry, Pigeon Pea (nitrogen fixer, food, and mulch source), Katuk, Starfruit
Lemongrass, Rosemary, Comfrey (dynamic accumulator), Blueberry (requires pH adjustment), Cuban oregano, Chaya
Sweet potato, Thyme, Perennial peanut (nitrogen fixer and living mulch), Strawberry, Nasturtium
Passion fruit (native and purple), Chayote, Muscadine grape, Loofah — using vertical space to maximize production per square foot
Yuca (cassava), Arrowroot, Ginger, Turmeric, Taro — producing food in the one dimension most landscapes leave completely empty
Florida's year-round growing season, subtropical fruit availability, and summer rain patterns make it one of the best places in the country to build a food forest. We take full advantage of that. Every plant on our list is proven in Martin County's climate and soil conditions.
Honest answers to what most people ask before starting a food forest or permaculture project in Florida.
Every design starts with a site walk. Tell us about your property and what you're hoping to create — we'll take it from there.