How much space do I need for a food forest?

You can start small; we designed a food forest on 700 square feet in Orlando that is loaded with over 40 food and medicine producers. You can yield more in the same square footage as an annual garden by utilizing food forest layers.

How much will a food forest installation cost?

Costs are estimates based on the entire design space. We often phase out installations based on your budget to ensure the successful establishment of thriving edible gardens.

How much does it cost to plant a fruit tree?

Costs depend on tree size (including planting): Small (1-5 gallon) is $130–$330; Medium (6-15 gallon) is $330–$700; Large (15-25 gallon) is $700–$1,800.

How much does it cost to plant berry bushes?

Costs depend on bush size (including planting): Small (1-2 gallon) is $60–$130; Medium (3-5 gallon) is $130–$250.

What is the difference between a traditional garden and a food forest?

A traditional garden is usually composed of annuals that need replanting every year, while a food forest is a multi-layered, perennial system that mimics nature. Once established, it is more resilient and produces food across seven layers.

How does the 'Foodification' process work?

The Foodification process involves assessing your site's unique conditions, designing a layout that utilizes natural principles, and installing a custom, scalable edible landscape that works with your specific climate.

Can I have a food forest in a small backyard?

Yes. We specialize in designing for any scale. By utilizing vertical space and layered planting, we can maximize food production even in modest, suburban backyard footprints.

Do I need to use pesticides or fertilizers in a food forest?

Our goal is to work with nature. By choosing diverse, mutually beneficial plant species and building healthy soil, we aim to eliminate the need for harmful synthetic chemicals and fertilizers.

How do I get started with a design?

The first step is to schedule a consultation. We will discuss your vision, assess your space, and determine the best approach to creating your custom Food Forest Design Blueprint.

When is the best time to plant a food forest in Minnesota?

In Minnesota, the best time to plant is early spring, as soon as the soil can be worked, or in the fall before the ground freezes, allowing roots to establish before the heat of summer.

FOOD FOREST DESIGN MINNESOTA

Help Build the Infrastructure for a Nationwide Food Forest Economy

Food Forest Design Minnesota has moved beyond theory. We have completed real-world food forest designs and installations, developed a functioning regional service model, and built the foundation for a nationwide system supporting regenerative landscape professionals and productive communities.

We are beginning conversations with regenerative investment partners, landowners, developers, operating partners, advisors, and strategic partners who understand the long-term value of regenerative land systems and locally rooted businesses.

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THE VISION

Three Connected Systems

01
Food Forest Design Minnesota
Regional delivery + validation

02
Food Forest Design Network
Nationwide infrastructure

03
Sovereign Acres
Flagship demonstration campus

Regional Model Proven

Food forest designs and installations have been completed through an operating Minnesota service business.

Network Platform Built

The core Food Forest Design Network platform and searchable nationwide business directory are built for controlled testing.

Validation Comes Next

The next stage focuses on economics, onboarding, partnerships, leadership, capitalization, and responsible expansion.

BUILT FROM EXPERIENCE

We Are Not Starting With an Idea. We Are Building From Working Infrastructure.

Food Forest Design Minnesota began with a practical mission: transform underused landscapes into productive ecosystems capable of growing food, rebuilding soil, retaining water, supporting biodiversity, and creating lasting value.

That work has created something equally important: real-world operating experience.

We have learned what customers need, how projects are designed and delivered, where the industry struggles, and what independent food forest professionals need in order to build sustainable local businesses.

Those lessons are now informing the development of a much larger platform.

ONE VISION. THREE CONNECTED SYSTEMS.

From Local Delivery to National Infrastructure

Each component serves a different purpose while contributing to the same long-term mission.

REGIONAL DELIVERY

Food Forest Design Minnesota

The regional operating company provides the real-world design and installation experience behind the larger vision.

This is where systems meet actual customers, properties, climates, plants, budgets, logistics, and project requirements.

PROVE & REFINE

NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Food Forest Design Network

The Network is the scalable digital and operational infrastructure supporting independent food forest designers, installers, and regenerative landscape professionals.

Its purpose is to connect local expertise with shared technology, training, visibility, marketing, and business systems.

CONNECT & SCALE

FLAGSHIP CAMPUS

Sovereign Acres

Sovereign Acres is the proposed physical demonstration and education campus for larger regenerative systems in southeastern Minnesota.

Subject to site, zoning, infrastructure, market, financial, and other diligence, it would provide a place to demonstrate, measure, test, and improve integrated systems.

DEMONSTRATE & VALIDATE

THE FOOD FOREST DESIGN NETWORK

Centralize the Infrastructure.
Localize the Expertise.

A nationwide organization does not need to centralize every project.

Regenerative land systems work best when they remain rooted in local knowledge. Minnesota landscapes should be designed for Minnesota. Arizona landscapes should be designed for Arizona. Every region has different climates, soils, water realities, plant communities, regulations, and customer needs.

National infrastructure can provide technology, branding, customer acquisition, automation, training, operating systems, and collaboration.

Local professionals provide regional knowledge, relationships, design expertise, installation capability, and accountability.

THE PRINCIPLE
Shared systems create efficiency. Local knowledge creates relevance.

The Shared Operating System

Searchable nationwide business directory
Designer and installer onboarding
Professional training and resources
AI-assisted design capabilities
Website and CRM infrastructure
Marketing automation
Lead-generation systems
Quality and operating standards
Professional collaboration
Business development support

THE BIGGER OPPORTUNITY

This Is Larger Than Landscaping

Food forests sit at the intersection of food production, land development, ecological restoration, water management, housing, hospitality, education, technology, community resilience, and local entrepreneurship. The growing role of food forests and forest gardens in community-focused land systems is also being documented by the USDA Forest Service.

Yet the industry remains fragmented.

Customers often struggle to find experienced local professionals. Designers and installers frequently operate independently without the technology, visibility, lead-generation systems, training, peer support, or business infrastructure available in more mature industries.

We believe that fragmentation creates an opportunity not simply to build another landscaping company, but to help create the professional and technological infrastructure for an emerging food forest economy.

THE LARGER VISION

Building the Infrastructure for a Nationwide Food Forest Economy

See how Food Forest Design Minnesota is moving from proven regional delivery toward a nationwide platform designed to support food forest designers, installers, regenerative businesses, and communities.

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A CONNECTED REGENERATIVE ECONOMY

One Successful Landscape Creates Opportunities Far Beyond the Property Line

Design

Site planning, ecological design, planting systems, water strategy, and implementation planning.

Installation

Plants, materials, soil improvement, irrigation, earthworks, labor, and specialized contractors.

Education

Training, workshops, professional development, community programming, and customer education.

Local Enterprise

Nurseries, growers, service providers, hospitality, food systems, landowners, and regenerative businesses.

READINESS & VALIDATION

What the Next Stage Looks Like

We are not pursuing growth at any cost.

The objective is to validate each layer, strengthen the organization, document what works, and build infrastructure capable of supporting responsible expansion.

Operating EvidenceDocument completed projects, processes, outcomes, and operating experience.

Network TestingTest designer and installer onboarding and nationwide directory participation.

Economic ValidationValidate customer acquisition, member economics, pricing, and recurring-revenue assumptions.

Leadership & GovernanceStrengthen leadership, advisory, legal, financial, and operational capabilities.

Technology InfrastructureContinue developing CRM, automation, AI-assisted design, marketing, and operating systems.

Sovereign Acres FeasibilityEvaluate suitable land, zoning, infrastructure, economics, and development requirements.

Strategic CapitalBuild relationships with mission-aligned capital and strategic partners capable of supporting responsible expansion.

WHO WE WANT TO MEET

Regenerative Investment Partners: We Are Looking for More Than Capital

The right expertise, relationships, land, operating experience, and strategic guidance can be as valuable as funding.

CAPITAL

Investors & Capital Partners

Individuals, family offices, impact investors, strategic investors, and other qualified capital partners interested in scalable regenerative infrastructure.

LAND

Landowners & Developers

Property owners, developers, and real-estate professionals with land or development opportunities potentially aligned with the Sovereign Acres concept.

EXPERTISE

Operators & Advisors

Experienced leaders in business operations, finance, legal structure, technology, hospitality, agriculture, development, education, marketing, and national expansion.

NETWORK

Regenerative Professionals

Designers, installers, growers, nursery operators, educators, and industry professionals interested in helping shape the Food Forest Design Network.

THE LONG-TERM MISSION

Build Something That Can Outlive Us.

The mission is not simply to install more gardens.

It is to help create an economic and operational system capable of making productive landscapes increasingly normal.

More locally produced food.

Healthier soil.

Better use of water.

More biodiversity.

More resilient properties.

More regenerative businesses.

A single food forest can change a property.
A network of capable local professionals can change an industry.

START A PRIVATE CONVERSATION

Request the Confidential Investor Overview

We are beginning private conversations with qualified individuals and organizations interested in learning more about the current infrastructure, development strategy, Food Forest Design Network, Sovereign Acres, and next-stage opportunities.

Complete the inquiry form and tell us where your interests, resources, or experience align with the vision.

Qualified inquiries may be invited to review the confidential investor overview and participate in a private introductory conversation.

FOUNDER

Travis HolzemFood Forest Design Minnesota

612-990-5345

travis@foodforestdesignmn.com

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Any potential future investment opportunity would be discussed privately, provided through appropriate documentation, and remain subject to applicable legal requirements, due diligence, eligibility requirements, definitive agreements, and final terms.

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