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Ten guides to making land work

Ten one-page guides, free, no cost and no catch. Each one covers a piece of the work we do for clients: what land data to pull before you hire anyone, which public programs pay for conservation planting, how to sequence a property so the budget is not spent twice, and what a productive landscape actually produces. Written for owners, not for contractors.

First page of The Homeowner's Guide to Free Money for Your Yard

The Homeowner's Guide to Free Money for Your Yard

Converting lawn to native or edible landscape can be heavily subsidized by state and federal programs, and most owners never claim any of it.

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First page of What Landscape Work Actually Returns

What Landscape Work Actually Returns

Most owners think about landscape as a cost.

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First page of Five Free Tools That Map Your Land

Five Free Tools That Map Your Land

Federal agencies and research labs have already surveyed your property.

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First page of Where the Money Is

Where the Money Is

Regenerative land work sits at the intersection of several public funding streams, because reducing runoff, rebuilding soil, and restoring habitat are things agencies actively pay for.

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First page of How to Phase a Property, In Order

How to Phase a Property, In Order

Nearly every expensive mistake in residential land work is a sequencing mistake rather than a taste mistake.

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First page of Seven Ways Your Yard Could Be Paying You Back

Seven Ways Your Yard Could Be Paying You Back

Most homeowners see their yard as a cost center: mowing, watering, fertilizing, money out and nothing back.

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First page of How to Turn 1,000 Square Feet Into a Food Forest

How to Turn 1,000 Square Feet Into a Food Forest

A food forest is a designed ecosystem that mimics the structure of a natural woodland, with every layer chosen for productivity.

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First page of The Edible Lawn Starter Guide

The Edible Lawn Starter Guide

The average American lawn costs money every year and gives nothing back.

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First page of Native Plants and Lawn: What Nobody Tells You

Native Plants and Lawn: What Nobody Tells You

The traditional American lawn is a monoculture that supports almost no wildlife, requires continuous chemical inputs, and produces nothing edible.

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First page of Regenerative Yard Quick-Start Checklist

Regenerative Yard Quick-Start Checklist

Seven steps, in order, from observation to a phased plan.

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