"When the last tree is cut, the last fish is caught, and the last river is polluted; when to breathe the air is sickening, you will realize, too late, that wealth is not in bank accounts and that you can’t eat money."
~ Alanis Obomsawin, an Abenaki Native American
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
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Zoom Consultation
Intake questionnaire, online research, mapping and report, delivered via email and a 1-3 hour phone conversation, depending on the size and scope of the proposed property. $600 & up |
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PROPERTY WALK
Great for DIY property owners who need on-the-ground input from an expert. Also good if you are on the fence about purchasing a design plan. 2-4+ hrs on property plus a report delivered via email. $500-$800 +travel |
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Permaculture Design Plan
A comprehensive design plan that may be appropriate for residential and hobby homestead applications. CAD mapping, zoning, sector overlays and a plant & materials spreadsheet are included. BONUS: 3D virtual walkthrough and brief video. $900 & up, +travel fee |
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Regenerative Homestead Design Plan
For properties where large earthworks will be required, infrastructure and buildings will be installed, and/or the owner wishes to either be off-grid or produce an income from the property. Includes architectural details, topographical analysis and earthworks plan, interactive plant & material spreadsheets, design brief identifying income opportunities, and CAD plans. BONUS: detailed 3D virtual walkthrough and video. $1,500 & up, +travel fee |
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Permaculture Center, Demonstration Site, or Retreat Design Plan
For properties that are destined to become educational centers, wellness retreats, demonstration sites or any other purpose that will offer events or services to the public and require a self-sustaining income structure. Includes architectural details for new or renovated buildings, topographical analysis and earthworks plan, interactive plant & material spreadsheets, online & interactive project timeline and subcontractor assignments, rough cost estimates, CAD plans, and a in-depth 3D virtual walkthrough and comprehensive video. $4,500 & up, +travel fee |
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Remote Climate Change RETROFIT
A professional analysis of your property and lifestyle to to find ways to design your environment and drawdown your lifestyle to prepare for the realities of climate-induced uncertainties. You receive a CAD plan & design brief, including lifestyle recommendations, planting suggestion, proposed earthworks and a Zoom consultation. The best investment in your future that you can make today. $1200 & up $500 & up for optional 3D Virtual Walkthrough and Video |
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School Garden Design
Schools can contract us to consult on placement of the garden, create a permaculture design that is functional for the age range, and train teachers and parents on facilitating an outdoor classroom. $500 +travel for consultation $1000 for garden design $500 for optional 3D Virtual Walkthrough and Video Request a quote for teacher/parent training |
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT
This role includes hiring, scheduling, and supervising subcontractors and installers, sourcing and transporting inputs, troubleshooting onsite issues, reporting, budgeting, accounting. Billed hourly. $50/hr |
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PERMABLITZ FACILITATOR
Group design on the fly! Get a group of friends, family, and neighbors together to design and install a garden in one or two sessions. Our role is to guide the design process, teach the participants how to lay out the plan on the property, and train them on the techniques to install each element. $450 for 1 full day or 2 half days |
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GARDEN MENTOR
Want to give gardening a try, but afraid to get started? Having problems in the garden you can't seem to overcome? Frustrated by your lack of progress or harvests? Just need a friend who can garden with you on a regular basis and give you advice and hands-on skills? I can schedule you for a weekly or monthly session to keep you motivated and learning! $100 +travel per 2 hour session (5 session min.) |
A la Carte Products and Services
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3D Mapping
Topographic Analysis Zoning & Placement Consultation Seed or Plant Selection Seed or Plant Sourcing |
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Regenerative Landscape DesignOur ecologically responsible landscape design service will transform your ho-hum yard or garden into an abundant, flourishing paradise for symbiotic lifecycles.
We don’t just design, we educate. Our clients are left with a diverse set of skills to manage their new design. And unlike conventional landscape designs, especially those including wide expanses of lawn, an Earthius design will, over time, require less and less time and energy to maintain. Our designs are cheaper to install than conventional landscaping, and will incur little cost to maintain. Tired of mowing the lawn? Weary of the constant battles with weeds? Want to walk out of your door to a lush assortment of herbs and vegetables you actually want to eat? An ecologically sound design can harvest rainwater, build soil structure and fertility, conserve water, purify runoff, diversify wildlife and habitat, and be incredibly beautiful! Earthius designs can be incorporated on a suburban plot or a large homestead. We also offer design and implementation services to large-scale regenerative projects seeking to educate the public, produce food for their community, or provide wellness and learning retreats. |
BEFORE
Mucky, high maintenance lawn
The ho-hum, high maintenance, weedy lawn suffering from erosion
A compacted and ecological desert (Before)
A barren and compacted wasteland that has lost its topsoil and is unable to hold or absorb rainwater.
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AFTER
A new pond habitat provides diversity for the bees
On contour planting beds produce beauty and abundance
Biodiversity and soil building at it's most beautiful
The staggering amount of water that this plot can now hold and percolate into the ground after a normal rain.
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Elements and Issues We Address
For an Existing Residential Property
– increase wildlife and pollinator habitat - reduce inputs and workloads over time – manage water movement (hold or redirect) – drought-proof the landscape – close natural system cycles – tiered landscaping techniques – increase soil fertility in production zones – convert lawns to pollinator meadows – increase food production – reduce energy use – lower carbon footprint - provide a plant and material spreadsheet to help you keep track of expenses |
Additionally, for a Larger Piece of Land
– situate buildings – position roads, swales, dams and ponds – design earth works for maximum impact – placement of orchards, pastures, gardens, etc. – integrate livestock options – identify income generating possibilities – restore soil and usefulness of crop or pasture acreage – estimate costs to implement design – create an implementation timetable |
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Client Reviews
***FIVE STAR***
Laurel V.
Knightdale, NC
Laurel V.
Knightdale, NC
Adriana has transformed our lives in the most wonderful way. We moved to a completely empty 3-acre lot outside of Raleigh last year because we wanted to do more gardening and teach our kids to grow their own food. We were overwhelmed at all the possibilities of actually creating the space we wanted.
I found Adriana on Facebook and I could not be more thankful for her passion, energy and creativity in helping us plan the most amazing permaculture plan for our land. We are a few months in and we have six productive 80' garden beds, 12 chickens, 3 nut trees, 6 fruit trees, an herb spiral and I feel like we've only scratched the surface of her truly beautiful plan. She has taught us so much in the meantime, through individual meetings and through her permaculture basics class that we attended. For immediate proof that this works, we have an abundance of insects and bees, where there were practically none when we moved in.
If you are at all considering a new, more sustainable lifestyle, Adriana at the Earthius Project is an incredible guide. Highly recommended.
I found Adriana on Facebook and I could not be more thankful for her passion, energy and creativity in helping us plan the most amazing permaculture plan for our land. We are a few months in and we have six productive 80' garden beds, 12 chickens, 3 nut trees, 6 fruit trees, an herb spiral and I feel like we've only scratched the surface of her truly beautiful plan. She has taught us so much in the meantime, through individual meetings and through her permaculture basics class that we attended. For immediate proof that this works, we have an abundance of insects and bees, where there were practically none when we moved in.
If you are at all considering a new, more sustainable lifestyle, Adriana at the Earthius Project is an incredible guide. Highly recommended.
