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Recent Ecological Design Articles

Block Repair: Neighborhood-Scale Permaculture for Urban Revitalization

We are currently looking to partner with committed groups of neighbors to engage in Block Repair. This process will assess the challenges and opportunities of food production, rainwater harvesting, and community building on the scale of one to several city blocks.

posted: December 17th, 2008 | read more...

“What is permaculture?!” Watch this video…

Here’s some classic footage of Bill Mollison from 1990.

posted: November 13th, 2008 | read more...

Cradle-to-…

Here’s a thoughtful article from a longtime permaculture designer…

posted: November 10th, 2008 | read more...

Featured Event:

Permaculture for Renters Workshop (Jan. 31st)

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For all of those who have thought or said “I want to practice Permaculture, but I don’t have any land.” This workshop will provide a packed toolbox of strategies and techniques that aspiring permaculturists can use anywhere: on balconies, while traveling, in tiny sideyards, on rooftops, and more!

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Welcome

Barrett Ecological is a landscape design/build firm that provides ecological solutions for commercial properties, private residences, and community projects.

Deeply committed to all dimensions of sustainability, we strive to be at the leading edge of environmental, social, and economic best practices in the landscape design/build industry. We firmly believe that by intelligently designing human habitats, integrated with the natural world, we can positively affect the challenges posed by global warming, rising energy costs, social isolation, and the myriad of other problems we face in the world today.

We’re a bunch of unrelenting optimists who look at every client as a friend, and every project as a chance to save the planet. Please take a little while to check out our site, and be in touch with any questions you might have. We look forward to the opportunity to work with you…