Every Book Includes Seeds from Our Florida Garden

All our books come with seeds harvested from crops from our very own backyard right here in beautiful west central Florida. You not only get a book teaching you everything we know about growing your own food-producing year-round paradise—we're giving you some seeds to get started!

Stop Depending on Grocery Stores Start Growing Your Family's Food in Year-Round Sun

Stop gambling with grocery store dependency. These Florida-tested guides show you exactly which plants thrive in our climate so you can feed your family from your backyard instead of hoping the supply chain holds up.

The Hidden Cost of Not Growing Your Own Food

Grocery prices aren't coming down. A family of four now spends $1,200+ monthly on food that's traveled 1,500 miles to reach your table. Meanwhile, your yard sits there unused potential that could be producing papayas, moringa, cassava, and dozens of other nutrient-dense foods your family actually eats.

But here's the real problem: most Florida gardening advice is recycled from northern climates or comes from people who've never actually fed a family from their land. You follow their advice, your plants die, and you're back to 100% grocery store dependency.

That ends here.

Every food forest grower I know says the same thing: "I wish I'd started sooner."

Grow Your Own Food in Florida

Expert guides for edible landscaping, permaculture, and tropical fruit gardening in zones 8-11

🌱 Real Florida Soil Tested 🧠 Built From Failure, Not Theory 🏡 Made for Families Who Want Food Security
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About Jermaine
The GrowFitFL Essential Library BUNDLE & SAVE

The GrowFitFL Essential Library

This isn’t one book trying to do everything. It’s a system built for Florida. Each book solves a different problem Southern gardeners face. Heat. Poor soil. Storms. Pests. Wasted grocery money. One helps you start the right way. The other shows you how to keep growing when things go wrong. Read one and you’ll feel inspired. Read both and you’ll grow food. Written by real Floridians. Tested in Florida soil. No theory. No fluff. No recycled advice from people who don’t live here. We grow this food. We fail. We learn. And we share what actually works so you don’t have to figure it out the hard way. If you’re serious about feeding your family from your yard, the GrowFitFL Essential Library isn’t optional. It’s the shortcut.

$54.95
Grow Food Not Lawns BESTSELLER

Grow Food Not Lawns

Written by Jermaine Jefferson, Grow Food Not Lawns is both a guide and a message to gardeners who feel behind, overwhelmed, or unsure where to begin. It exists to inspire action, confidence, and the belief that food security can start in your own yard.

$35.00
30+ Plants That Won’t Let You Down - The Florida Grow List NEW

30+ Plants That Won’t Let You Down - The Florida Grow List

Written by Toni Jefferson, 30+ Plants That Won’t Let You Down is a hands-on guide to dependable plants that thrive in Florida and similar climates. It blends clear growing advice, harvest timing, and favorite kitchen recipes, all rooted in the joy and simplicity of growing food at home.

$30.00

Why These Books Exist

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Florida Soil Tested

Written from real Florida backyards and proven across warm weather climates. Every lesson comes from what actually grows in heat, humidity, and real world conditions.

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Built From Real Experience

These books are the result of years of trial, failure, and success growing food for a family in Florida.

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Written for Real Life

Simple, honest guidance for busy families who want food security without turning gardening into a second job

What Our Readers Say

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"This guide transformed my backyard into a productive food forest. Best investment I've made!"

Sarah M.

Tampa, FL

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"Finally, a resource that understands Florida's unique growing challenges. Highly recommend!"

Michael R.

Miami, FL

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"Clear, practical advice that actually works. My fruit trees are thriving thanks to these guides!"

Jennifer L.

Orlando, FL

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Written by Someone Who's Actually Fed a Family of Six from Florida Soil

I'm Jermaine Jefferson, and I didn't write these books from a climate-controlled office or copy techniques from a university extension guide. I wrote them because my family needed food security, and I had to figure out what actually works in Florida's brutal summers, sandy soil, and surprise freezes.

Here's what qualifies me to teach you:

  • 10+ years growing food in West Central Florida (Zones 9-10)
  • 30,000+ YouTube subscribers following our real-time results
  • Author of the bestselling "Grow Food Not Lawns"
  • Feeding a family of six with 80%+ produce from our land
  • Hundreds of students successfully replicating our methods across Florida

This isn't theory. Every plant recommendation, every technique, every timeline has been tested in real Florida dirt with real family meals on the line. My wife Toni and I built this while raising four kids and running our business because if we can do it in the chaos of family life, so can you.

The "Grandpa's Garden" philosophy: We don't just grow enough for ourselves. We grow abundance to share with neighbors, because food security shouldn't be something you hoard it's something you build together.

Why These Books Instead of...

Option Cost Florida-Specific? Proven Results? Easy to Reference?
GrowFitFL Books $30-$55 Yes 10+ years tested Organized system
Generic gardening books $15-$30 No Northern climate focus Dense, academic
YouTube videos Free Some Mixed Scattered, hard to find
Trial & error $500+ in dead plants Eventually Years of failure Expensive lessons
Extension office guides Free General Limited Basic info only

But What If...

These books are written for people who've never grown anything. We start with the absolute basics: soil prep, watering schedules, pest identification. If you can follow a recipe, you can follow these guides.
Yes. The books cover Zones 8-11, with specific guidance for regional differences. The Florida Grow List specifically identifies which plants thrive in which zones.
Perfect. Most of our highest-producing plants (moringa, papaya, cassava) thrive in small spaces. You don't need acres. You need the right plants in the right spots.
Florida's growing season is 12 months long. There's literally never a bad time to start we'll show you what to plant right now based on your zone and the current month.
You can, and thousands do. But videos are scattered, hard to reference when you're actually in the garden, and don't include the step-by-step checklists, plant databases, and seasonal calendars that the books provide. Think of YouTube as the preview and the books as the complete system.

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