About Us

Edulis Designs is a registered LLC in the state of Florida that is devoted to edible ecological landscaping that improves the health of humans and the environment.

Established in 2014
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Shortly after moving back the the states from China, Alex established Edulis Designs to provide professional permaculture design and edible landscaping for the Southwest Florida Community.

Our Goal

Our mission is to merge your goal with your land and permaculture principles to greatly enhance your life, environment, and community.

Our Team

Alex Nikesch
Owner / Lead Designer

Alex is passionate about building regenerative communities and culture. While living abroad in China, he was exploring more sustainable ways of organizing society and discovered permaculture. He studied living examples of permaculture at work in traditional Chinese rural farms and urban gardens while he was establishing his own guerrilla gardens and food forests in the mountains of Fujian. Alex also helped to build the first earthship in China, which resides in Panyu, Guangzhou. He later studied permaculture design at the Permaculture Research Institute of Australia.

After Alex moved back to the US he played an important role in establishing the Southwest Florida Permaculture Guild. Alex is currently teaching permaculture at Florida Gulf Coast University, organizing for the Southwest Florida Permaculture Guild, hosting workshops, and helping people design their properties with his company, Edulis Designs. He is also developing his own quarter acre property as an example of what can be done on a small suburban lot, instead of just planting a lawn. ​

Edulis Crew
Interns

Edulis Designs runs an internship program which gives interested individuals advanced hands on experiences designing, installing, and maintaining edible landscaping.

The interns at Edulis Designs play a pivotal role in edible landscape installation and management,