A first embodied robot for about $1,000. The price floor keeps dropping.
Work with us
You just saw what the robots can do. Here's what we can do for your yard.
Free discovery callTell us about your space. We'll find out what's possible.
Property potential planWe walk your yard together and hand you a detailed "what you can do with your property" plan, photos and rebate estimate included.
Go as deep as you wantRebate paperwork, a detailed plan, a contractor list to get you started, all the way to custom advising.
Where these numbers come from.
The food-desert, food-insecurity, and food-waste figures are drawn from
published USDA research. The pesticide and renewable-energy figures
describe what precision growing systems are designed to achieve, not
results measured at our own installations. Do your own research.
How to get started
You can build new food systems, and we can help.
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Tell us about your space
Your yard, rooftop, lot, or empty plot, plus what you actually want to grow. A few sentences is enough to start.
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We plan it with you
A written plan for your space: what it could grow, what it would take, and what the rebate could be worth. Advisory only, so every decision and every hire stays yours.
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You build from the plan
You hire and decide the physical work. We stay available for seasonal advising and continuing education as the space matures.
Yard-to-Yield turns thirsty, tired turf into a living ecosystem: fresh food
out your back door, native habitat for the pollinators that keep your
neighborhood blooming, and a yard that finally gives back more than it takes.
We help you plan the conversion, and the water company helps pay for it.
Up to $7,500
Cal Water pays homeowners to replace lawn with low-water landscaping.
We help you claim it.
Free to start
The discovery call costs nothing, and every tier's fee rolls forward
as credit toward the next.
Yours, every step
We research contractor options for you. You make every contact,
every decision.
Common questions about Johnny Autoseed, automated farming, and getting started.
Is Johnny Autoseed a real product I can buy?
Yard-to-Yield conversions are real, live, and bookable today. The automated growing hardware is still active R&D. Either way, book a free discovery call and we'll tell you what's possible.
How do I get started?
Schedule a free discovery call. Tell us what you're dreaming of growing (food, pollinator habitat, or both) and we'll walk you through the Property Potential Plan, the rebate, and which tier of support fits.
What is Yard-to-Yield?
Our core service: turning tired, underutilized property into a regenerative ecosystem that feeds you, shelters local pollinators, or both. See the full breakdown.
What's the Cal Water rebate, and how much is it worth?
California Water Service pays homeowners to replace lawn with low-water landscaping, up to $7,500 per yard depending on your property and district. We help you assemble the filing as part of Yard-to-Yield.
How much does a Yard-to-Yield conversion cost?
The discovery call is always free. The Property Potential Plan starts at $50, fully credited toward a higher tier if you upgrade within 90 days. Later tiers are priced separately depending on scope: see the full tier breakdown.
Do you do the installation yourselves?
No, and we're not licensed to. We're a design and advisory service, not a contractor. Starting at Tier 2 you get a researched list of contractors who might be a fit, informational only, we're not affiliated with them and don't negotiate price, availability, or scheduling on your behalf. You make contact, hire, and decide everything about the physical work.
Do you only work in Butte County?
Right now, yes: we're based in Butte County, CA and work in person around Chico, Paradise, and Oroville, where we've reviewed how California's contractor-licensing rules apply to this service. Interested from somewhere else? Get in touch, we'd need to look into that area's specific rules before taking on a project there.
Can I invest?
We're not currently accepting investment, and nothing on this site is an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy any security. If you'd like to stay informed as things develop, get in touch and we'll keep you in the loop.
Why publish in the open?
Local food systems are a shared challenge. Publishing the build accelerates what everyone can do next.
Where did the budget numbers come from?
FarmBot pricing, current component costs, and documented build experiences. Full breakdown on our Budgets & ROI page.
What makes this different from a traditional farm?
It focuses on backyard-scale regeneration for high-density neighborhoods, not industrial farms. Food gardens and pollinator habitat today, semi-autonomous growing robots on the roadmap for operators who want to go further.
Plant science. Food tech. The industries built on both.
Technical breakdowns of plant medicine, food systems, and the science hiding in
plain sight, from why green tea is actually that powerful, to how automation is
changing what gets grown and where. Pharma, cosmetics, agriculture, food: it all
starts with a plant.
All estimates, ranges, and comparisons on this site are compiled from publicly available datasets, vendor specifications, and industry research. Johnny Autoseed has not experimentally or independently verified them; they may be incomplete, rounded, inconsistent across sources, or superseded by newer releases.
Treat every figure as directional context only. Confirm material details against primary sources and apply your own judgment before purchases, budgets, partnerships, fundraising, or operational commitments.
Johnny Autoseed LLC offers informational and advisory design services, and publishes open research alongside them. The research, budgets, and hardware figures on this site are documentation, not an offer to sell hardware, and nothing here is an offer to sell securities or a warranty of any result. Nothing on this site is investment, legal, tax, medical, or other professional advice.
Some pages, prototypes, or drafts may involve AI-assisted tooling. We aim for accuracy, but errors can occur. If something material looks wrong, contact us and we will work to correct it.
Data Disclaimer
All estimates, ranges, and comparisons on this site are compiled from publicly available datasets, vendor specifications, and industry research. Johnny Autoseed has not experimentally or independently verified them; they may be incomplete, rounded, inconsistent across sources, or superseded by newer releases.
Treat every figure as directional context only. Confirm material details against primary sources and apply your own judgment before purchases, budgets, partnerships, fundraising, or operational commitments.
Johnny Autoseed LLC offers informational and advisory design services, and publishes open research alongside them. The research, budgets, and hardware figures on this site are documentation, not an offer to sell hardware, and nothing here is an offer to sell securities or a warranty of any result. Nothing on this site is investment, legal, tax, medical, or other professional advice.
Some pages, prototypes, or drafts may involve AI-assisted tooling. We aim for accuracy, but errors can occur. If something material looks wrong, contact us and we will work to correct it.
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