Founding Membership · Open now
A one-time, lifetime membership in The Planters' Guild — capped at the first 1,000 people who help fund the work. Your name lives at the future physical Guild. The price never goes up. It never expires.
How Founding Membership works
1,000 lifetime spots. Then the tier closes for good.
What it is
The Planters' Guild is an editorial publication — Plant Profiles, Substrate Library entries, Garden Planner, Field Notes, Grow Guides, and the eventual physical destination where members can come learn, grow, and gather. The work is just beginning. The first thousand people who decide to help fund it become Founding Members.
Founding Membership is open from Guild launch (May 2026) until either the first 1,000 spots are taken or June 2027 — whichever comes first. After that, the tier closes permanently. No new Founding Members will be accepted at any price.
$200once
One-time payment. Lifetime membership. Capped at the first 1,000 supporters. Refundable for 14 days.
How membership works
The Planters' Guild stays free to read for everyone because Members and Founding Members fund it. Most people who follow the publication will just read — that's the point. Members and Founding Members are how those who want to support the work get it built faster, and get a few extras in return.
Member
$5 / month or $50 / year
Founding Member
$200 once · Capped at 1,000
Most visitors will read for free, and the publication is built for them. Members and Founding Members are how the smaller group who can support the work helps build the Guild faster.
A note from the founder
The Planters' Guild is what I want plant content to be — patient, honest, written by someone who actually grows the things they write about. The site you're on today is the very beginning of it. There are a handful of articles, and more on the way.
The Founding Member tier exists because I'd rather build this with a thousand people who chose to fund it than with venture capital that would change what it has to be. The $200 you give today helps me publish, helps fund the eventual physical Guild, and locks you in as one of the original supporters when this becomes whatever it's going to become.
If you've gardened with me for years through Petruscio Farms or Downtown Mister Gardener, you've already been part of the work. This is the next chapter, and the door is open.
— Christopher Gunnuscio
Founder, The Planters' Guild
The offer
$200 one-time. Lifetime membership in the publication. Capped at 1,000 lifetime spots, then closed for good. Secure checkout via Stripe.
Tax calculated at checkout based on your billing address. Full refund within 14 days, no questions asked. After 14 days the lifetime membership is final.
Not ready to commit yet? Read more about the Guild or browse the Grow Guides. The Founding tier stays open until the cap or June 2027.
Common questions
What happens to my Founding Membership if the physical Guild never gets built?
Your lifetime membership in the publication continues regardless. The physical Guild is a long-term goal, not a precondition for membership benefits. If the physical site doesn't happen, the editorial benefits, member-only PDFs, and Founder's note continue forever as promised.
Can I cancel? Get a refund?
Full refund within 14 days of purchase, no questions asked. After 14 days the lifetime membership is final.
What if I want to support but $200 is more than I can do right now?
See the tiers above. The Member tier at $5/month or $50/year is the ongoing way to support the publication and unlock printable bench-notes plus the Founder's note. And the publication itself stays free to read regardless — no payment required to access the editorial work.
How will my name appear on the founding members wall?
Whatever name you give us at signup. You can use a pseudonym, your full name, your business name, "Anonymous," or skip the wall entirely. Your call.
Where does my $200 actually go?
Hosting, content help to keep publishing consistent, photography commissioning, the eventual Astro site rebuild, and the working capital reserve for the e-commerce launch and physical buildout phases. None of it covers the founder's salary; Christopher's day-job continues during the build phase.
Is this tax-deductible?
No. The Planters' Guild LLC is a for-profit publication and the Guild is a paid membership product. If you'd like to support garden access and horticulture education in your area, look up local nonprofits doing that work — most counties have one.