Edible landscapes.
Gourmand Gardens · Vancouver Island
Beautiful, edible gardens that bring people
and the natural world a little closer.
Rooted in something good
Food on your table. A place for pollinators. A healthier patch of Earth. We help you grow food, fruit, and medicine through organic, sustainable gardening.
Guided by permaculture, we see your garden as a living ecosystem. From a new food forest to restoring the life in an existing landscape, we work with nature—and with you.
Good for the soil. Good for the soul.
Ways to grow together
Sometimes it needs a fresh pair of eyes.
Sometimes, a whole new
beginning.
Begin by getting to know your garden.Explore consulting ↗
Begin by getting to know your garden.
Growing with Gourmand Gardens
Understand your garden’s ecology and find practical, sustainable ways to improve its diversity, balance, and health.
More about consulting
Imagine what this patch of Earth could become.Explore design ↗
Imagine what this patch of Earth could become.
Growing with Gourmand Gardens
Thoughtful landscapes that are useful, beautiful, and responsive to the place they grow.
Put down roots. Bring your ideas to life.Explore installation ↗
Put down roots. Bring your ideas to life.
Growing with Gourmand Gardens
Bring the plan to life, from a small growing space to the structures that shape your garden.
A little care, through the changing seasons.Explore maintenance ↗
A little care, through the changing seasons.
Growing with Gourmand Gardens
Seasonal care with professional battery-powered equipment, keeping noise and air pollution down and disturbance to garden life to a minimum.
Get your hands in the soil. Grow your knowledge.Explore education & coaching ↗
Get your hands in the soil. Grow your knowledge.
Growing with Gourmand Gardens
Learn alongside Paul-Antoine in your garden, arrange a private class, or book a workshop for adults or children. Also available in French.
Explore plant propagation, homemade plant fertilizer, permaculture, botany, fruit tree pruning, soil science, and no-till gardening.
More about learning togetherA garden is never
quite finished.
From the gardens
Gardens for growing, gathering,
and finding a little more
nature
in the everyday.
A gardener, a teacher, a kindred spirit
Paul-Antoine Trompette · MSc Agroecology
From farms to small urban gardens, Paul-Antoine brings over ten years of experience and education in ecological landscapes, across different climates and continents.
What he loves most is sharing that knowledge—helping people find the joy in growing their own food while protecting and enriching the biodiversity around them.
A little more about Paul-AntoineGood things start with a conversation
A new idea. A garden that needs care.
A little guidance along
the way.