PROJECT SHOWCASE

Some of our projects since 2014
Three dark green five thousand gallon Bushman rainwater harvesting tanks attached to barn for collection in Julian, San Diego County, California
5,000 gallon Bushman tanks attached to barn for rainwater collection in Julian, San Diego County, California
Drip irrigation lines in spiral pattern set on bare dirt with tan five thousand gallon Bushman rainwater harvesting tank in background located in Ramona, San Diego County
Ready for planting with drip irrigation in place and 5,000 gallon mocha Bushman tank ready to harvest rainwater in Ramona
Side yard of house with tan 265 gallon Bushman water tank connected to roof with pipes to collect rainwater and distribute it to small vegetable garden in metal troughs located in Scripps Ranch, San Diego
265 gallon mocha Bushman tank connected to gutters and setup to water vegetable garden in Scripps Ranch, San Diego
Tan 530 gallon slimeline Bushman rainwater harvesting tank attached to roof for collection next to house wall nestled behind foliage
530 gallon Bushman Slimline rainwater harvesting tank
Three tan 530 gallong Bushman Slimline rainwater harvesting tank daisy chained alone fenceline in San Diego
Three mocha 530 gallon Bushman Slimline water tanks daisy chained to collect rainwater in San Diego
865 gallon mocha Bushman water tank elevated on blocks connected to home gutters with pipe, first flush device and garden hose to ditibute water captured in tank
865 gallon mocha Bushman water tank elevated on blocks with first flush device on left side
4050 gallon green Bushman water tank next to barn collecting water from roof in Ramona, CA
4050 gallon green Bushman water tank connected to whole house and barn for rainwater harvesting in Ramona, CA
420 gallon rainwater harvesting tank connected to house gutters with overflow to ground in Julian, CA
420 gallon mocha Bushman water tank with overflow in Julian, CA
Aerial view keyhole raised garden bed made of round local rocks and earthen mortar in Normal Heights, San Diego
Keyhole raised garden bed using local rocks and earthen mortar in Normal Heights
200 gallon cylindrical ferrocement tank in backyard made by Permasystems and painted light blue with koi fish mural by client, overflow goes to natural pool
200 gallon ferrocement tank made by Permasystems and painted by client, overflow goes to natural pool
300 gallon ferrocement tank made by Permasystems with mural depicting artistic waershed designed by elementary school kids at Birney Elementary garden in University Heights, San Diego includes level gague on top and inlet and overflow pipes on each side
300 gallon ferrocement tank made by Permasystems with mural designed by elementary school kids at Birney Elementary garden in University Heights, San Diego
2650 mocha rainwater harvesting tank collecting water from cabin roof in Julian, California
2650 mocha rainwater harvesting tank collecting water from cabin roof in Julian, California
5000 gallon green water tank with pipes to collect rainwater from roof sitting under large oak tree
5000 gallon rainwater harvesting tank
Daisy chained mocha 265 gallon Bushman Slimline water tanks connected on top and bottom with PVC pipes for watering garden in forground
Daisy chained 265 gallon Bushman Slimline water tanks for garden
Brown wooden frame on slope filled with gravel to create level pad for two mocha 865 gallon Bushman water tanks
Wooden frame on slope to create level pad for two 865 gallon Bushman tanks
Tan 865 gallon Bushman rainwater tank connected to house gutters to catch water and a garden hose to distribute water from the tank
865 gallon Bushman rainwater tank connected to gutters
Climate appropriate plants with thick heavy mulch along street in Normal Heights includes a palo verde tree, sorghum, woolly blue curls, succulents, manzanita and sage
Climate appropriate plants with thick heavy mulch along street in Normal Heights includes a palo verde tree, sorghum, woolly blue curls, succulents, manzanita and sage
In front of home and next to driveway, overflow from rainwater tank behind fence enters into this meandering rocky dry stream bed helping to slow, spread and sink the water and make it more available for plants in Clairemont Mesa
Overflow from tank behind fence enters into this meandering dry stream bed helping to slow, spread and sink the water and make it more available for plants in Clairemont Mesa
Green 530 gallon Bushman Slimline rainwater tank along back wall of home catches water to be used in home garden next to it
530 gallon Bushman Slimline rainwater tank catches water to be used in home garden
A small shack serves as a compost toliet system built using reclaimed doors, windows and corrugated metal siding
Compost toilet system built using reclaimed materials
Inside of the compost toliet building, bog windows bring in lots of light and ventilation with a black toliet seat and a box of sawdust is used to cover deposits
Inside the compost toilet - sawdust is used to cover deposits
Outdoor shower and bathing tub system built using reclaimed and local materials like wood and corugaed metal sends greywater to plants nearby in Ramona, San Diego County, Calofornia
Outdoor shower and tub system built using reclaimed and local materials sends greywater to plants
Three people planting a small pine tree in Ramona, CA
Planting trees is fun and important
A bathtub and shower system built using reclaimed wood and corrugated metal in Ramona, San Diego County, California
Adother outdoor shower and tub system built using reclaimed and local materials sends greywater to plants
Wooden barn owl nest box built and installed in large oak tree by Permasystems provides natural rodent control in this yard
Barn owl nest box built and installed by Permasystems provides natural rodent control in this yard
Wooden barn owl nest box installed on top on vertical metal pole in ground next to eucalyptus tree in Ramona, San Diego County, California
This barn owl nest box is installed on a metal pole as there was not a good horizontal tree branch to install it on
Vertical slat bin built using reclaimed wood to collect plastic for reuse in art projects
Bin built using reclaimed wood to collect plastic for reuse in art projects
A small coast live oak tree planted by Permasystems
Coast live oak tree we planted to create wildlife habitat, food and shade
Greywater system to distribute water from outdoor kitchen sink at shipping container and roof deck lets water flow out of pipe into infiltration basin next to trees
Greywater system to distribute water from outdoor kitchen sink at shipping container and roof deck
Raised wooden garen bed next to home with colar panels containing many varities of vegetables and flowering plants in bloom
Polyculture raised garden beds with many varieties of vegetables and beneficial flowering plants
In-ground garden bed planted with sorghum, squash, kale and more in Ramona, CA with round rock border and hills in background
Polyculture in-ground planting in Ramona, CA
A dormat stone fruit tree pruned in a backyard with green plants covering the ground in San Diego
Stone fruit tree pruning in San Diego, California
Three foot wide and three foot deep trench running along orchard being filled with woody materials like straw and branches with dirt piled to the side to serve as soil building and rainwater harvesting earthworks in Ramona, San Diego County, California
Soil building and rainwater harvesting earthworks in Ramona, California
A bucket with black yucca seeds in it with grasslands and hills in background in Ramona, California
Broadcasting native yucca seeds in Ramona
A wooden raised garden bed with wire covered frame to stop preying critters from eating vegetables and boulders in background located in Ramona, San Diego County, California
A critter-proof raised garden bed
Front door open for easy acces to a wooden raised garden bed with wire covered frame to stop preying critters from eating vegetable plants and boulders in background
Easy access into garden bed
A man named Chris Meador standing in front of a group of students sitting in chairsand giving a presentation about permaculture with two powerpoint slides being projected on either side of him in San Diego, California
Chris Meador, founder and owner, giving an educational presentation about permaculture
Three kids working in an elementary school garden one sitting one pulling weeds and one shoveling with school track in background in San Diego
Working in the elementary school garden
Rock and cement wall about 1 foot high in progress to be the stem wall for an earthen cob home in San Diego County
Building stem wall for natural earthen cob house
Two huge acorns in person's hand that were collected to make acorn flour in San Diego County which is a tradition of the native Kumeyaay people who are native to the region
Huge acorns we collected to make shawii - Kumeyaay word for acorn mush/flour
A little kid smashing acorns in a grinding depression on a large boulder made by the native Kumeyaay people
Teaching a kids class on how to make shawii - Kumeyaay word for acorn mush/flour
Home with 2 foot tall round rock retaining wall in front next sidewalk and fence using reclaimed wood behind the wall in Normal Heights, San Diego
Retaining wall building using local rocks and fence of reclaimed wood in Normal Heights, San Diego
Testing soil composition using 4 glass jars filled with soil and water
Testing soil composition
Permasystems installing multiple tanks for rainwater harvesting
Installing multiple tanks for rainwater harvesting
Welding rectangular gate frame
Welding gate frame
Budding food forest at Pemasystems education and demonstration site in Ramona, San Diego County, California with all kinds and heights of plants growing together
Budding food forest at Pemasystems education and demonstration site in Ramona, San Diego County, California
Chris of Permasystems using hand saw to shave cob off of walls of earthern house to ensure they are straight and plumb in San Diego County
Chris ensuring cob house walls are straight and plumb
Chris Meador of Permasystems standing on large boulder where cob house walls are built of off
Chris and early stages of cob walls
Chris Meador of Permasystems installing a rainwater harvesting system on ladder next to large water tank about to glue pipes in Ramona, San Diego County
Chris installing a rainwater harvesting system
Chris Meador of Permasystems giving elementary school children a presentation about rainwater harvesting in San Diego
Chris giving a talk to elementary school kids about rainwater harvesting
Huge daikon radish Permasystems grew in raised garden bed
Huge daikon radish we grew
Building greywater system utilizing outdoor shower water for growing three banana plants in Normal Heights, San Diego showing infiltration basin where waterwill drain out of pipe
Building greywater system utilizing outdoor shower water for growing bananas in Normal Heights, San Diego
Raised wooden garden bed with freshly prepped soil, seed packets shwoing sowed seeds and drip irrigation lines
Prepped raised bed with freshly sown seeds and drip irrigation
Two 5000 gallon rainwater harvesting tank with pipe coming out of one for overflow running to a drain
Installing overflow for 5000 gallon rainwater harvesting tanks
Bushman 5050 gallon watertank set up for rainwater harvesting installed by Permasystems
Bushman 5050 gallon watertank set up for rainwater harvesting
Bushman 5050 gallon watertank set up for rainwater harvesting. Installed by Permasystems
Bushman 5050 gallon watertank set up for rainwater harvesting
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Chris in an Ewaa, traditional Kumeyaay shelter, he helped build for a class through the Kumeyaay College in San Diego County
A laser level on tripod in grassland conducting a site analysis
Conducting a site analysis with laser level
Chris Meador of Permasystems installing a rainwater harvesting system on a home in Julian with color matching pipe
Chris installing a rainwater harvesting system
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