I was a conventional landscape contractor and designer for twelve years. I learned quite a bit about how to run equipment and how to manage a job, but the lack of sustainability of the industry was too much. I walked away.

I was a building analyst and energy auditor for awhile before finding permaculture through organic gardening. I have since been studying permaculture for five years, practicing it on my farm, and I've completed two permaculture design courses.

I am currently working with landscape contractors nationwide to help introduce them to permaculture design principles. I am taking local design and installation projects within an hour of Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Follow my blog at foodproduction101.com and my youtube channel at PermaculturePA.

Zone 1 & 2 Food Forestry

Hugelkultur Project Part 2

See planting and mulching the hugelkultur berms.

Hugelkultur Project Part 1

See building the berms.

Quick Way to Find Slope with a Laser Level

See the video that shows how to easily find slope with a laser level.

Wildlife Clay Lined Pond Project

See the construction of a clay lined pond.

Grey Water and Silt Pond Project Part 2

See the completion of the grey water and silt pond project.

Grey Water and Silt Pond Project Part 1

See the first half of the grey water and silt pond installation.

Garden Tour 2014

Permaculture garden tour video, 2014.

Proof Swales Work

See proof that swales do work as a tree growing system.

Permaculture in Pictures Video

See some pictures from 2013-2014.

How to Install Package Bees

See an installation of package bees into a Warre top bar beehive

The Permaculture Project Recap Video

See the results of the permaculture project 7 months later.

Swales and Spillway in the Rain

See a video with swales and spillway working in the rain.

The Permaculture Project Day 17-19 (Farm Forestry)

Farm forestry. (500 trees & shrubs planted during this project)

The Permaculture Project Days 14-16 (Food Forest, Pond, Berms, Timber Forest)

See the new food forest, pond, berms, and timber forest

The Permaculture Project Days 11-13 (Bentonite, Pond, Spillway, Swale, Trees

See us rototilling in the sodium bentonite, making the spillway, swales, finishing the pond, and planting trees

The Permaculture Project Days 8 thru 10 (Pond, spillway, seed, & trees)

See the pond progressing, the spillway being installed, and trees planted on the main swale.

The Permaculture Project Day 6 & 7 Pond, Keyway, Swales)

See continued progress on the pond, keyway, & swales.

The Permaculture Project Day 3-5 Pond, Swale, Drain

See continued progress on the pond, swale, and drainage.

The Permaculture Project Day 1&2 (Diversion Drain, Keyway)

Clearing the pond site, starting the keyway, and installing a diversion drain.