Eastern TN + Worldwide
GARDEN COACHING
For gardeners ready to grow with expert guidance.
“The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops,
but the cultivation and perfection of human beings.”
― Masanobu Fukuoka
From the aspiring backyard gardener to the seasoned grower,
our coaching will lead you to the path of abundant harvests
with confidence and clarity
Ditch the endless hours raking the internet for answers–
Grow your skills.
Build your confidence.
Trust yourself in the garden.
✅ Consultations
✅ Seasonal Coaching
✅ Keynote Speaking
You know you can grow your own food—
but a little guidance would boost your confidence, AND your harvest!
Did you try your hand at gardening last season, only to feel overwhelmed and uncertain as weeds or insects took over your crops?
Or perhaps you want to efficiently upscale your growing?
Maybe you’re not sure where to put your garden?
The blogs and videos on the internet are simply not enough.
What if you had access to a personal, professional garden coach
(who knows your land) to answer your questions in the field as they arise, while keeping you accountable to your growing goals…
Feel your confidence grow with your new ally in the garden, Coach Jonny.
Are any of these true?
You want to feel confident planting, tending, and harvesting your bounty—without spending hours googling every decision.
You want a beautiful, functional garden that actually works in your climate and soil—and you need help understanding your land and local weather conditions.
You want to upscale your growing to feed your community, but it feels overwhelming and the information out there is impersonal.
You are preparing for this changing world by learning to be more self-reliant, and you could use some accountability in your gardens.
You want your children to have a connection to nature through the garden—but you need a guide to help you build that world.
If you recognize yourself in any of these, you have come to the right place.
I mean seriously, aren’t you tired of trying to figure all of this out from a one-way YouTube video?
Hiring a garden coach means you get answers that directly pertain to your unique space.
→ It means personalized, consistent support throughout the growing season to help you create the
thriving garden of your dreams and empower you with the skills and confidence to grow food.
Just like a personal trainer in the gym, a garden coach helps you get to that thriving garden.
He’s got 14 years of hands-on, global regenerative farming wisdom—cultivated across six continents, to pour into your gardens.
As a certified Permaculture Design instructor trainer, he’ll help you build resilient systems on your land that withstand the test of time and unpredictable weather because they’re in harmony with nature.
Through attentive observation of your landscape, weather patterns, and soil dynamics, you’ll work together to uncover the most thoughtful and productive ways to steward your land.
Jonny is confident in coaching you, his fellow garden enthusiast, to learn the living soil practices that create abundant harvests in your backyard and restore health to the land.
Whether you are swimming in weeds
or growing more than you could ever eat,
Project Root Gardens Coaching will meet you
where you are, to help get you to where you want to be.
Meet Jonny Root, personal coach
in your garden.
We help the:
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New Gardener
who dreams of growing food but needs a little help to get started
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Backyard Gardener
who wants to do the work but could benefit from nuanced support in certain areas
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Seasoned grower
who is just tired of wasting
a ton of time on a computer
for those pesky questions
(when it’s sooo nice outside) -
Aspiring farmer
who is ready to make money,
maximize space, choose hot-selling crops for your community,
and regenerate the land
Our services:
On-site or virtual visit to your land
Observe your land with your growing goals in mind and bounce ideas with Jonny
Get practical, customized action steps to move forward with clarity
🌱 Consulting
🌻 Coaching
A season-long mentorship with your coach
1:1 support through every challenge
Learn to read your land like a pro
Grow consistently, sustainably, and successfully
Build your confidence as you build your systems and habits
"Jonny's advice and mentorship helped me quickly develop and refine professional garden management practices– from planning all the way through to selling at the market stand. Because of this, I was able to intelligently triple my production from one year to the next without compromising quality or becoming overwhelmed. Jonny's expertise helped me get two or three times as much harvest, without the requirement for more space or labor. Work smarter, not harder!"
-Trevor Hansard, Market Gardener, Red-Tail Grove
oUR VALUES
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We work in harmony with nature. Project Root Gardens Coaching will guide you to garden with your land. Not on it. Stand out in the field (pun intended :) because our systems will never be a bulldozed one-size-fits-all approach. Your land informs your design.
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Your success is our success. And there is no success in gardening without a routine.
Be held accountable to carve out and stick to the routine that works for you with weekly check-ins throughout the coaching program. -
“We might think we are nurturing our garden, but of course it’s our garden that is really nurturing us.” – Jenny Uglow
Project Root Gardens naturally becomes a personal growth program–because the person behind the seeds (YOU) is part of the system, too. Inevitably as your gardens grow, you will too.
“When I hired Jonny to help me, I was struck by how well he listened to my needs. He took the time to really hear my desires and then helped me make a plan that felt doable. Thanks to his confidence in me, and our design, I did it!! My garden is thriving!!”
–Caitlin Per-Lee
It’s time to bring back your own joy and your garden, too.
Just as the world comes alive
again every spring,
let your biggest garden dreams
do the same.