Helen

Helen grew up on a christmas tree farm in central Vermont and has been chopping firewood and pruning trees since she was a kid. After graduating with a BA in environmental studies from Vassar College she found herself continually wanting to be working hard in the dirt outdoors (not in an office!). She worked on small, organic, vegetable and flower farms for several years and then founded a few farm projects. Finding herself drawn to the synthesis of design aesthetics and outdoor work with plants she founded Solscape Ecological Design in 2013. Helen has been designing and tending native plant gardens, veggie gardens, pruning fruit trees ever since. She joined the Backyard Permaculture Guild in 2019 to share knowledge and inspiration with a group of like-minded earth tenders. She is also studying forestry and land management and has a passion for returning healthy fire to local landscapes. In her spare time Helen studies and teaches ancestral skills and performs as a storyteller.

Contact Helen for yard maintenance, tree pruning, and veggie bed installations:

info@backyardpermaculture.com