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You won't find education like this on YouTube!

Or anywhere else....

Pro Talks offer FREE, high-value continuing education and training for pros working in the field of ecological edible landscaping. 

Access all Pro Talks recordings when you join The Foodscaper Membership.

Members get their first month free! 👇

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  Ecological landscaping professionals, this is for you! 

 An FREE way to stay on top of your game

Join us for live, 75 minute, high-value sessions with leading professionals -- for free!

Content catered to the edible landscaping professional

Every Pro Talk is designed to tackle the unique challenges faced by pro foodscapers at all levels

A place to get your questions answered by the experts in foodscaping

Bring the questions you can't get answered anywhere else! 

Who are Pro Talks for?

  • Pro edible landscapers
  • Traditional landscapers wanting to learn ecological practices 
  • Urban farmers 
  • Horticulturalists 
  • Permaculturalists
  • Anyone wanting to design, install and maintain edible landscapes for clients!

Wednesday, September 3

Charge What You're Worth: Project Estimating, Tracking Expenses & Budgets

 
 
Meredith Sheperd, owner, Love & Carrots, Washington DC
FREE - recordings sent to our members only! Join the membership here.
Wednesday, September 3 
7pm - 8:15pm CST

 

Not sure how to price your services fairly—and still make a profit?

Do you feel like you're working nonstop, bringing in revenue, but barely seeing the reward—or not paying yourself what you deserve?

In this Pro Talk, we’ll explore practical ways to build a pricing formula that works for your business and helps you ensure your business is sustainable.

About Meredith:

 Meredith grew up in rural Vermont and has been working in organic agriculture and environmental sustainability since 2005. Before founding Love & Carrots in 2011, she worked on many organic farms around the world and ultimately managed a small farm in VA, which produced organic herbs and vegetables for DC restaurants.

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Wednesday, October 1

Water Management Strategies & Case Studies 

 
Matt Lebon, founder, Custom Foodscapes & The Foodscaper
Recordings sent to our members only! Join the membership here.
Wednesday, October 1 
7pm - 8:15pm CST

 

Would you love to feel more confident in designing and installing rainwater harvesting landscapes? 

Does taking on rainscape projects feel intimidating - yet you're down for the challenge? 

At Custom Foodscapes, we’ve handled water management in a variety of ways across dozens of projects. Our work has included walkable swales, rain gardens, and relocating pop ups and down spouts and much more. 

In this Pro Talk, we’ll walk through numerous examples of how we’ve thought critically and ecologically about managing rain water in the landscape. 

You'll learn

  1. How to site a rain garden
  2. When to berm + and how to do it well 
  3. How to think about elevations so water goes

Note: This presentation will not cover rain tanks 

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Wednesday, November 5

Building, Sustaining and Leading a Thriving Team in the Regenerative Landscaping Industry 

 
 
Erik Ohlsen, owner, Permaculture Artisans 
FREE - recordings sent to our members only
Wednesday, November 5
7pm - 8:15pm CST

What does it really take to build a strong, reliable, and motivated crew?

In this Pro Talk, Erik Ohlsen—founder of Permaculture Artisans and author of The Regenerative Landscaper —pulls back the curtain on what he's learned over two decades of growing his mission-driven company. 

Whether you’re hiring your first employee or managing a growing team, join us for a ProTalk that will help you hire and retain the best people for the job. 

Erik will dive into:

  • What to look for when building your team

  • How to hire (and keep) great people

  • What to pay and how to know when you're financially ready to hire

  • Scheduling, time management, and navigating last-minute curveballs

  • The balance between hiring for skill vs. training on the job

  • Interview questions that reveal true character

  • Spotting red flags and assessing energetic fit

  • Creative ways to care for and retain your people

  • The leadership lessons that shaped his company culture

This is the conversation every edible landscaper or permaculture entrepreneur needs to hear—because building a resilient business starts with building a resilient team.

Join us for a presentation + Q&A to take home practical strategies you can implement right away as you scale your foodscaping company. 

 

Enroll in Erik's Pro Talk

Tools to help make your business more profitable and efficient 🌱

Help your clients envision what's possible

Customize this book for your business and lock in contracts faster.

$30.00 USD

Nursery and Lumber Inventory Template

$30.00 USD

Foodscape Design with Google Slides

Learn to produce a professional design for clients using free Google Slides software. 

$100.00 USD

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