Food forest and permaculture design software

Turn your land into an actionable food forest plan.

Design on your real location, choose suitable plants, generate a first layout, and evaluate growth, shade, terrain and harvests in one connected workspace.

No credit card Free first project Design up to 20 years ahead

AgroForest Designer overview Demo video
See it in action

One connected workflow from site map to planting plan

Combine real site context, plant knowledge and spatial decisions instead of rebuilding the same project across generic drawing tools and spreadsheets.

01Map and structureUse imagery, dimensions, buildings and paths
02Generate and refineBuild a plant palette and create a layout proposal
03Review and deliverCheck shade, terrain and seasonal output
Food forest planting plan aligned with an aerial image in AgroForest Designer

Build on real site context

Work on map, satellite or imported orthomap layers. Keep boundaries, buildings, paths and planting decisions aligned with the site.

Multiple base maps Measured site layout
Concept illustration of a mature layered food forest with paths and a pond

Communicate the future landscape

Use spatial views to discuss canopy, understory, paths and water. Image shown: concept illustration.

Spatial review Concept illustration
Purpose-built design tools

More than symbols on a map

Use specialised tools for the site, access network, planting system and design review—without losing the connection between them.

Searchable Plant Knowledge

Search documented plants by habitat, function, growth and practical use. Explore the database before signing up, then organise selected plants into reusable recipes.

Reusable recipes & personalised plant data
Edible & medicinal properties
Hardiness, light & growth conditions
Soil, moisture & pH preferences

Custom Planting Plan Generator

Create a controlled layout proposal with AgroForest Designer’s own placement engine. Paint the planting area, set your priorities and review a safe preview before applying it.

1, 5, 10 or 20-year design horizon
Density, plant-count & cover targets
Site fit, spacing, layers & existing obstacles
Sun, Shade & Terrain Review

Explore sun paths and modelled shade across a day, growing season or year. Add labelled elevation contours to make site relief visible.

From Design to Delivery

Prepare harvest and plant inventories, share plans, create PDFs and continue into professional 3D or spatial export workflows.

For gardens, projects and learning

For personal, professional and learning contexts

From private gardens to professional and educational projects

Private Garden

Plan a layered edible garden around the space and conditions in your backyard

Guided for new users
Step-by-step guidance Example project available
Community

Plan edible neighborhood gardens and community food-growing projects

Shared project views
Collaboration tools Project sharing
Education & Training

Use site and planting projects in schools, courses and food-growing workshops

Learning by doing
Educational content Visual learning materials
Professionals

Site, planting, analysis and export tools for landscape architects, permaculture designers and consultants

Professional tools
Client presentations Export options
Why this workflow helps

Make assumptions visible before planting begins

Bring site context, plant research and spatial decisions into one project. Generate a starting point, inspect the reasoning and warnings, then use your own judgement to improve the design.

Start from a structured proposal

Let the generator allocate plants by your chosen objective, site fit, layer priorities and available painted space.

Design for future plant size

Compare layouts at 1, 5, 10 or 20 years and see how crown spread changes spacing and estimated cover.

Check sunlight and access

Model indicative shade patterns, flag possible light mismatches and check paths against plants and site objects.

Keep the plan editable

Apply generated plants to a separate layer, adjust individual elements and preserve manual work while iterating.

How AgroForest Designer connects the workflow

Purpose-built for edible landscape planning, AgroForest Designer combines structured plant information, a measured site canvas and custom placement algorithms. It supports design judgement instead of hiding it behind a black box.

Real
Site context
20 yr
Design horizon
1
Connected workspace
Custom preference-driven plan generation
Editable site, path and planting layers
Indicative shade maps & elevation contours
Plant knowledge, harvest planning & outputs
Start free, grow when you need to

A plan for every stage of your design work

Create your first design for free. Upgrade when you need more projects, advanced analysis or professional exports.

For your first design

Free

Essential tools to start your first agroforestry design.

For active garden owners

Starter

More capacity for active garden and land projects.

Bring your site and planting ideas together

Create your first site-based planting plan

Start with a free project, explore the public plant database and build a design you can keep refining as your knowledge and site information develop.

Online Workspace
Free Tutorials