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by Jermaine Jefferson (Author)
Grow Food NOT Lawns is a practical and personal guide to growing food at home, written for everyday families who want healthier lives, stronger routines, and greater self-reliance.
Written by Jermaine Jefferson, a husband, father of four, and creator of the GrowFitFL platform, this book blends real-world gardening instruction with lived experience. After losing four close family members in a single year, including his father, Jefferson was forced to confront a hard truth: health is fragile, time is limited, and the way we feed ourselves matters more than most people realize.
This book teaches readers how to begin growing food in their own yards, even with limited space, experience, or resources. It covers practical gardening concepts with an emphasis on sustainability, long-term food production, and building systems that work year after year rather than quick seasonal results. The focus is on realistic, repeatable methods that support both physical health and everyday life.
Written from a backyard in Florida, Grow Food NOT Lawns reflects the realities of heat, humidity, setbacks, and learning through trial and error. It connects gardening to discipline, routine, and responsibility, showing how food production at home can become a foundation for better health and resilience.
This revised and updated edition expands significantly on the original release, offering clearer instruction, deeper gardening insight, and more hands-on guidance shaped by years of experience. While the book includes personal reflection, its primary goal is to teach and encourage readers to take action.
For additional demonstrations and visual learning, readers can explore related content through the GrowFitFL platform.
Grow Food NOT Lawns is for anyone ready to stop outsourcing their health and start building it at home.
Start where you are.
Start small.
Start with one seed.
