Turning underutilized spaces into productive landscapes
Edge Ecosystems designs, installs, and stewards purposeful perennial landscapes — from backyards to broad-acres — that generate real abundance for your family and community.
Join us and discover what we can do for you.
40+ Years Combined Experience
1000's of Acres Restored
Minnesota and Wisconsin Service Area
Food - Habitat - Fiber - Medicine - Fuel
Who We Serve
The passionate landowner
1–20 acres in MN or WI. You want a landscape that works as hard as you do — producing food, beauty, and habitat while being manageable for the long haul.
The broad-acre visionary
20+ acres ready for syntropic agroforestry, food forest systems, or ecological restoration at a scale that changes what's possible on your land.
The institutional partner
SWCDs, municipalities, nonprofits, and conservation organizations who need expert design, installation, and measurable ecological outcomes.
Services
A complete path from curiosity to abundance. Not sure where to start? Every client journey begins with a free 30-minute intro call. No pressure — just a real conversation about your land.
Phone call
Free
30 minutes. Learn what's possible for your land and which service fits your goals.
Site visits (local)
Free (local)
We meet with you on your land, get eyes on the site, and gather the information needed to work on your project. Scheduled after your intro call or email.
- Local (Twin Cities metro + nearby MN): free within 1-hour range of Afton, MN
- Regional / nonlocal: travel expenses apply
Site assessments
Custom quote
Comprehensive on-site read of your land's health, potential, and ecological productivity across food, fuel, fiber, medicine, water, and habitat.
Designs and installations
Custom quote
Food forests, native ecosystems, rain gardens, earthworks. Designed and built to last.
Stewardship plans and coaching
from $100/hr
Ongoing support, system manuals, and coaching so you can confidently tend what we build together.
Consultations
from $100/hr
Phone, video, in-person. Expert feedback on pressing land decisions and anything that needs extra attention.
Our Team
Three specialists. Decades of combined experience. Every project is matched to the right person for your goals.
Sean Wickhem
Owner; Native Restoration + permaculture
15+ years restoring native wildlands and edible landscapes. Leads business operations and project strategy.
sean@edgeecosystems.com
Alex Odden
Native systems + natural stone
10+ years at the intersection of craftsmanship and conservation. Specialist in natural stone, hardscaping, and rain garden installation.
Thorin Gustafson
Project Manager; restoration ecology + soils
Botanist, wetland scientist, soil scientist, and grazing planner. Hundreds of acres restored. Leads assessment and large-scale restoration projects.
Featured Services
Native Restoration
We perform ecological restoration best management practices including installation and management of prairies, woodlands and shorelines. Examples include seeding, planting, invasive species control, erosion control, and prescribed haying.
Perennial Food Systems
From garden beds to full-on perennial food forests, we install permaculture-inspired edible perennial landscapes for urban residences all the way to broad acre properties.
Custom Builds From the Land
Nothing from our projects goes to waste if we can help it. The cedar we mill, the logs we harvest, the seedlings we rescue, the materials we recover from restoration sites — these become products you can put to use on your own property. We're building a catalog of value-added goods whose materials come entirely from within our service area. This is early and growing.