ABOUT RAINSHADOW PERMACULTURE

What We Do

What We Do

Rainshadow Permaculture began with a love of gardens and a belief that healing land can heal us too. We design systems that produce food, heal soil, restore the water cycle, and bring ecosystems back to life. We consult on projects big and small, from small residential gardens to large farms, and help people take real action toward a regenerative future.

Our goal is simple. We help people learn whole systems design and permaculture principles so that they can apply them in practical, hands-on ways. We design from a multi-disciplinary perspective, and focus on building healthy soil, designing water systems that actually work, growing trees and food we actually want to eat, and creating spaces that support both people and local ecology. We want you to be able to provide for your own needs in a resilient way that also regenerates the earth around you.

In a world facing a ridiculous amount of ecological and social uncertainty, we believe growing food and regenerating land is one of the most powerful things anyone can do.

Victoria Cummins
Lead Designer & Ecological Consultant

Who We Are

Who We Are

Victoria started Rainshadow Permaculture in response to the deep grief she felt while witnessing the widespread destruction of natural, human, and animal systems. She wanted to create a means of living that focused on the power of growing food and connecting people to the land - permaculture seemed like a good place to start.

Originally from the rainshadow of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula and now based in Bellingham, Victoria has helped hundreds of clients across the Pacific Northwest and beyond. From small backyards to homesteads and farms, she aims to designs landscapes that support people, regenerate the local ecology, and build long-term resilience.

Victoria has been gardening since childhood. Her passions include growing food, designing and building water systems, and using herbs and food as medicine. When she’s not designing or consulting, she’s in her garden, hanging out with her partner and their two cats, hanging out with her amazing group of friends, or out exploring Washington’s backcountry.

Victoria started Rainshadow Permaculture in response to the deep grief she felt while witnessing the widespread destruction of natural, human, and animal systems. She wanted to create a means of living that focused on the power of growing food and connecting people to the land - permaculture seemed like a good place to start.

Originally from the rainshadow of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula and now based in Bellingham, Victoria has helped hundreds of clients across the Pacific Northwest and beyond. From small backyards to homesteads and farms, she aims to designs landscapes that support people, regenerate the local ecology, and build long-term resilience.

Victoria has been gardening since childhood. Her passions include growing food, designing and building water systems, and using herbs and food as medicine. When she’s not designing or consulting, she’s in her garden, hanging out with her partner and their two cats, hanging out with her amazing group of friends, or out exploring Washington’s backcountry.

Where We Work

Where We Work

Rainshadow Permaculture began on the Olympic Peninsula in Sequim Washington, nestled right in the middle of the region’s rainshadow. The project has since expanded to support national and international projects and clients. RSP has relocated to Bellingham, Washington, and primarily serves Whatcom county. We also collaborate with clients in Snohomish, Skagit, and King Counties and on the Olympic Peninsula for select projects. We offer consultation and design services for remote clients. No matter where you’re located, if you have a vision for creating a resilient, beautiful, and abundant landscape, and would like to work together, reach out!

Work with Rainshadow Permaculture’s team

Serious about transforming your land? Our Permaculture Design Package is designed to pair a site-specific master plan with hands-on consulting. Together we’ll craft an integrated, long-term plan - weaving water, soil, access, and planting into one working map that adapts with the seasons and sets you up for the future.