Some landscapes invite intimacy and stillness; others flourish in abundance and movement. Jenny’s work is rooted in listening deeply — to both the land and the people who inhabit it — creating spaces where ecology, beauty, function, and human experience exist in greater harmony. Whether designing a nourishing retreat, a productive foodscape, or a landscape shaped in relationship with water, soil, and natural systems, each project seeks to honor and amplify the unique character of place.
Having grown up deeply entwined with the woods, fields, and seasonal rhythms of her family’s land in North Carolina, Jenny brings both a lifelong relationship with the land and nearly 25 years of experience in the permaculture field. Her work has centered around ecological design, land stewardship, food systems, outdoor education, and regenerative landscape installation across North Carolina.
Her background includes teaching permaculture design courses for over a decade, leading Montessori land-based learning programs and permaculture gardens, serving as adjunct faculty within Guilford College’s Sustainable Food Systems program, helping cultivate the Greensboro Permaculture Guild community, and years of hands-on installation and stewardship work in both residential and educational settings.
Today, Sow Permaculture bridges thoughtful ecological design with practical implementation through design/build experience and a North Carolina landscape contractor’s license. From detailed design renderings to hands-on installation and long-term planning, Jenny remains closely involved throughout the process, helping cultivate landscapes — and relationships to land — that deepen and endure.