
Most people try to grow food by collecting tips.
A planting chart here.
A new soil mix there.
A spray for pests.
A bigger watering schedule.
And then the weather shifts… and everything breaks.
Because the real issue usually isn’t effort, time, or talent.
It’s design blindness.
Landscapes are assembled plant-by-plant… instead of designed system-by-system.
In this free webinar, I’m going to show you the systems-based approach that turns ordinary yards into ecosystems that get stronger each year — even in extreme climate conditions.
Not because they’re doing it wrong
— but because they’re using a framework built for stable seasons and predictable weather.
The non-negotiables that make a system resilient
Read the land before you touch it
Design for climate reality (not ideals)
Build layered guilds, not rows
Treat soil as the engine
You’ll learn the decision-making structure that makes plant selection, layout, and spacing obvious.
Why fungal-dominant soil systems hold water, stabilize temperature, and reduce disease pressure
— and how to begin building that biology.
How the same ecological logic works in
small urban lots
suburban backyards
courtyard gardens
larger propertie
Because ecosystems scale.
You feel the pull toward becoming:
A steward — someone who can read land deeply and respond wisely
A protector — designing against heat, drought, storms, and stress
A provider — growing meaningful food security at home
An ecological visionary — building something that restores land
A legacy-builder — planting for the next decade (and beyond)
And you want a method that is calm, clear, and proven — not trendy, complicated, or dependent on constant inputs.


I’ve spent over 50 years studying, researching, teaching, and living inside food systems.
I’ve:
studied horticulture, farming systems, and permaculture for over five decades
trained at the New Alchemy Institute and The Land Institute
completed PhD research on Indigenous multilayered gardens in Honduras
worked as an Urban Horticulture Specialist with the New Mexico Cooperative Extension Service
and stewarded my own urban permaculture food forest for 14+ years.
That food forest began as desert sand.
It now produces fruit, vegetables, herbs, preserves — and it stayed cooler and more resilient during the last two summers of record heat domes.
That didn’t happen by luck.
It happened by design
By the end of this training, you’ll have:
a clear understanding of what’s been missing in most gardening advice
a framework you can use immediately to read your land and make decisions
the “why” behind resilient systems — so you can build one on purpose
a path forward that replaces overwhelm with confidence
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