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Property scan
Looking into buying a property or land? Look further than what the eye can see. An analysis based on LiDAR data and detailed site information, or an onsite visit, reveals what you won’t see at first.
Permaculture · Self-sufficient estates and homesteads
Properties that support life by creating natural abundance
KAYATREE (re)develops homesteads and estates into self-sufficient ecosystems that generate their own energy, manage their own water and produce enough food. Places where life stays stable, even when much changes around you.
Our services
From idea to a working system
Step in at the phase that fits your project. Each service stands on its own, and each one leads naturally into the next.
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Concept design
Sometimes all you need is direction. A concept design based on our blueprint supports you through the first phase, ready to carry into the next.
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Masterplan
A custom masterplan that translates your needs into a concrete design within the boundaries of the property. A plan of action, detailed design, planning and fitting budget, ready for implementation.
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Implementation
We manage implementation step by step, coordinating earthworks, plantings and construction with outside contractors so the design is built as intended.
Who we work with
People and businesses who want to live in alignment with nature, bringing resilience back into the world
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Owners of an estate or homestead
Who want to redevelop their land into a self-sufficient property, working together with the land.
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Families moving to the land
Looking for a place where they can sustain themselves and live in line with nature.
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Companies and renovation projects
Who want to build resilience and independence into their world.
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Hospitality businesses
Hotels, B&Bs and retreat centres creating a deeper guest experience by producing their own food and energy.
Why this service
Balance and abundance
Over the years, people have asked us for help developing their land, homes and projects. Two questions keep coming up: how do I reconnect with a more grounded way of living, and how do I make sure my family, my home and my surroundings keep functioning well in uncertain times?
We take those questions seriously and translate them into a concrete, working plan and design. You know where your energy, water and food come from.
Our approach
A blueprint with four fundamental pillars
Based on our blueprint, we design a complete concept for your location. Buildings, landscape and food production are designed as one ecosystem, where people and land strengthen each other.
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01Infrastructure
Roads, buildings and structures that support the land instead of burdening it.
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02Energy
A place that generates and stores its own energy.
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03Water
Collection, storage and reuse, so the place takes care of its own water.
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04Food
Enough food from the land to cover the basic need.
Projects
Our work in practice
Six projects across Europe
Starting situation
A neglected farm property.
What we did
- Design and renewal of the land, with a new vision and expansion of the farmhouse and farm
- Syntropic orchard
- Water self-sufficiency and resilience
- Off-grid power installation
- Food self-sufficiency with a food-to-kitchen plan
- An operational farm team and work structures
- Partnerships with other regenerative projects
Result
- High yield
- Veggie boxes that share the abundance and create a revenue stream
- Off-grid power
- Rainwater harvesting on the land
- 8,000 m² of added productive area
Starting situation
A property that needed to become more self-resilient, tell the story of permaculture and produce more food on its own land.
What we did
- Property design and a vision for the coming years
- Food forest
- Perennial flower borders
- Compost systems
- Greenhouse and vegetable garden
- Perennial herb garden
- A pond
Result
- A living garden that produces more fruit, herbs and plants every year
- A place where guests retreat and learn about permaculture
- A closed-loop system that turns organic matter into compost and feeds the soil
Starting situation
Degraded farmland with a new dwelling.
What we did
- Design and masterplan
- Restoration of 13 hectares of degraded land
- Off-grid farmhouse
- Olive orchard and almond production
- Food production
- Water management with swales and ponds
- Syntropic productive lines
- Reforestation and rewilding
Result
- 250+ olive trees and 50+ almond trees
- 40,000+ litres of water harvested in tanks
- Up to 500,000+ litres held in swales and ponds
- 2,500+ trees planted
- 2 hectares rewilded
- 500+ metres of swales
Starting situation
Renovation of a 400-hectare hunting estate with 24+ villas, with the wish to become a self-sufficient community project.
What we did
- Designs for multiple parts of the property, giving direction towards implementation
- Bringing olive and wine production back
- Opening a retreat centre and public restaurant
- Restoring 24 villas to sell as part of the estate
Result
- Direction and several designs to develop the land
- The project is ongoing
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Starting situation
A former potato farm with the ambition of becoming a thriving regenerative farm with a socially driven production facility.
What we did
- A plan that brings the client’s wishes together with the possibilities of the land
Starting situation
A former horse farm transformed into self-sufficient land, with a food forest, vegetable garden and a garden to live in.
What we did
- Design of the property
- Planting plan
- Guidance of the implementation
Result
- A living landscape that yields more fruit every year
- More wildlife on the land
- A happy family
How it works
Four steps to a place that sustains itself
No surprises. You know in advance what will happen and what we will deliver.
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Introduction
We look together at your location, your wishes and the starting situation of the project.
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Blueprint
We translate the situation into a clear plan based on the four pillars of our blueprint.
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Concept & budget
We design the layout of the land and the buildings, and set out a budget and timespan.
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Realisation
We guide the execution step by step, safeguarding the regenerative principles.
About KAYATREE
Nine years of working with permaculture and regenerative principles
We work on projects at locations across Europe that connect land and people.
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Years of experience
20+
Projects in Europe
Start with a conversation
What could your place become?
Schedule an introductory conversation. Together we look at your location and what is possible.
Book an intake info@kayatree.nl