Property Consultations & Food Forest Design
Looking to find out what fruit trees and berry bushes to plant on your property?
Want a plan for how to create an edible food forest on your land?
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About our consultations
While every permaculture design consultation involves a site visit, we offer 5 different packages which fit a wide range of property sizes, project depths, and budgets. Take a look at the five options and see which is the best fit for you and your food production goals.
Quick-Glance at the Consultation & Design Packages
- Abundance Package: $1500
- Provision Package: $1000
- Basic Consultation: $400
- Plant Placement Drive Thru: $400
- Simple Drive Thru: $250
NOTE: Prices above are for in-person consultations only. For virtual prices, scroll down to the package details below.
To book a consultation or property design
email [email protected]
Detailed Description of Consultations
Option 1: Abundance Package
Ideal for those who are wanting to transform their acreage into a place of provision and food security. This package thoroughly addresses the many aspects of family and community life in order to help set the property up for long-term abundance. Although this package will work on any property size, it is the most ideal for properties with 3+ acres of land and for those wishing to be as sustainable and self-sufficient as possible.
- $1500 In-Person
- $1300 for video / digital consultations. Includes multiple digital connect points (video, images, conference call, etc.)
THE ABUNDANCE PACKAGE INCLUDES…
- Site Walk-Through
- 90-minute site visit
- Verbal recommendations of plants for your yard (fruit trees, berry bushes, nut trees, pollinators, etc.)
- LIVE feedback on systems, property features, garden areas, food forests, etc.
- Verbal suggestions, tips, and creative solutions for your site
- Property owner is welcome to take notes and video or audio record the consultation
- 40+ Page Site Summary with Custom Plant Placement
- Property Design
- Project phases and descriptions
- What to plant, how to plant it, where to plant – all specific to your site
- Plant recommendations based on family dietary and health needs
- Native plant suggestions and placement on property
- Livestock and animal system integration
- Food Forest and Veg Gardening Guides
- Off-Grid or Emergency Scenario Suggestions (water, food storage, etc.)
- Planting Zone Info
- Analysis of annual weather patterns, rainfall, and wind.
- Soil testing (if needed)
- Links to Monthly To-do Lists
- Unlimited PFX Document Library Access
- Food Forest Maintenance Summary
- Veg Gardening & Companion Planting
- Sunn Hemp Cover Crop
- Additional documents that are applicable to your site will also be included in the design packet as supplemental information
Option 2: Provision Package
Ideal for those who are wanting to take a serious step toward sustainability, providing for their family, and offsetting food costs. This package gives introductory insight into the many aspects of family and community life in order to help set the property up for long-term abundance. Although this package will work on any property size, it is the most ideal for properties with 1-2 acres of land. This intermediate package is enough to set a property up to be on course for abundance and self-sufficiency.
- $1000 In-Person
- $800 for video / digital consultations. Includes multiple digital connect points (video, images, conference call, and design PDF’s)
THE PROVISION PACKAGE INCLUDES
- Site Walk-Through
- 90 minute site visit
- Verbal recommendations of plants for your yard (fruit trees, berry bushes, nut trees, pollinators, etc.)
- LIVE feedback on systems, property features, garden areas, food forests, etc.
- Verbal suggestions, tips, and creative solutions your site
- Property owner is welcome to take notes and video or audio record the consultation
- 15-20 Page Site Summary with Custom Plant Placement
- Property design
- Project phases and descriptions
- Plant recommendations based on family dietary and health needs
- What to plant, how to plant it, where to plant – all specific to your site
- Limited native plant and pollinator integration
- PFX Document Library Access
- Food Forest Maintenance Summary
- Client choice of 3 additional documents
Option 3: Basic Property Package
Ideal for those who are wanting to begin integrating edible landscape and permaculture practices on their property. This package will give basic design patterns that can be repeated in various areas of the property, and will help design a selected area which will be chosen by the land owner and designer. This basic package is the most ideal for properties with less than 1 acre of land, and is great for those living in a suburban area, homeowners association, or standard city lot.
- $400 In-Person
- $300 for video / digital consultations for long distance projects. Includes multiple digital connect points (video, images, conference call, etc.)
THE BASIC PROPERTY PACKAGE INCLUDES
- Site Walk-Through
- 60 minute site visit
- Verbal recommendations of plants for your yard (fruit trees, berry bushes, nut trees, pollinators, etc.)
- LIVE feedback on systems, property features, garden areas, food forests, etc.
- Verbal suggestions, tips, and creative solutions your site
- Property owner is welcome to take notes and video or audio record the consultation
- Design Summary (5-10 pages)
- Property Design including:
- What species will work on your site
- One planting pattern for a selected area of your site
- How to plant and install
- PFX Document Library
- Food Forest Maintenance Summary
- Clients choice of one additional document
Option 4: Plant Placement Drive-Thru Site Visit
Ideal for clients who have already had a design consultation and want to know where to add additional trees, shrubs, bushes. We come in and mark the location and label the stakes for you, so you can get planting immediately. This is also an ideal package for folks who are not seeking a follow-up design or written plan, and just need the initial visual aid to jumpstart their food forest.
*** Only available within 45-minutes of Crescent City, FL 32112 ***
- PRICE: $400
PLANT PLACEMENT DRIVE-THRU VISIT INCLUDES
- 90-min site visit
- Recommendations of plants for your yard (fruit trees, berry bushes, nut trees, pollinators, etc.)
- Plant placement, measuring, and placing stakes with labels (we bring the stakes for you). We will measure, label, and place markers in the exact places we would recommend planting the trees.
- LIVE feedback on systems, property features, garden areas, food forests, etc.
- Verbal suggestions, tips, and creative solutions for your site
- Property owner is welcome to take notes and video or audio record the consultation
- Access to Private Facebook Group with others who have had PFX consultations for continued follow-up community expertise, and other connect opportunities.
- 3 FREE Bonus PDF’s from PermacultureFX (owner selects from our exclusive library)
- Please Note: NO Design Summary Write-up is included with Drive-Thru packages.
Option 5: Simple Drive-Thru Site Visit
Ideal for clients who are looking for a follow-up visit to an existing consultation OR clients who want basic gardening advice without a design write up.
*** Only available within 45-minutes of Crescent City, FL 32112 ***
- Price: $250
THE SIMPLE DRIVE-THRU VISIT INCLUDES
- 60-min site visit
- Verbal recommendations of plants for your yard (fruit trees, berry bushes, nut trees, pollinators, etc.)
- Verbal feedback on systems, property features, garden areas, food forests, etc.
- LIVE suggestions, tips, and creative solutions your site
- Property owner is welcome to take notes and video or audio record the consultation
- 1 FREE Bonus PDF from PermacultureFX (owner selects from our exclusive library)
- Please note: NO Design Summary write-up is included with Drive-Thru packages.
PFX Document Library
This library of PDF documents are some of the additional resources that are added into each of our packages. Property owners will have the opportunity to choose which support documents will be best for their family and property scenario. The number of PDF’s vary depending on the consultation package, but can not be added ala carte.
- Best Native Pollination Plants for Your Area
- Citrus Tree Companion Planting
- Honey Locust Planting Guide (Zones 3-8)
- Food Forest Maintenance Guide (specific to growing zone)
- Medicinal Herbs and How to Use Them
- Pasture Improvement Plan for Livestock (FL only)
- Permaculture Chicken Keeping
- Sunn Hemp Cover Cropping for the Vegetable Garden and Food Forest
- Top 10 Tea Plants for Zones 9-11
- Vegetable Garden Companion Planting Guide
- “Go Pack” List for Emergency Scenarios
To schedule a consultation, email [email protected]
Payment: Cash or check are preferred, and secure e-payments can also be made via Zelle, paypal, or venmo. 1/2 of the total payment is to be made the day of the site visit and the final payment is due upon receipt of the final project document. If you start the project at a smaller consultation level and decide to increase the scope later, the balance will be pro-rated to account for the amount already paid.
Package: There may be situations where the consultant suggests an option that is outside of the listed packages, but this will depend on project depth and scope.
Travel: Your consultant will drive the first 30 miles FREE OF CHARGE. The mileage fee above this is $ .70 per mile (round trip). Mileage discounts will be offered, if we book others in your area on the same day.