Markus

Organic grower · Sustainability designer

Let's turn your land into an abundant food forest.

Organic grower, permaculture designer, and a data analyst at heart. Years of exploring nature, its soil, water and seasons, much of it side by side with other growers. The vision: food forests everywhere.

Markus at a market stall with organic kale and pak choy
01

Nature first

We let natural forces do the heavy lifting: sun, water, slope and living soil. Then we shape the land gently, so it works well for everyone, including us.

02

Observe

Watch the seasons, the water and the soil, and write a little down each day. Over the years, patterns appear, and the land starts telling us what it needs.

03

Everything has more than one function

A hedge is shelter, habitat and harvest at once. Straw becomes mulch, and a good season's surplus becomes a meal for someone else.

Looking further ahead: food forests on many properties, planted to feed people for generations.

Season 2026
Harvested [— kg]
Food rescued [— kg]
Gardens shared [—]

Collaborations

Places and people we've had the chance to grow with.

Laying straw mulch on a new bed with a group of growers Building beds together

[Garden name], [region]

[Who you grew with, what you made together, and something you learned.]

Hands lifting potatoes from loose dark soil Harvest days

[Garden name], [region]

[Who you grew with, what you made together, and something you learned.]

A freshly prepared bed between Brussels sprouts, nasturtiums and climbing beans Design & planning

[Place name], [region]

[Who you grew with, what you made together, and something you learned.]

Tools

Tools we use in our own growing, shared for anyone who finds them useful.

Weather

Rainfall

Recent totals and longer records for your area, so watering and sowing can follow the real season rather than a guess.

Open rainfall tool →
Water

River levels

Current and recent river levels, handy for planning irrigation and keeping an eye on low-lying ground.

Open river levels →
Markets

Market timing

Wholesale price patterns through the year, to help time sowing so harvests arrive when your market wants them most.

Open price analysis →
Planning

Permaplans

Plan a forest garden on a map of your own land, find plants that suit your site, and watch the garden grow years into the future before planting a single tree.

Visit permaplans.com →

Notes

Straw, soil and a Saturday afternoon [Date] What the beds taught us this season [Date] Year one of a food forest guild [Date]