Site analysis & spatial mapping
Site and soil analysis, water-flow mapping and section planning. The design unlocks what the landscape already wants to do based on a long term strategic vision.
Available for projects São Luís, Portugal Mediterranean climate
Jason
van Alphen
Syntropic agroforestry design for landowners who want land that feeds them and builds soil at the same time.
About
From Optimised Screens to Living Systems
For years my world was based on growing digital ecosystems. As a digital growth consultant I helped international brands scale online, work that gave me a deep feel for complex systems, optimisation, and scalable design. But a persistent thought kept surfacing: I wanted my daily work to leave a tangible, lasting footprint.
So I stepped away from optimised screens toward restoring optimised living ecosystems. With the goal of leaving a piece of the world noticeably healthier, more vibrant, and more resilient than I found it. Today I design and grow syntropic systems in São Luís, Portugal, testing species, spacings, and management on my own land before I recommend them.
Let's connectExperience
My participation
These are the places I’ve designed, restored, and worked with across Portugal. Take a look at how each land transformation came to life through syntropic principles.
Services
From vision to abundance
I bridge ecological design and practical execution — from bare land, or a tired plot, to a thriving productive system.
Syntropic line & system design
Custom species selection, succession planning, and planting blueprints for biomass, food, and low-input management. Species are selected based on your soil type, water availability and land characteristics.
On-site implementation & pruning
Hands-on support through planting and soil preparation, plus practical maintenance frameworks (pruning, stratification, biomass).
Consulting & long-term coaching
One-on-one strategy to troubleshoot, refine system dynamics, and guide your land toward fertility and independence.
On the land
Tested in São Luís before it's recommended
Alley cropping in between tree lines
I live and plant in a Mediterranean climate. With 2 years of experience, courses and my own system implementation I learn every season more and more about what works best and what doesn't.
8 months old tree line
Tree lines designed on contour of the landscape
Have a piece of land in mind?
Let's walk your landand see what it could become.