Walk & Talk - The Sovereign Homestead

Walk & Talk

What Is A Walk & Talk?

A Walk & Talk is a quick and low cost way to gain valuable perspective on designing your property in alignment with the natural patterns present in your landscape.

Why Start With A Walk & Talk?

If you know you don’t know what you don’t know, a Walk & Talk is a great way to learn what is possible and advisable given your unique context.
You will get to see the old and familiar from an integrated, whole-systems perspective, which will increase the likelihood of starting off on the right foot and avoiding costly pitfalls.
Increase function and productivity, decrease maintenance and operational costs, enhance resilience and create something beautiful.

What Kinds Of Things Can We Discuss?

Site Context – climate and site-specific factors that should guide your decision-making. Remember to establish the most important context first – your values and vision for your Highest Quality of Life by creating something like a Minimum Holistic Goal!
Water Patterning – water harvesting earthworks, erosion repair and prevention, rain catchment systems, greywater, blackwater, laundry-to-landscape, ponds and more!
Access – retrofitting and patterning of roads, paths, trails, entrances and exits for maximum energy efficiency, minimal maintenance, and 4-season function.
Structures – Siting and orientation for new structures and retrofits for existing structures that maximize energy efficiency and function while decreasing maintenance costs.
Living Systems – perrennial-backbone food systems, shade, privacy/view screens, windbreaks, fertility plantings, living mulches, water gardens, livestock integration, nutrient cycling systems and so much more!
Energy – passive solar design (heating/cooling spaces & occupants), appropriate wood-burning technology.
Economy – your property’s “unfair advantages” and synergies between them and your skills, passions and vision.
Element arrangement – nesting systems to maximize utilization of space and increase total yield – more function, less frustration!
And whatever else is on your heart and mind!

Who Are Walk & Talks For?

If you are…

…feeling “stuck” in your vision, or have so many ideas that you don’t know where to begin…
…re-designing your homestead landscape with an eye towards food security and reducing / eliminating dependence on centralized systems…
…new on the land and just want to reality-check your plans…

…or if you simply want a whole-systems perspective that isn’t emotionally attached, a Walk & Talk will inspire, illuminate, clarify, and prioritize the what, why, how and when of it all to help you successfully integrate the pieces of your larger vision into a cohesive whole for developing your homestead.

What Is Included?

4-hour in-person site visit during which we will walk your property together and focus on answering your highest priority questions.
Written summary of our notes from the Walk & Talk, including relevant links to additional information on topics of interest, design element recommendations and best next steps.
Phone and email support – we’re in your corner!

*NOTE: We will request that you take the time to fill out our Foundational Site Assessment Questionnaire prior to the site visit so that we can be as prepared as possible when we arrive at your property.

What Is The Investment?

Price: $400 for half-day on-site (4 hours) + $1/round trip mile driven (from here).

*Exact price will be quoted once exact travel distance is known.