Farm Design support can take many forms, so let us know what you need and we can work out a plan together. Rates start at $50/hr offsite support and $100/hr onsite support and are capped at $400 for full day consults (9am-3pm).
We use a blend of ecological common sense, Regrarians Platform, Permaculture and other regenerative agriculture ideas to review your context and land capability. Farms are complex systems so we use our engineering backgrounds to apply systems thinking to bring together all the factors that impact your enterprise.
Google Earth allows us to work together on a design from the basics (aerial map and contours) to the specifics (fencing type and bill of quantities). We promote pasture improvement with calculated animal impact, regeneration of water areas and establishment of trees to support native systems and farm enterprise.
Our services include: Offsite land planning - Contour and water management. GoogleEarth Design creation Onsite surveying - Laser levels, Dumpies and pegging for specific points or contours of interest. Aerial photography and Drone Mapping. Contour Map creation and analysis. Soil Sampling - Planning effective samples, getting useful results and making management decisions from them. Soil Capability mapping - Organics, Inorganics and water utilisation. Farm Planning and costing calculations and spreadsheeting. Access way and road planning and design. Riparian zones reestablishment design and planning. Dam, Leaky Weir, and pond location and design advice. Berm, swale, terrace, raised bed, hugelkultur, tree mounds and other contour based planting systems for water and soil retention. Livestock cell grazing and rotation plan support. Electric Fence Design and Procurement. Tree and plant selection and sourcing.