The Family Food Forest — Native + Edible Landscape

A backyard that feeds the family and the ecosystem.

The Family Food Forest creates a layered landscape of fruit trees, California natives, pollinator plants, herbs, berries, habitat, and healthy soil — a place designed to be explored, harvested, and enjoyed together.

What’s Included

• In-depth design consultation and custom planting plan
• Drainage assessment across the project area
• Irrigation assessment, redesign, adjustments, and extensions within the project area
• 1 premium fruit tree — 24" box
• 5 fruit trees — 15 gallon
• 2 California native specimen trees — 15 gallon
• 16 native shrubs — 5 gallon
• 30 native flowers and perennials — 1 gallon
• 8 edible understory plants
• 6 culinary, medicinal, or aromatic plants
• Native grass and meadow pockets
• Dedicated pollinator garden
• Dedicated bird-habitat planting
• Fruit-tree guild planting around major trees
• Professional planting and installation
• Compost and organic soil amendments
• Organic fertilizer where needed based on plant and soil condition
• Biological soil inoculation / mycorrhizae where appropriate
• Premium natural mulch throughout planting areas
• Organic first-year fertilization and IPM setup
• One family harvest area for berries, herbs, strawberries, or seasonal vegetables
• Simple stepping-stone or mulch pathway through the garden
• Full delivery
• 30-day establishment visit

Approximately 70–80 new plants.

Designed around your family

We select the fruit, herbs, natives, colors, fragrances, habitat plants, and harvest areas around your property and what your family actually wants to grow and experience.

Starting at $15,000. The package includes drainage assessment and irrigation work appropriate to the planting scope. Major drainage construction, grading, hardscape, retaining walls, electrical work, extensive irrigation replacement, tree removal, and unusual site-access requirements are quoted separately.

Large estates and expansive properties require a custom quote. Scope, access, plant quantities, irrigation, drainage, grading, and site complexity are evaluated individually.