Professional Permaculture
Design & Installation
Erik Peterson
Founder and Lead Designer
Who We Serve
​Whether you’re in an urban area in a small apartment, or working with a large, rural property, permaculture design offers a unique set of tools and solutions to increase your positive ecological impact and resiliency portfolio, while decreasing your dependence on outside inputs. Permaculture empowers us to prepare for the worst case scenarios, while simultaneously creating the best case scenarios.
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Since 2016, Fern Hollow Designs LLC has been consulting, designing, and installing native, ecological, edible, and medicinal landscaping, and regenerative agricultural systems, including earthworks, natural building, masonry, and relevant construction services, to accommodate whole-project designs for individual property owners, businesses, non-profit organizations, and public agencies. Clients include the Athens County Public Libraries, the Ohio University Child Development Center, Athens Nature Conservancy, Pivot Point Speech Therapy, Alton RV Park, and many other commercial and private clientele across Ohio and beyond.
Our Services:
Eco-Landscape Design & Installation
Prioritizing native, edible, and medicinal plants, organic amendments, earthworks, rain catchment, and more
Natural Building
Naturally built structures, playgrounds, pergolas, and more using techniques of cob, super-adobe, earth bag, and timber
Masonry, Fencing, & More
Patios, walkways, retaining walls, decks, et cetera
Consultation
On-site walkabouts, drone photography base mapping, and detailed property planning