Grinning Jaguar

Permaculture

Permaculture is the practice of designing and building sustainable human settlements. It's a design system that's based on close observation of nature to create a way of life that has the same resiliency of a balanced ecosystem.

Permaculture can be as complex as planning a city or as simple as creating a place to grow food on an apartment balcony. At Grinning Jaguar, we specialize in home-scale permaculture.

Site assessment

Permaculture starts with observation. We'll spend time getting to know the ecology of your site. For properties less than three acres, we can create a hand-drawn map, useful for site planning and to document your progress towards sustainability. And we can recommend projects that are the perfect fit for your site, your goals, and the cycle of seasons.

Project help

Would you like to grow your own food, but aren't sure where to start? Want to compost your kitchen scraps but feeling intimidated by companies that want to sell you equipment costing hundreds of dollars? Perhaps you'd like to have some backyard chickens producing delicious fresh eggs for you and your family.

Whether you're a renter with a small yard or a home owner with an orchard, we can help by providing recommendations specific to your situation...and help you execute your vision.