From Planter Boxes to Mini Vineyards: Albuquerque Foodscaping Company Helps Homeowners Grow Their Own Food

An Albuquerque company is helping more people turn the idea of home gardening into reality by building the infrastructure they need to grow their own food, KOB 4 reports. Founder Alex Perrin told KOB 4 that as long as a project involves food production or food waste reduction at a property, his company builds it.

Perrin founded Albuquerque Foodscaping Company in early 2025 after more than a decade as a nurse practitioner. He said there is an appetite for change in Americans’ health, and it starts at home with what people eat. The idea grew after he built his own garden and a co-worker asked him to build one, too, which showed him how many aspiring gardeners needed help.

The company’s work ranges from hand-built planter boxes and composting systems to chicken coops, small orchards and even vineyards. Client Kathy Robinson said she would rather have someone who knows what they are doing get her set up so she can enjoy the gardening. Perrin said the company is booked through the year, and he is already working with North Valley homeowners on a mini vineyard and blackberry field.

Perrin still works three days a week at the hospital and spends the other two on what he calls edible landscaping. National survey data cited by KOB 4 show nearly 43% of people now grow some type of food at home, up from 35% a few years ago, and a Purdue University survey found saving money, better health and a love of gardening among the reasons.

Editor’s note: Updated Oct. 31, 2026. This story is now part of Daily Reports, our New Mexico news roundup, and was revised to credit KOB 4’s original reporting. Learn how Daily Reports works in our editorial standards.