Pilsen

︎ Location Chicago, IL
︎ Timespan 2022–2023
︎ Client Homeowners & Stewards

Situation

• New property owner seeking help with tiny homestead on formerly industrial property.
  

Response

• Researched and surveyed land for 150 year long history of industrial use;
  
• Indentified plant communities, sampled and tested soil at lab, conducted microscopy;
• Assessed landscape and developed plan with client around appropriate passive areas, growing areas, food plots and pollination plots;
  
• Selected plant species appropriate to soil conditions, including native plant palette selection and siting recommendations;
  
• Guided compost and soil amendment choices and application.