Grant & Cost-Share Eligibility
Five questions → matching AB/BC/SK and federal programs for water, earthworks, grazing, energy, and more.
Tools · Dashboards · Courses · Labs
Permaculture Resources for Alberta & Western Canada
True resources — calculators, plant data, climate dashboards, courses, and field systems. Social posts end here. Implementation starts after.
Interactive tools
Cold-Climate Plant Finder
Filter 90+ Alberta-proven species by zone, function, moisture, and ecoregion.
Alberta Frost & Season Dashboard
Frost dates, frost-free days, GDD, and design notes for major Alberta regions.
Swale & Contour Spacing Calculator
Estimate spacing and storage class from slope, soil, and storm depth.
Rainwater Catchment Calculator
Roof area × Alberta precip normals → cistern size guidance.
Food Forest Density Builder
Area and canopy targets → plant counts and 5-year stagger outline.
Shelterbelt / Windbreak Designer
Wind goal and field width → row count and species roles.
Homestead Zone Planner (Lite)
Sketch zones on a simple canvas, then open the full site design tool.
Earthworks Phase & Budget Builder
Goals and acres → phase order and rough cost bands.
Pond / Dugout Volume Estimator
Dimensions → volume, livestock-days, southern AB evaporation caution.
Grazing & Small-Stock Rotation Sketch
Paddocks, rest days, and animal units → rough rotation calendar.
Guild & Enterprise Recipe Configurator
Pick Alberta-ready system recipes and generate a one-page plan.
Dashboards & data
Alberta Ecoregion Design Packs
Parkland, prairie, foothills, Peace, boreal — constraints, plants, water moves.
Seasonal Field Operations Calendar
Month-by-month Alberta tasks with local checkboxes (saved in your browser).
Property Report Lite
Bridge to the full map design tool plus a guided top-5 design moves checklist.
Wet-Area & Drainage Awareness Guide
Interactive educational checklist for reading wet areas before you dig.
Implementation Metrics
Public dashboard of regenerative delivery metrics — brand proof of build capacity.
Courses, labs & templates
Cold-Climate Foundations (Alberta)
Eight-module path ending in tools and labs — not quiz-only content.
Water on Contour — Map to Machine
From contours to stakeout to planting the water system.
Read Your Land — Lab Series
Contour analysis exercise plus sector and microclimate labs.
Field Templates Kit
Fillable observation log, client intake, staking, planting day, year-1 checklist.
Design Toolbox
Ethics, 12 principles, and major design drivers — evergreen knowledge graph.
Full Site Design Tool
Map-based parcel analysis and regenerative placement recommendations.
From resource to dirt
Use the tools free. When you’re ready to implement earthworks or plantings across Alberta or Western Canada, talk to Expanding Edge.