What Appleseed Permaculture does

AppleSeed Permaculture is a private ecological design and consulting firm founded in 2005 by Ethan Roland Soloviev and Dyami Soloviev, headquartered in High Falls, New York. The firm delivers project-based consulting across three customer segments: Farm Businesses, Institutions (land trusts, schools, sanctuaries, non-profits), and Communities (municipalities and civic groups). Its service catalog spans Whole Farm Planning, Agroforestry Production systems (silvopasture, chestnut production, holistic orchards), Keyline Water Design, Institutional Master Site Planning, Strategic Organizational Development, Climate Resilience Planning, and a layered workshop program on community climate adaptation. Notable clients include Farm Sanctuary, Stone Barns Center, Glynwood, Wright-Locke Farm, Rocky Corners Co-Housing, Q Farms, Omega Institute, South Kent School, UMass Agricultural Learning Center, White Buffalo Land Trust, Dirt Capital, and Blue Wave Solar.

The firm's underlying technology is a holistic, place-sourced design methodology combining landscape analysis (water systems, soils, microclimates, wildlife habitats) with regenerative production planning and climate adaptation design. Proprietary inputs include a deployed track record of more than 10,000 acres designed and thousands of multi-functional trees and shrubs planted through an implementation team, plus an established collaborator ecosystem spanning Kiss the Ground, Terra Genesis, Regenesis Group, Omega Center for Sustainable Living, Regenerative Design Group, Whole Tree Care, Regen Network, North River Architecture, Threshold Builders, and TigheBond. Academic and content assets—Principal Connor Stedman's faculty roles at Omega and UVM, and founder Ethan's authorship of Regenerative Agriculture, Regenerative Enterprise, and Regeneration Newsroom—anchor thought leadership.

Revenue is generated through custom-scoped, project-based professional services engagements (multi-year contracts at undisclosed, quote-based prices) plus fee-based educational workshops. Go-to-market is direct field sales supplemented by event-driven lead generation (workshops co-hosted with organizations such as the Agricultural Stewardship Association), content marketing via the appleseed.design site, and referrals through the collaborator network. Operations concentrate in the Northeast US with nationwide capability, and AppleSeed is privately held with no disclosed external funding, subsidiaries, or institutional ownership.

Name

Appleseed Permaculture

Legal name

AppleSeed Permaculture

Website

https://appleseed.design

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AppleSeed Permaculture is a Hudson Valley-based ecological design and consulting firm founded in 2005 that delivers holistic farm planning, agroforestry, keyline water design, institutional master site planning, and climate resilience workshops to farms, land trusts, schools, and communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regenerative Agriculture Consulting

NAICS

Farm Management Services (115116)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Capital Projects & Farm Expansion Advisory (Feasibility, Site Planning, ROI) (AFACAJAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Orchard Management & Field Operations (Pruning/Training, Thinning, Irrigation/Fertigation) (AFAGACAL), Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (Fair Trade, Food Access, Regenerative) (BPAGALAD), Succession, Governance & Ownership Transition Advisory (AFACAJAO)

Keywords

• Regenerative agriculture consulting
• Ecological farm design
• Agroforestry planning services
• Permaculture landscape consulting
• Climate adaptation planning

Headquarters

HQ city

High Falls

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Ecological Farm Design & Consulting: Project-based consulting fees for whole farm planning, landscape analysis, agroforestry design, and climate adaptation planning for farm businesses, institutions, and communities. Services are customized per project with scope and deliverables determined by client needs, timeline, and budget.
2. Educational Workshops & Events: Fee-based educational workshops on topics including land assessment, community climate adaptation, pollinator habitat restoration, and watershed-scale planning. Offered in evening, half-day, or multi-day formats.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AppleSeed Permaculture provides ecological farm design, planning, and consulting services for farm businesses, institutions, and communities. Its core services include Whole Farm Planning, Agroforestry Production systems (silvopasture, chestnut production, holistic orchards), Keyline Water Design, Institutional Master Site Planning, Strategic Organizational Development, and Community Climate Resilience Planning, delivered via a holistic, place-sourced approach grounded in regenerative agriculture principles.

Product overview

AppleSeed Permaculture offers a suite of integrated ecological design, planning, and consulting services organized around three primary client segments: Farm Businesses, Institutions, and Communities. The core offerings include Whole Farm Planning, Agroforestry Production, Keyline Water Design, Master Site Planning, Strategic Organizational Development, Climate Resilience Planning, and various Climate Adaptation Workshops. These services are delivered through a holistic, place-sourced approach that combines landscape analysis with farm business strategy and climate adaptation design.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Whole Farm Planning
• Agroforestry Production
• Keyline Water Design
• Master Site Planning
• Strategic Organizational Development
• Climate Resilience Planning
• Introduction to Community Climate Adaptation Workshop
• Advanced Climate Adaptation Workshop

Named customers14 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Kiss the GroundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a collaborator firm that AppleSeed has worked with on past projects. Kiss the Ground is a regenerative agriculture nonprofit and film company focused on soil health education.
• Terra GenesisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a collaborator firm for design projects requiring wide range of technical capabilities. Terra Genesis specializes in regenerative enterprise and ecological design.
• Omega Center for Sustainable LivingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization where AppleSeed principal Connor Stedman serves as lead faculty for the Ecological Literacy Immersion Program.
• Regenesis GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a collaborator firm for design projects. Regenesis Group focuses on regenerative development and ecological design at various scales.
• Regenerative Design GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a collaborator firm for design projects requiring specialized regenerative design expertise.
• Whole Tree CareminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a collaborator firm for design projects involving tree and arboriculture expertise.
• Regen NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a collaborator firm for design projects in the regenerative agriculture network.
• North River ArchitectureminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerListed as a collaborator firm providing architectural services for multi-disciplinary design projects.
• Threshold BuildersminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerListed as a collaborator firm for construction and building expertise on design projects.
• TigheBondminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerListed as a collaborator firm for engineering and technical expertise on design projects.
• Agricultural Stewardship AssociationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-hosts educational workshops including the 'Assessing Land for Agricultural Production' workshop. Agricultural Stewardship Association is a land trust serving the greater Hudson Valley region.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Whole Systems Design: Permaculture and ecological design firm offering master planning and landscape design services to farms, institutions, and communities. Highly comparable service portfolio and delivery model to AppleSeed.
• Advancing Eco Agriculture: Regenerative agriculture consulting firm serving commercial farms with agronomic and ecological advisory. Comparable in serving farm clients transitioning to regenerative systems, though focused more on input products and crop nutrition.
• Savanna Institute: Agroforestry research, education, and consulting nonprofit. Comparable in advancing agroforestry production systems and working with farmers and institutions on perennial-based land design in the Midwest.
• Terra Genesis International: Regenerative enterprise and ecological design consultancy working with farms, businesses, and communities on whole-systems design. Directly comparable to AppleSeed in methodology, client type, and regenerative agriculture focus.
• Regenerative Design Group: Specialized regenerative design consultancy. Listed as a direct AppleSeed collaborator and operates in the same ecological design and master planning niche with similar project-based delivery.
• Regenesis Group: Regenerative development and ecological design firm operating across multiple scales. AppleSeed lists Regenesis as a collaborator, indicating close methodological alignment and overlapping client base.

Emerging players

• Propagate Ventures: Agroforestry-focused venture that designs and finances perennial crop systems for farmers and landowners. Overlaps with AppleSeed's agroforestry production work but adds a financing and software layer.
• Kiss the Ground: Regenerative agriculture nonprofit and media company focused on soil health education. AppleSeed lists Kiss the Ground as a collaborator; overlap is on regenerative education and awareness rather than direct consulting delivery.

Regional players

• Sustainable Harvest International: Sustainable agriculture consulting and training organization, primarily working internationally in Central America. Comparable methodology and farmer advisory model but different geography and nonprofit structure.

Broad incumbents

• Rodale Institute: Long-established regenerative organic agriculture research and education organization. While primarily a research nonprofit rather than a consulting firm, it shapes the regenerative agriculture category and overlaps on institutional farm advisory.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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