UVD is a For-Benefit Company
I believe that companies should be putting capital back into their communities, so I founded Urban Village Designs LLC as a for-benefit organization.
Rather than having profit as the sole goal, my focus is first and foremost on people and planet, and intend on continuously improving my offerings to reflect this.
After a hiatus, I am now in the process of re-certificating with Benefit Corporation for Good, a third party that monitors our current processes and helps to evolve them toward greater levels of social, environmental and economic well-being.
Yamane-Bose Food Forest
Since 2025, Urban Village Designs has been focused on supporting the development of the Yamane-Bose Food Forest, a project of the Oregon Sustainable Agriculture Land Trust. A significant amount of my extra time goes to supporting this space, where I serve as a Food Forest Manager. By supporting leadership and site development, donating materials, providing tool usage, as well as offering education on permaculture and agroforestry, I am proud to be serving this local Milwaukie project.
Past Community Projects
Earth Day Oregon
Earth Day Oregon 2021: Urban Village Designs donated a chicken coop to Conscious Growth and EARTH Space PDX. Along with this, we donated three chickens, supplies, along with support in building a chicken run.
Earth Day Oregon 2022: Urban Village Designs again donated our time to EARTH Space PDX and Conscious Growth, this time donating over $200 of native plants and spending many volunteer hours remodeling the site's east parking strip.
Earth Day Oregon 2023: On April 15th, 2023, UVD partnered with Green Lents and other local organizations to host this awesome afternoon of orchard stewardship with our community. Our team members joined in to weed and plant an array of pollinator friendly species that will benefit this neighborhood for years to come!
About Earth Day Oregon
Earth Day Oregon is a collective campaign focused on amplifying the impact of Earth Day. The organization drives donations to Oregon’s nonprofit organizations that are working to advance the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals which ultimately create more resilient ecosystems, stronger, healthier communities and a more sustainable world for all.