Creating Stunning Homesteads and Maintaining Public Lands Expertly
Faber Natural Designs specializes in transforming underutilized and overgrown land into beautiful and accessible homesteads and estates and elevating the existing beauty and features of park systems, land trusts, native meadows, and institutions.
Faber has the experience, equipment, and can-do commitment to assist with envisioning, planning, and executing custom land development and management projects such as:
- Blazing and maintaining scenic trails and sites for hiking, biking, hunting, camping, snowmobiling, ATV riding, cross-country skiing, horseback riding, and gardening.
- Taming invasive species like prickle ash and buckthorn.
- Tackling acreage and pasture mowing projects.
- Clearing land for fire breaks.
- Creating wildlife feed plots.
- Prepping the land for building or large landscaping and tree-planting projects.
- Removing debris and clearing or creating brush and wood piles.
Meet the owners
Mitch Faber
Mitch Faber
Mitch Faber
Since he was a young boy, Mitch has been a regular on job sites, training under his father, a master craftsman stonemason. Together, they provided superior masonry and landscaping services for over 50 years.
Rooted in tradition, generations of Fabers have worked on custom masonry and landscaping projects from majestic Summit Avenue and Lak
Since he was a young boy, Mitch has been a regular on job sites, training under his father, a master craftsman stonemason. Together, they provided superior masonry and landscaping services for over 50 years.
Rooted in tradition, generations of Fabers have worked on custom masonry and landscaping projects from majestic Summit Avenue and Lake Minnetonka homes to the grand Cathedral in St. Paul to burgeoning rural and urban communities across the state.
Upon his father’s retirement, Mitch reinvented the business to combine his passion for the outdoors with his vision for preserving and enhancing the land for generations to come.
Jean Hanvik
Mitch Faber
Mitch Faber
Jean’s 35-year career in marketing communications — 23 of those as the owner of her own firm — prepared her well to provide superior customer service and a detail-oriented approach to every job.
With a skill for making complex projects achievable, Jean cultivates relationships by ensuring every job is delivered on time and within budget to
Jean’s 35-year career in marketing communications — 23 of those as the owner of her own firm — prepared her well to provide superior customer service and a detail-oriented approach to every job.
With a skill for making complex projects achievable, Jean cultivates relationships by ensuring every job is delivered on time and within budget to the satisfaction of each client.
With the relaunch of Faber Natural Designs, Jean is thrilled to contribute to bringing wild and underutilized land to life for homeowners and communities.