Homestead & Agroforestry Research Demonstration Center Design

It was an honor to collaborate with Eric Toensmeier on developing plans for this new 5 acre project site in Massachusetts, converting a former conventional farm with degraded soils into a homestead and education center focused on agroforestry & perennial edible crops

Eric Toensmeier has been studying and consulting on regenerative agricultural practices for decades, and is the author of such seminal works as Paradise Lot: Two Plant Geeks, One-Tenth of an Acre, and the Making of an Edible Garden Oasis in the City, & Edible Forests Gardens: Ecological Vision and Theory for Temperate Climate Permaculture

Project Highlights:

• Rainwater harvesting & stormwater management systems- tanks, bioswales, check dams & infiltration basins

• Enhanced vehicular accessways & parking for visitors

• ADA accessible pathways for workshop participants

• Multifunctional Hedgerows & Wildlife habitat

• Silvopasture Orchards & Forest Gardens

• Soil Health Assessment

• Restoration of erosion gully into a nutrient cycling catchment basin