Season 1
EPISODE 0
Welcome to the very first episode of Land Language—the podcast where landscape contractor Brit Sastrawidjaya and landscape architect Bethany Rydmark break down the barriers between design, construction, and regenerative practice.
“ As a collective, we can shift the industry faster than we can each one of us as our much smaller entities.”
—Brit Sastrawidjaya
In this introductory episode, Brit and Bethany share their origin story: how they went from mutual admiration on Instagram to joining forces with a shared mission to transform the landscape industry from toxic to regenerative. They discuss the critical gaps in education, the cycle of blame between clients, contractors, and vendors that keeps unsustainable products in circulation, and why changing this industry requires courage, community, and accessible conversations.
We discuss:
The power of collective buying—how groups like WISE and the Oregon Regenerative Alliance are shifting entire supply chains
How to future-proof landscapes in the face of climate change and habitat disruption
The missing education gap for contractors who were "handed a shovel" and never taught soil science or sustainable construction
Why soil health is a critical foundation—and what gets lost when we disrupt it
The balance between idealism and reality: deadlines, client expectations, and the "efficiency" of old-school methods
How incremental steps and brave experimentation can build the bridge to a regenerative future
“ There's a missing gap of information and it shouldn't continue to penalize the end result. Let's help fill that gap.”
—Bethany Rydmark
As Founder of Blueprint Earth, she has spent 15 years turning the Pacific Northwest’s waterlogged yards into thriving ecosystems.
By integrating native plants, drought-tolerant gardens, and eco-friendly outdoor living spaces, her team at BE crafts beautiful, functional landscapes that support biodiversity and stand the test of time. From design to construction, they work with their clients every step of the process.
Founder and Principal Landscape Architect of Bethany Rydmark Landscapes, Bethany is an eighth-generation Oregonian who grew up on a grass seed and nursery stock farm in the Willamette Valley. She watched seasons turn, learning what it means to tend land across generations and understanding that beauty and function work hand in hand.
Her team’s work spans residential to commercial, wineries and estates to public projects, English rose gardens to pollinator meadows and everything in between.
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