PatternBaseGuild Design
5 articles about guild design
PatternBase Is Live: Design in Guilds, Learn from Your Bioregion
PatternBase is live. Visual guild designer, climate-matched community, multi-year perennial planning, and an evidence commons for regenerative growers.
What Is a Food Forest? (And How to Start One in Any Climate Zone)
A practical introduction to food forests: what they are, how they work, and how to design one for your specific climate. Covers temperate, subtropical, arid, and cold-climate food forests with real plant suggestions.
The 7-Layer Food Forest: Plant Lists, Design Tips, and What to Expect in Year One
A practical guide to designing a 7-layer food forest for temperate climates. Includes recommended plants for each layer, spacing guidance, and realistic first-year expectations.
How to Design a Fruit Tree Guild: A Practical Step-by-Step Guide
Learn how to build a productive fruit tree guild with the right companion plants for each functional role. Includes plant lists for apple, pear, cherry, and stone fruit guilds.
Why I'm Building PatternBase: A Permaculture Tool for Gardeners Who Actually Track What Works
We plant guilds based on theory, lose the details by next season, and keep guessing. PatternBase is the observation-first permaculture tool I wish existed, launching this spring.