Agricultural & Land-Based Projects
Regenerative Design at Scale
Regenerative land design for farms, estates, homesteads, smallholdings and other land-based enterprises.
I provide clear, practical, whole-site plans tailored to your land, climate, and long-term goals, from smallholdings to large-scale projects.
I can also offer land planning – masterplanning for projects at a range of scales, and land management and rural business consultancy to help meet varied goals.
Start with a Land Strategy Session
The best first step is a focused consultation to explore your land, priorities, and project direction. This session is particularly valuable for larger or more complex sites, where early decisions have long-term impacts.
30–45 minutes • £50
(deducted from design work if you proceed)
I take on a limited number of projects at one time.
Project Pricing
Agricultural and land-based design projects vary significantly depending on scale and complexity.
- Smaller land projects typically begin from £1,000–£5,000.
- More complex or larger-scale systems are priced individually based on scope.
Ongoing consultancy is available at £50 per hour.
A Land Strategy Session is the best way to define requirements and receive a clear quotation. Each project is scoped individually to ensure the design matches both your land and your priorities.
Who This Is For
This service is suited to:
- Smallholders and homesteaders
- Farmers transitioning to regenerative systems
- Agroforestry and food forest projects, including silvo-arable and silvo-pasture
- Landowners developing productive landscapes
- Projects combining ecology, income, and long-term resilience
Whether you are starting from scratch or reworking existing land, I help you move forward with clarity.
Homestead Land Assessments & Masterplanning
Many people dream of starting a homestead, smallholding or hobby farm, but struggle to determine whether a particular piece of land is suitable, what challenges they may face, or how to move from concept to reality.
I offer remote Homestead Land Assessments to help prospective homesteaders evaluate land before purchase, or assess the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and constraints of land they already own.
Assessments typically examine:
- Climate and microclimate
- Water availability and management opportunities
- Soil and terrain considerations
- Access and infrastructure requirements
- Potential planning or regulatory considerations
- Suitability for your specific homesteading goals
Remote Homestead Land Assessments typically range from £500–£1,500 depending on site size and complexity.
For clients seeking a more comprehensive roadmap, I also provide Homestead Masterplanning and Regenerative Landscape Design, helping to create a resilient, productive and well-structured framework for long-term development.
Homestead concept designs and masterplans typically range from £750–£5,000 depending on site size and project complexity.
What This Service Provides
Each project is tailored, but typically includes:
- Whole-site concept design/ masterplanning
- Agroforestry / silvopasture / cropping systems
- Water management strategies (earthworks, irrigation, retention)
- Infrastructure and access planning
- Planting strategies and species selection
- Phased implementation guidance
The aim is to create a coherent, functional system not just a theoretical plan.
Experience Across Diverse Climates & Scales
I’ve worked on projects around the world, including:
- Dryland and desert systems
- Mediterranean and temperate farms
- Tropical agroforestry systems
- Small farms to large-scale land projects
These designs integrate productivity, biodiversity, and long-term land regeneration.
The Design Process
- Strategy Session – clarify goals and direction
- Scope & Proposal – clear quotation and deliverables
- Concept Design – overall system layout
- Refinement – collaborative feedback process
- Final Plan & Report – detailed, practical guidance
Ongoing consultancy is also available as needed throughout implementation.
Ready to Plan Your Land?
If you want a clear, practical design for your farm or land-based project, start with a strategy session.
👉 Book Your Land Strategy Session
Below you will find a selection of concept plans for the smallholdings, larger homesteads and farms that I have worked on. These high-level visual designs were the first stage in these permaculture projects, which also involved the creation of detailed reports and plans tailored to the specific needs of the clients. Feel free to take a look before you book your land strategy session.
- Homesteading: From Dream to Reality
Homesteading is a dream for many but becomes a reality for only a select few. In recent years, I’ve seen an increase in the number of people referring to themselves as future homesteaders, or revealing that their number one goal is to start a homestead, hobby farm, or smallholding of their own. Goal setting isContinue reading “Homesteading: From Dream to Reality” - Regenerative Luxury Landscape Design for an Amalfi Coast Villa
This is an early part of the concept work for a recent project that I have been working on – for a luxury villa project with steep terraces on the Amalfi Coast. This Villa is envisioned as more than a landscaped estate. It is conceived as a living Mediterranean landscape, one that restores, nourishes, andContinue reading “Regenerative Luxury Landscape Design for an Amalfi Coast Villa” - Nigeria Permaculture Design: Water First Regenerative Design
This recent regenerative farm masterplan integrates ecological restoration, sustainable agriculture, water harvesting, and community education within a productive landscape system. The objective of the project is to create a resilient land management model that combines food production, livestock systems, agroforestry, and community facilities while improving soil health, biodiversity, and water retention. A structured, site-specific designContinue reading “Nigeria Permaculture Design: Water First Regenerative Design” - Saudi Arabia – Desert Permaculture
This permaculture masterplan proposes a resilient, climate-appropriate land system for this 1-hectare desert site in central Saudi Arabia. The plan integrates water harvesting earthworks, windbreak establishment, drought-tolerant native tree systems, rotational grazing paddocks, and intensive food production areas supported by stored rainwater (underground cisterns) and greywater reuse. The design is specifically adapted to the harshContinue reading “Saudi Arabia – Desert Permaculture” - Portugal Permaculture Design
This regenerative landscape design case study outlines my comprehensive permaculture plan for a riverside property close to Coimbra, in Portugal. The design aims to regenerate degraded areas, enhance food security, diversify land use, and create a resilient, ecologically rich landscape that supports both productive agriculture and long-term environmental stewardship. The project site features gently slopingContinue reading “Portugal Permaculture Design” - Southwestern Australia Agroforestry Design
The design above is my initial regenerative farm plan for a property in the Margaret River Region of Southwestern Australia. The Margaret River region in South-West Western Australia has a mild, maritime-moderated Mediterranean climate, defined by warm, dry summers and cool, wet winters. Summer temperatures are warm but rarely extreme due to constant ocean influence,Continue reading “Southwestern Australia Agroforestry Design” - Texas Permaculture Design
The permaculture landscape design above is one that I created as an initial concept design for a client located in USDA Zone 8b, in Texas. The property is in a part of Texas which is a transition zone, where fertile prairie soils gradually shift to sandy, oak-dominated uplands. It is located at the intersection ofContinue reading “Texas Permaculture Design” - Off-grid Irish Homestead Design
It has been a while since I have added new designs to this website – but it has been a busy summer, and autumn so far has kept me very busy too – both in work and on my own property. But now that our bumper apple harvest processing period is coming to an end,Continue reading “Off-grid Irish Homestead Design” - Yorkshire Permaculture Design
This is my design for a client in Yorkshire, in collaboration with a client excited to be taking the first steps towards a more self-reliant and resilient way of life on this small plot of land. Like many of my clients, this one wanted some reassurance that they were on the right track, and someContinue reading “Yorkshire Permaculture Design” - South Carolina Permaculture – Sustainable Landscape Design
Another sustainable landscape design from late last year, for a client in South Carolina, explores a range of exciting ideas, including sacred geometry, mandala gardens, herb spirals, forest gardens and other forms of agroforestry, while also focussing on family and ensuring a high-quality family life. Zone 1: Zone one focusses around two loci – theContinue reading “South Carolina Permaculture – Sustainable Landscape Design” - North Carolina Permaculture Design
This design for a site of approximately 44 acres, 33 of which are currently plantation woodland, is one that I created that I created towards the end of last year as part of my work as a regenerative landscape designer and permaculture consultant. I provided site landscape plans to guide the formation of a sustainable,Continue reading “North Carolina Permaculture Design” - Regenerating Native Oak Woodland: Holistic Permaculture Design
Here you can see my holistic permaculture design for a site of approximately 2.5 acres in the California interior chaparral and woodlands ecoregion. This is a regenerative landscape project, that ties into my work with regenerative systems design. It is located within an area where blue oak woodland predominates but the site itself has beenContinue reading “Regenerating Native Oak Woodland: Holistic Permaculture Design” - Commercial Agroforestry – Vietnam Permaculture Design
This is the initial part of a design for a commercial farm in Vietnam, where the owner wishes to implement agroforestry and permaculture principles to improve carbon sequestration and sustainability on site, and boost biodiversity, while also earning an income as a viable business. Slow, Steady Solutions for Sustainable Transition A work in progress, thisContinue reading “Commercial Agroforestry – Vietnam Permaculture Design” - Case Study: Montana Permaculture Design
Montana is a varied state with diverse eco-regions, incorporating parts of the Rockies, of course, as well as some of the Wyoming Basin and portions of the Northern Great Plains. This regenerative rural property design is for a client based towards the south-west of the state, in a mesic montane area where small fragments ofContinue reading “Case Study: Montana Permaculture Design” - Case Study: Texas Permaculture
This is my regenerative landscape design for a client in the Western Cross Timbers bioregion of Texas who primarily reached out for help with their water management plans for the area around their home. Permaculture Water Management As you can see from the plan above, the design incorporates many water-management features commonly found in permacultureContinue reading “Case Study: Texas Permaculture” - Case Study: Flower Farm Initial Concept Design
There are many ways to diversify income streams on a farm and many ways to obtain an income from a piece of land. This case study shows my preliminary concept design for a portion of a property in Georgia where the clients wish to develop a commercial flower farm, expanding an existing business. Diverse FlowerContinue reading “Case Study: Flower Farm Initial Concept Design” - Case Study: Czech Republic Permaculture Plan
A family in the Czech Republic requested this landscape design for a portion of their property in order to grow as much of their own food as possible. They wish to create a pleasing place where their family of four with two young boys can spend plenty of time, relaxing, playing and foraging. They alsoContinue reading “Case Study: Czech Republic Permaculture Plan” - Case Study: Philippines Permaculture Plan
This is my permaculture masterplan for a site of approximately 2,500 sq m on Cabilao Island, in the Philippines. The design aims to maximise food production while also providing each of the elements desired by the client, responding to the strengths, opportunities, challenges and weaknesses of the specific site and delivering plenty of options forContinue reading “Case Study: Philippines Permaculture Plan” - Case Study: Scotland Permaculture Design for Flooding Mitigation
Often in permaculture design, we encounter issues with water. In many areas and on many specific sites, a shortage of water is the challenge. But on occasion, we may find that the challenge we need to address is not too little water, but too much. In some regions, we are not faced with increasing droughtContinue reading “Case Study: Scotland Permaculture Design for Flooding Mitigation” - Case Study: Large Scale Agricultural Design, Permaculture in Angola
This case study is a large-scale sustainable agricultural project of 25,000 ha in Angola. Of course, this gives only a broad overview of my initial masterplan for this site. This large farm operating according to permaculture principles can serve as a test site for agricultural progress and food security in countries where the potential ofContinue reading “Case Study: Large Scale Agricultural Design, Permaculture in Angola” - Case Study: Dryland Permaculture Design
Happy new year! I hope that everyone has had a good start to 2024 and is ready to dive headlong into a new year of possibilities and a new growing season. For my first post of the year, I wanted to share this exciting concept design for a dryland permaculture design project in Arizona whichContinue reading “Case Study: Dryland Permaculture Design” - Case Study: Illinois Permaculture Design
This is the preliminary permaculture masterplan for a farmstead in Illinois. the design aims to synthesise the ideas of the client with the demands of the site and to allow them to make the most of the property – recently purchased – that has been somewhat neglected in recent years. The client, a hobby farmer andContinue reading “Case Study: Illinois Permaculture Design” - Case Study: Scottish Forest Garden
I have been a little remiss in updating case studies to this site recently, but this is not because nothing has been going on but rather because there has been so much! Finding time to share what I have been doing has been a challenge, but I do still want to make sure that IContinue reading “Case Study: Scottish Forest Garden” - Case Study: Collaborative Permaculture Plan – Turkey
This is the permaculture landscape design for a project I am working on for a client in Turkey, who is planning to convert the barn on this piece of land, and create a homestead with a forest garden and vines. The primary concern was to create water systems to retain water on the property whileContinue reading “Case Study: Collaborative Permaculture Plan – Turkey” - Case Study: Scotland AgroforestryThis project is an example of the work I undertake through my Regenerative Farm Design & Agricultural Consultancy Business, for a new food producing garden and agroforestry area of approximately 4 acres, on a smallholding of around 7 acres in south west Scotland, where the primary goal is to provide a substantial proportion of theContinue reading “Case Study: Scotland Agroforestry”
- Case Study: India Permaculture Syntropic Agroforestry
This case study is an initial concept plan for a permaculture landscape design in India’s Tamil Nadu region. The goal for this design is to create a syntropic food forest or agroforestry system on this site. To facilitate creation and water management, the main portion of the planting zone will be laid out in aContinue reading “Case Study: India Permaculture Syntropic Agroforestry” - Case Study: Mediterranean Permaculture Concept Plan
This project is an example of the work I undertake through my Regenerative Farm Design & Agricultural Consultancy services. If you’re planning a farm, estate or smallholding, I can help you avoid common pitfalls and make the most of your property. This site of around 2 acres is located in the Provence region of France,Continue reading “Case Study: Mediterranean Permaculture Concept Plan” - Case Study: Mississippi Permaculture Concept Plan
This is my regenerative landscape design for a site of around 3 acres in Mississippi. The design aims to maximise food production while also providing for the needs of those who live on site and providing attractive and useful family space. The design is, of course, tailored to the client, the site, and the localContinue reading “Case Study: Mississippi Permaculture Concept Plan” - Case Study: Cambodian Project
This month has been a little different to many for me because rather than working on a number of smaller designs, I have predominantly been working on the next stage of the large project in Cambodia which I shared before. Above, you can see a portion of the regenerative planting plans for the North ValleyContinue reading “Case Study: Cambodian Project” - Case Study: Cambodia Permaculture Project
I’ve had a very busy week, so have not had time to write any other posts this week. But I did want to share with you an exciting and large-scale project which I have been working on, and will be working a lot more on next month. This project is an example of the workContinue reading “Case Study: Cambodia Permaculture Project” - Case Study: Philippines Permaculture Plan
This permaculture masterplan, which I completed late last year, outlines a holistic plan for a small farm on the island of Guimaras, in the Philippines. The plan will bring together work already completed on the property, to create a naturally harmonious ecosystem which meets human needs while nurturing the environment and boosting biodiversity on theContinue reading “Case Study: Philippines Permaculture Plan” - Case Study: Tiny Home Agroforestry and Rewilding
When people acquire a piece of land, often, their first thought is to erect a large home on it. But as this interesting project demonstrates, we can live much more lightly on the land. This plot in Scotland comprises almost a hectare (just under 2.5 acres) of marginal land but will accommodate a wooden cabinContinue reading “Case Study: Tiny Home Agroforestry and Rewilding” - Case Study: Zone 9 Permaculture Plan
This is a permaculture plan for a lot in Orlando, Florida. Orlando is in USDA planting zone 9b, experiencing hot, humid summers which can make growing a challenge, but also offering the enviable opportunity to grow cool season crops over the winter months. This is an ideal location for the creation of a food forest,Continue reading “Case Study: Zone 9 Permaculture Plan” - Case Study: Senegal Permaculture Masterplanning
This is a permaculture masterplan for the early stages of a community project for an NGO in Senegal. The design work is ongoing, but this is an initial regenerative landscape design for the land in question, which some may find interesting. The primary goal of the project is to create a thriving community space whereContinue reading “Case Study: Senegal Permaculture Masterplanning” - Case Study: Turkey Permaculture Plan
This permaculture farm plan outlines an approach for a planned goose farm in the vicinity of Digor, in Eastern Anatolia in Turkey. This area experiences winters equivalent to USDA zone 5. I have suggested an agroforestry approach, for the pasturing of meat birds for 7 months each year between climate and soil appropriate fruit treesContinue reading “Case Study: Turkey Permaculture Plan” - Case Study: Walled Garden Forest Garden Design
This is a small portion of my regenerative landscape design for the larger Mediterranean site, for which I earlier shared the overall concept plan. This is the concept for the renovation of the existing (but dilapidated) walled garden on the property. (just under 1 acre in size) The goal is to turn the overgrown andContinue reading “Case Study: Walled Garden Forest Garden Design” - Case Study: Mediterranean Agroforestry Community
This is the initial regenerative land masterplan for an exciting 22 acre property in southern France, in a Mediterranean climate zone. There is an existing farmhouse, with a gite, ruined barn and existing walled kitchen garden which is overgrown and disused. Behind the farmhouse are several fields of grape vines which are also in needContinue reading “Case Study: Mediterranean Agroforestry Community” - Case Study: Front Yard Farm
This group of seven front yards in Illinois will soon become a front yard farm, growing a range of produce for the seven households (of 15 people). Seven front yard ‘fields’ will be tended by the farmer, living at lot 3 on the above plan. And his garage will become a hub for the farm’sContinue reading “Case Study: Front Yard Farm” - Case Study – Wetlands and Farm
This regenerative landscape design case study may be of interest because it shows how productivity and high yield can go hand in hand with rewilding and ecosystem conservation. The area where the ponds system is shown may be of particular note. At present, this area (and some of the field behind in where an agroforestryContinue reading “Case Study – Wetlands and Farm” - Case Study: Agroforestry in Aberdeenshire
This agroforestry plan is for a site in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The site is currently a grass field, with rough turf cover on humus-rich podzols. This field adjoins a small garden area and existing home. This plan is designed to make full use of this area, with an integrated agroforestry system which will ultimately include chickensContinue reading “Case Study: Agroforestry in Aberdeenshire” - Case Study: Simple Homestead Permaculture Design
This case study shows my recent design for a family homestead in Willamette Valley, Oregon. This is a fertile agricultural area, where a wide range of crops are grown. The site is currently predominantly pasture land. Though historically vegetable crops were grown on part of the site, it has become neglected in recent years. ToContinue reading “Case Study: Simple Homestead Permaculture Design” - Case Study: Ecuador Permaculture Plan
This plan is for a (largely) self-sufficient farm in the Carchi Province in the north of Ecuador. The site is around 13.3 acres (53879.50 m2), and is situated in the Mira Canton at an elevation of between 2200 and 2215m. The site is currently used to grow corn, and large greenhouses are used to growContinue reading “Case Study: Ecuador Permaculture Plan” - Case Study: Market Garden Permaculture Design
This is a design for a market garden of around 1/2 an acre. As you might expect, the primary goal for this design is to grow a range of edible produce for household use and for sale. One challenge is that the site is not grid connected, so water and energy were top priorities. ThisContinue reading “Case Study: Market Garden Permaculture Design” - Case Study: Looking at Greening the Desert in Somalia
The project is still to determine the exact land area that will be used for the ecosystem restoration camp. But this is a piece of land that is under consideration. This is some preliminary work I have done. The ins and outs of the design obviously require a lot more work. But I thought someContinue reading “Case Study: Looking at Greening the Desert in Somalia” - Case Study: Ecosystem Restoration Camp Concept
This is some recent ‘pro-bono’ concept work I have done for an ecosystem restoration camp planned in Somalia. The goal of these images is to provide a rough depiction of how the camp would be established and the area around it slowly re-vegetated and improved over time. This is conceptual work rather than work specificContinue reading “Case Study: Ecosystem Restoration Camp Concept” - Case Study: Angola Field System
This regenerative farm design is for a plot along the Kikuxi irrigation canal in the Luanda region of Angola. The client requested a plan that would allow the site to be used for the production of a range of organic fruits and vegetables. The site lies on 75m above sea level The prevailing climate inContinue reading “Case Study: Angola Field System” - Case Study: Florida Permaculture DesignThe permaculture design above is for a site of approximately 3 acres in Baker, Florida. The site is in USDA planting zone 8, and experiences mean annual air temperature of 55-70 degrees F, and mean annual rainfall of 40-69 inches. Average summer highs are around 91.4 degrees, and average winter lows are around 39.2 degreesContinue reading “Case Study: Florida Permaculture Design”
- Case Study: Kenya Restaurant Roof Area
This case study is an example of a sustainable rooftop farm system created for a restauranteur. As usual, I won’t provide all the information given to the client, but the above illustrates the general scheme for the design. In this instance, I was approached by a restaurant owner in Mombasa Kenya who was interested inContinue reading “Case Study: Kenya Restaurant Roof Area” - Case Study: Large Aquaponics Greenhouse
This project is an example of the work I undertake through my Regenerative Farm Design & Agricultural Consultancy service. I work with clients on varied sites and businesses, helping to establish sustainable and regenerative plans. The example above is a complex aquaponics system and visitor attraction. In the plans shown, you can see that aContinue reading “Case Study: Large Aquaponics Greenhouse” - Case Study: Catalonia Permaculture Design
Permaculture farm design is not always about starting from scratch. This case study reflects this. As usual, I won’t share all the details of my work. But do just want to share this brief overview. The property is an old fruit orchard in Catalonia that had fallen into a wild and largely disused state. ItContinue reading “Case Study: Catalonia Permaculture Design” - Case Study: New York State
I am currently working on a large sustainable landscape design for a 52 acre site in New York State. The goals for this design very much adhere to each of the central ethics of permaculture. The broad goal was to maximise the capacity of the land in question to sustain wildlife and people, while minimisingContinue reading “Case Study: New York State”