We often design gardens for spring enthusiasm and summer abundance. But planting plans are infrastructure documents — shaping labor, water, energy, and expectations long before harvest. What if long-term sustainability begins by asking: What season are you truly designing for?

Scaling urban agriculture means more than growing food — it’s about building systems that last. This first post in the Financial Sustainability Series defines financial sustainability through ecological principles like diversity, stewardship, and reciprocity, laying the foundation for a shared language to guide resilient foodscape design.