Past Projects

Past projects range from residential landscape designs to larger projects for gardens, farms, businesses, and communities. Some have involved consultation and site design, while others both design, installation and implementation. Building projects have involved construction or renovation of greenhouses, bioshelters, or buildings, as well as custom and artisanal creations.

See below for a sampling of some of our past clients and their projects.

Our keystone project, Three Sisters Farm and Bioshelter, incorporates many aspects of our other work. Click here to learn more.

Macoskey Center

The Robert A. Macoskey Center for Sustainable Systems Education and Research, a project of Slippery Rock University, has been a regional leader in promoting a more sustainable lifestyle since 1990. Beginning in 1987, Three Sisters Permaculture has contributed to the design and development of the Macoskey Center. Our major contributions included the initial permaculture site…

Hershey Montessori Farm School

We worked with the Hershey Montessori Farm School, located in Huntsburg, Ohio to provide consultation for their bioshelter design and bioshelter management plan. The school uses the bioshelter as a science classroom.

Schwartz Living Market

Schwartz Living Market is a 16,000 square foot historic urban building in Pittsburgh, PA. Three Sisters Permaculture prepared a permaculture design plan for this commercial building project and was a member of the team to design and plan general renovation and development. Additionally, acting as Prime Contractor, we performed interior deconstruction and renovation from a…

Equipoise Community Planning

As part of a sustainable community development project, Three Sisters Permaculture provided stormwater management plans for a housing development, greenhouse design consultation, pond renovation plans and general ecological land use consultation.

Sally’s Cider Press

Sally’s Cider Press is a small cider mill just north of Harmony, PA. As part of an upgrade to their facilities, they wanted to offset their seasonal energy use with solar electricity. Three Sisters permaculture worked with the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture to secure grant funding for the project. We then designed and installed…

Private Cottage Garden

Three Sisters Permaculture has provided consultation, design and installation services for many private clients, such as this home cottage garden in Western Pennsylvania. The 2000 sq ft garden features a 60 ft diameter grass and stone labyrinth, stone walls and walkways, and a fire element. The garden beds are planted with a wide variety of…

Millvale Community Gardens

Our team worked with managers of the Millvale Community Gardens to further develop the gardens, which are established on three urban lots in the Borough of Millvale, PA. We provided consultation and site plans for expanding productivity and balancing commercial production with community garden space.

SanaView Farm

Work at SanaView Farm in Donegal, PA was a whole farm design, including permaculture site plan, greenhouse design and construction, as well as business development for this market garden and healthful living center. As consultant and prime contractor, the project elements included: Consultation on spring water development and the restoration of a historic barn and…

Pittsburgh Botanic Garden

Work at the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden involved the design of the Dogwood Meadow Wedding Garden. Three Sisters Permaculture prepared site plans, arbor and gazebo construction plans.

Integrity Realty Holdings

Three Sisters Permaculture was contracted for property management and land improvement, as part of a team approach to project design and implementation. Projects included greenhouse design and construction, custom restoration and construction of furniture, landscape feature installations, custom farm house renovations, maintenance and repair of farm systems. Tasks included custom carpentry, artisanal concrete work, electrical…