Ecological Design & Edible Landscapes
DESIGNING EDIBLE LANDSCAPES THAT FEED PEOPLE & POLLINATORS:
Fruits, nuts, herbs, vegetables, native flowers, and something deeper: a relationship with the land right outside the door.
Based in Ithaca, NY and serving the region, Serviceberry Foodscapes helps you grow food at home, your business, or within your community—through ecological design that’s beautiful and rooted in care for the earth.
Hi, I’m Matt, the founder of Serviceberry Foodscapes.
I help homeowners, schools, farms, community organizations and health-focused institutions bring food and ecological life into the places where we live, learn, and gather.
For almost 20 years, I’ve been immersed in farming, gardening, and permaculture, guided by a desire to live closer to the land. I spent the last decade designing and installing edible landscapes for hundreds of clients through Custom Foodscapes in St. Louis, Missouri. Recently, my wife, daughter, and I relocated to the gorges of Ithaca, New York. We wanted to put down roots in a community where we could live close to the land, spend more time outdoors, raise our daughter with muddy feet and find opportunities to forage right out the back door.
That hope for our own lives is closely tied to what I aim to offer others. A landscape can give us fresh food, a place to gather, opportunities for hands-on learning, and a deeper connection to the living world. Whether it’s a backyard, a schoolyard, or a university campus, I help people imagine what’s possible—and create a thoughtful plan to bring it to life.
Check out my featured episode on TasteMAKERS, a PBS program.
EDIBLE LANDSCAPES &
Food Forests
feast on fruit trees, mushrooms, herbs and medicinals
Homesteads
market gardens, orchards, and integrated livestock
Vegetable Gardens
Kitchen Gardens, Raised Beds and In-Ground Plots
Consultation
Let’s walk your land or video chat and imagine what’s possible.
We’ll explore your goals, your landscape, and the opportunities already hiding in your property—then start putting the pieces together.
Design
Turn the possibilities into an action plan.
We create thoughtful, scaled edible landscape designs that bring together food, beauty, ecology, and the way you actually want to live in your landscape.
Install
We’ll bring your design to life by doing the building, planting and site prep
For select local projects, we can help turn the plan into a living landscape—from gardens and pathways to fruit trees, berries, and perennial plantings..
Check out my featured episode on TasteMAKERS, a PBS program.
Get in touch!
Inspired to grow your own foodscape? Reach out with questions or to schedule a consultation.