Ecological Design and Consulting Services


Following fundamental laws of nature (dharma) we aim to support natural rhythm/ sustainability by striving to achieve:

Sustainability Consulting

In the green building industry, sustainability is expressed primarily as product, whether lighting, energy or water savings. The danger is mistaking another (albeit greener) marketplace for sustainable livelihood. Sustainable living is the quality of life intrinsic in environmental and human health. Ultimately, we feel sustainability is about raising consciousness. Increasing awareness around the effects of our actions necessitates a sustainable process in the early phases. We feel this is most effective with a holistic or multi-dimensional approach.

We work hourly, with a minimum of three hours, or on a per project basis. Consultation is flexible and custom-designed to fit the demands of individual projects.

Edible Landscapes

Most landscapes have a place for edible abundance. Edible landscapes help close the loop of our food systems and encourage intimacy with our source of nourishment. They are at the heart of sustainability- reducing waste, oil and chemical dependence, saving precious resources- and not to mention fresher, healthier food! Edible landscapes foster environmental awareness and stewardship. With giant affects environmental and human health, locally-sourced food is now high-demand.

Beginning with land fragmented into individual plots, we explore the potential in Microsystems: unlocking the individual property's potential in fractal ecosystems that are self-sustaining and provide nourishment. Truly one of the most rewarding endeavors is to raise from seed ones own food.

Intensive, annual vegetable growing requires some maintenance, while perennial fruits and nuts function as more usual landscape varieties, with average to minimal maintenance. Both provide nourishment and aesthetic enjoyment.

Rain Harvest Systems

Affordable, quality technology in using rainwater for landscape irrigation has made great strides. As water restrictions are expected to continue, and as an excellent solution for water conservation, we encourage most of our clients to install rain harvest systems. Build your own out of a large, durable trash can with lid, or we offer upgraded solutions:

The Water Tube

At 450 gallon capacity, industrial-grade material and a great price, this is the best technology on the market for rain capturing. It can be integrated into a landscape plan to be completely hidden from view, without going underground, and is a locally manufactured product. For more information visit Advanced Coastal Technologies.





Rain Barrels and Cisterns

A typical size barrel is 55 gallons, yet cisterns are available in larger sizes. Rain barrels can be the simplest solution, and some prefer the visibility of a barrel. Cisterns can be buried underground and are sized to fit custom watering needs and availability. Wine casks are sourced locally and limited in availability.












Commercial and Community Landscapes

Urban farms, hold incredible potential for reorienting the economy towards local- a vision of pedestrian, garden cities. Public spaces can create opportunities and set precedence for change. See Oakhurst Farm for an example. Let us help you grow your community space.

Residential Landscape Design

We can evaluate the potential of your urban homestead. From consultation to design and implementation, let us help you become self-sustaining.

Geomancy Explored

"Breath" cosmogram for Atlanta by Marko Pogacnik, 2007

Geomancy is a process of attunement to the energetic structure of the landscape. Even modern science now tells us that what we perceive as solid is vibrating energy. Energy is everywhere, comprises everything seen and unseen (even space is now known to be energy) and energy differs qualitatively. We can choose to organize our lives, create and build our structures based on information from the existing energetic grid- informed by the consciousness of nature. This is a more efficient and harmonic process than applying one's mental imperatives to the landscape.

In this modality, the whole of existence is understood to have consciousness. We relate directly with the Earth being, with various manifestations, all part of her- such as elemental beings who are the consciousness or 'spiritual' essences responsible for plant growth, among other things. You, as all beings, are not just physical, but also mental, spiritual, emotional. You are a fragment of the whole, which is comprised of these layers.

Geomancy is a language with which we attune to the multi-dimensionality of the living landscape. It is a methodology to re-connect humans to other dimensions of life, such as the elemental kingdoms, plant, mineral, animal and angelic or devic realms, using Western terminology. Our practice follows the tradition of Marko and Ana Pogacnik of Slovenia (see resources), but this ancient methodology is similar to Asian Feng Shui. With Geomancy, we learn how to be more fully present in our surroundings and to approach life more harmoniously.

Perhaps Geomancy can be generally defined as conscious attention to the rhythms of life. And for sake of rational understanding, we classify them.

How this relates to your piece of the pie

Exploring and defining the energy structure (or soul levels) of the landscape, we can do an analysis of your property and surrounding area. Geomantic analysis can help define most harmonious site layout; identify potential problems before they arise, and aid in efficiency of all phases of the project- and, most importantly, deepen your understanding and connection with the landscape.

For purposes of comprehension, we can divide the energetic landscape into two categories:

  1. 1. Energy centers- exist as 'vortexes' or places in the landscape that energetically serve particular functions, much like physical organs or chakras in the human body.

  2. 2. Manifestations of consciousness- we use the Western traditional language of devas, angelic presence, and elementals. Elemental 'beings' are soul entities or consciousness of the earth's elements: earth, water, fire, air. I have never met an elemental being of space. I have met one responsible for effects of plastic, which makes me think the elemental kingdom is much larger than has been documented.

For more information, see the North Amercican School of Geomancy or the websites of Marko and Ana Pogacnik linked in Resources page.