Old lawn in. Living ecosystem out.
Turn tired turf into a regenerative ecosystem: food, pollinator habitat, or both.
Our Yard-to-Yield program turns a sad situation into fresh local food for you and your favorite pollinators
See how you can get started today!
Serving Butte County, CA in person right now. Outside the area? Get in touch, expanding elsewhere depends on reviewing that area's specific rules first.
Every project starts with a free discovery call, before you spend a dollar.
Turn your yard into a living ecosystem that yields.
Under that yard is an ecosystem waiting to happen: a food garden, native pollinator habitat, or both, plus the Cal Water rebate (up to $7,500 per yard) along the way. Pick your level of support.
Discovery Call
No pressure · no obligation
Tell us about your property. We'll tell you what's possible and which tier fits.
- A real conversation about your property and goals
- Straight answers on what your yard can do
- A recommendation on which tier fits
- No obligation to continue
Property Potential Plan
Advisory only · on-site walkthrough · written plan with photos
A detailed "what you can do with your property" plan. We walk your property together, then hand you a written, photo-backed plan: what your yard could become, and what the rebate could be worth. Advisory only: every decision stays yours.
- On-site walkthrough and square-footage assessment
- A detailed written "what you can do with your property" plan
- Reference photos showing the possibilities for your space
- Personalized options: yard-to-food, yard-to-pollinator, or a blend
- Your estimated Cal Water rebate value
- Advisory only: you keep full authority over every decision and hire
- Full fee credited toward your next tier within 90 days
Complete Conversion Plan
We assemble it · you file and stay in charge
A more detailed plan with more detailed imagery, plus a researched list of contractors who might be a fit. We're not affiliated with them and don't negotiate on your behalf, we just do some of the legwork so you're not starting from zero.
- Everything in Tier 1
- Expanded site plan: layout, what goes where, how the space works as a whole
- More detailed reference imagery for your specific plan
- A researched list of contractors who might be a fit (informational only, see disclosure)
- Rebate application assembled and ready for your filing
- Full fee credited toward the custom tier within 90 days
Full Project Completion Support
On hold, pending a licensing/registration decision
This tier is on hold. It previously described making calls to verify contractor cost and availability on a client's behalf, which California treats as unlicensed contracting without a CSLB license or a registered sales relationship with a licensed contractor. We're resolving that before offering it again.
- Not currently offered. Ask at your discovery call for the latest status
Custom Site Advising
Fully custom · call or book a meeting to scope it
Every property is different, so is the plan. Bigger site, unusual layout, or something beyond a standard yard conversion? Call or book a meeting and we'll figure out together what makes sense.
- A conversation about your specific property and goals
- Everything in Tier 2, where it applies to your site
- A custom scope and quote based on what you actually need
- Automation and systems advisory (FarmBot-style hardware, vendor evaluation) as part of the conversation
- Discounts available: ask about our senior and military programs
Your ecosystem grows. So do you.
A conversion is a beginning, not an ending. We stay with you as your land matures: seasonal advising, continuing education, and hands-on training, up to and including semi-autonomous robots you build and train yourself.
What would you come to?
We're planning free online and in-person workshops for Butte County. Tell us what you'd actually show up for.
SB 1383 is already law.
California law requires organic waste diversion.
Penalties began in 2024.
Most Chico restaurants are still figuring it out.
We're looking for 20 founding partners to build the pilot with.
Want in?
Pilot a robot arm yourself. Train it to help around the place.
We help forward-thinking property owners get hands-on with modern automation: bimanual robot arms you operate directly and train over time, built on the same open-source lineage as academic work like AhaRobot and community frameworks like Hugging Face's LeRobot. A fully custom industrial setup can run tens of thousands of dollars. The open-source path is dramatically cheaper, in tiers:
- Stationary bimanual prep: a tabletop leader-follower arm setup for training on small tasks: slicing soft food, assembling simple items, light bench work.
- Lightweight mobile chores: add a mobile base for wiping counters, picking up light items, and vision-guided pickup tasks.
- Heavy-duty housekeeping: full whole-body cleaning and heavy cookware handling needs industrial-grade arms, the top of the cost range.
We'll help you scope the right tier for what you actually want to do and evaluate hardware options, then walk you through assembly, calibration, and learning to pilot and train it yourself. You buy, build, and own the equipment.
Full hardware cost breakdown by tier (SO-ARM101, XLeRobot, AhaRobot, OpenArm, Mobile ALOHA) on our Budgets & ROI page.
Produce on a schedule, not a guess.
Mobile food processing for your neighborhood.
Drop off your harvest. We handle the rest.
Route planning + pilot prep
Mapping neighborhoods, identifying processing partners, and recruiting founding restaurant partners in Chico.
Pilot launch: Basic Processing opens
You grow it, drop it off, we return it clean and prepped.
Target price: $150/moSourced delivery: Sustaining Member opens
Weekly ready-to-eat meals at your door or a local pickup point. Opens after the pilot is running.
Target price: $225/moPremium tier: Gourmet Service opens
Chef-portioned meals, premium local sourcing, zero prep. A subsidized Community Tier is also planned.
Target price: $300/moWe'll notify you when your tier opens. Learn more at the SACSA page.
Ready to see what your yard could become?
Schedule a free discovery call. Tell us about your property and what you're dreaming of growing. We'll find out what's possible, together.
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Advisory services disclosure
Johnny Autoseed LLC offers informational and advisory design services only. We are not a licensed contractor and do not offer architectural, engineering, or contracting services. Any contractor names we provide are research findings for your convenience only: we are not affiliated with them, have not vetted their license or insurance, and have not negotiated price, availability, or scheduling on your behalf. The client retains full authority over design, vendor, and installation decisions, and is responsible for permits, code compliance, and independently vetting and hiring licensed professionals for physical work.