Grow Food NOT Lawns Book by Jermaine Jefferson
“When this man speaks, you better listen. He practices what he preaches.” Verified Amazon review
Turn Your Yard Into Food That Feeds Your Family All Year
Grow Food NOT Lawns is the book for people who are done mowing grass they cannot eat. Written by an independent Florida author who turned his own lawn into a food forest with more than 100 edible and medicinal plants.
Rated 4.6 out of 5 on Amazon and 5.0 on Goodreads
Signed Author Edition, $29.95
Signed by Jermaine and shipped from our home in Florida, not a warehouse.
Yes! Send Me A Signed CopySigned copies are printed in small batches and sell out. If they are gone, grab the book below.
Prefer Amazon? Paperback $24.95 or Kindle $9.99
42,000+YouTube subscribers learning to grow food
2 Yearsof multiple new videos every single week
11 Yearsgrowing food in Florida heat, sand, and humidity
100+edible and medicinal plants in our backyard food forest
I Wrote The Book I Wish Somebody Had Handed Me
I am not a publishing house. There is no ghostwriter. It is just me, my garden, and the truth about what it takes.
My name is Jermaine Jefferson. I spent two decades in health and fitness as a certified personal trainer. Then one brutal year took four members of my family, including my father, back to back.
That loss pushed me out of the gym and into the yard. If I did not take control of my family's food and health, nobody was coming to do it for me. So I traded a lawn for a garden, and that garden became a food forest that feeds my family year round.
This book came out of three months sitting in that garden with a pad and a pen. No fluff, no filler, no recycled advice from books written for northern winters. Just the reasons this matters, the mindset that keeps you going, and the simple steps that get real food on your table.
I made this book to help people, because I wish I had it years ago when I got started. If a former gym rat from West Central Florida can grow groceries in sand, so can you.
This Book Will Light The Fire As You...
- See your yard for what it really is, a grocery store waiting to be planted.
- Learn the simple first steps to turn any patch of grass into food, even if you have never grown a thing.
- Use the garden as your gym. Digging, hauling, and harvesting built my body better than burnout workouts ever did.
- Get the whole family in the dirt with you, from the kids to the grandparents.
- Build the focus and discipline to keep going when the heat, the bugs, and the doubt show up.
- Protect your family with food you control, no matter what prices do at the store.
The Motivation. Then The Plan.
Grow Food NOT Lawns gives you the fire to start. The Florida Perennial Garden gives you the plant by plant plan to follow. Readers who grab both start faster and stick with it.
The Motivation
Grow Food NOT Lawns
Why you should grow, how to start, and the mindset to see it through.
Signed Copy, $29.95
The Plan
The Florida Perennial Garden
Plant once, harvest forever. The exact plants that thrive in heat, sand, and humidity.
Signed Copy, $26.95Get Both Signed Books Together
The fire and the plan, signed and shipped from our home in one box. $56.90
Send Me Both Signed BooksThe Same Advice I Give My Coaching Clients
Families hire me and my wife Toni for Backyard Coaching starting at $2,700. We review their yard on video, build their plan, and walk with them for 90 days.
This book carries decades of the same advice and strategy I share with those clients. The difference is the price of a bag of fertilizer.
Start With The Book, $29.95What Readers Are Saying
★★★★★
“More than just a gardening manual, it's a survival guide. Clear, straightforward, and to the point. I would recommend this book to anyone curious about the great benefits of starting their own garden.”Mike Brown, Verified Purchase on Amazon
★★★★★
“When this man speaks, you better listen! He practices what he preaches. Get your copy ASAP!”Shawn Lee, Amazon review
Questions, Answered Straight
I have never grown anything. Is this book for me?
Yes. It is written in plain talk for beginners. No jargon, no botany degree required. It gives you the why, the mindset, and the simple first steps to get food in the ground.
I do not live in Florida. Will it still help?
The book was written from a Florida yard, and it speaks loudest to the South and warm climates. But the message, turning lawn into food and building the discipline to keep it growing, works anywhere grass grows.
Is this a technical plant by plant manual?
No, and that is on purpose. This book is the fire, the reasons, and the starting steps. If you want the detailed plant by plant plan for heat, sand, and humidity, pair it with The Florida Perennial Garden above. For live demos, the YouTube channel is free.
What is the difference between the signed edition and Amazon?
Same book. The signed edition is signed by Jermaine and shipped from our home in Florida. Amazon ships the paperback faster and has the Kindle version instantly. Pick what suits you, just start.
Do you offer personal help with my yard?
Yes. Backyard Coaching with Jermaine and Toni starts at $2,700 and includes a video review of your yard, a written game plan, and 90 days of direct access. Learn about coaching here. The book is the best first step.
Your Lawn Is Not Feeding You. Your Garden Will.
Start with one seed. Start with this book.
Yes! Send Me A Signed Copy, $29.95Or get it on Amazon in paperback or Kindle.