Our Team

We are experts in sustainable permaculture design, gardening and agriculture, forestry, conservation and creating fire safe spaces.

McClain’s Meadows began as a 40 acre family farm, but we were dissatisfied with traditional agricultural methods. Our son encouraged us to think outside the box and reevaluate our relationship with the land and changing climage. Today, we are a 200 acre multi-generatonal business that is owned and operated by retired US Army Veterans, one with an MA in cultural anthropology that paired well with our son’s the experience permaculture and plant biology.

Our team includes:

  • A Permaculture Designer certified by the OSU Permaculture Professional Program.
  • US Army Veterans with a deep understanding “defensible space.”
  • Timber professionals and a botanist that understand the benefits of selective harvesting, sustainability and a diverse ecology.
  • An anthropologist evaluator that can work with a community, family or individual to understand how people interact with their resources and identity the most important needs of the group.
  • Business professionals with education and experience in agricultural accounting, for-profit corporate and non-profit managment.
  • A network of contacts that includes both Oregon State and Federal Agencies, including fire fighters and farmers throughout the PNW, Farmer Veteran Coalition, National Resource Conservation Services (NRCS), United State Department of Agriculture (USDA), Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF), Oregon State University Permaculture Program staff, Veteran resources, and more.

Certification and Training:

  • Certified in the New Generation Fire Shelter Deployment Training
  • Certified as a veteran owned and operated agricultural business through “HomeGrown By Heroes,” administered nationally by the Farmer Veteran Coalition (FVC)
  • Certified as a Small Veteran Owned Business (SVOB) through the Small Business Administration and the Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Pending certification by the State of Oregon Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity (COBID)
  • Registered in OregonBuys and SAM.gov with UEI and Cage Code
  • Commercially Licensed and fully Insured.