diff --git a/docs/reference/template-strings.md b/docs/reference/template-strings.md
index 796ec0dd8e..0dcb9ea305 100644
--- a/docs/reference/template-strings.md
+++ b/docs/reference/template-strings.md
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
 Below you'll find the schema for the keys available when interpolating template strings (see our
 [Configuration Files](../using-garden/configuration-files.md) guide for information and usage examples).
 
-Note that there are two sections below, because Project configs and Module configs have different keys available to
-them. Please make sure to refer to the correct section.
+Note that there are three sections below, because Project configs and Module configs have different keys available to
+them, and additional keys are available under `providers` in Project configs.
+Please make sure to refer to the correct section.
 
 ## Project configuration context
 
-The following keys are available in template strings under the `project` key in `garden.yml` files:
+The following keys are available in template strings anywhere in Project `garden.yml` config files:
 
 ```yaml
 # Type: object
@@ -29,11 +30,90 @@ local:
   # Example: "posix"
   #
   platform:
+
+  # The current username (as resolved by https://github.com/sindresorhus/username)
+  #
+  # Type: string
+  #
+  # Example: "tenzing_norgay"
+  #
+  username:
+```
+
+## Provider configuration context
+
+The following keys are available in template strings under the `providers` key (or `environments[].providers)
+in Project `garden.yml` config files:
+
+```yaml
+# Type: object
+#
+local:
+  # A map of all local environment variables (see
+  # https://nodejs.org/api/process.html#process_process_env).
+  #
+  # Type: object
+  #
+  env:
+
+  # A string indicating the platform that the framework is running on (see
+  # https://nodejs.org/api/process.html#process_process_platform)
+  #
+  # Type: string
+  #
+  # Example: "posix"
+  #
+  platform:
+
+  # The current username (as resolved by https://github.com/sindresorhus/username)
+  #
+  # Type: string
+  #
+  # Example: "tenzing_norgay"
+  #
+  username:
+
+# Information about the environment that Garden is running against.
+#
+# Type: object
+#
+environment:
+  # The name of the environment Garden is running against.
+  #
+  # Type: string
+  #
+  # Example: "local"
+  #
+  name:
+
+# Information about the Garden project.
+#
+# Type: object
+#
+project:
+  # The name of the Garden project.
+  #
+  # Type: string
+  #
+  # Example: "my-project"
+  #
+  name:
+
+# Retrieve information about providers that are defined in the project.
+#
+# Type: object
+#
+# Example:
+#   kubernetes:
+#     config:
+#       clusterHostname: my-cluster.example.com
+#
+providers: {}
 ```
 
 ## Module configuration context
 
-The following keys are available in template strings under the `module` key in `garden.yml` files:
+The following keys are available in template strings under Module `garden.yml` config files:
 
 ```yaml
 # Type: object
@@ -55,6 +135,14 @@ local:
   #
   platform:
 
+  # The current username (as resolved by https://github.com/sindresorhus/username)
+  #
+  # Type: string
+  #
+  # Example: "tenzing_norgay"
+  #
+  username:
+
 # Information about the environment that Garden is running against.
 #
 # Type: object
@@ -68,6 +156,19 @@ environment:
   #
   name:
 
+# Information about the Garden project.
+#
+# Type: object
+#
+project:
+  # The name of the Garden project.
+  #
+  # Type: string
+  #
+  # Example: "my-project"
+  #
+  name:
+
 # Retrieve information about providers that are defined in the project.
 #
 # Type: object
diff --git a/garden-service/package-lock.json b/garden-service/package-lock.json
index 1e3be98f72..f86b6c5387 100644
--- a/garden-service/package-lock.json
+++ b/garden-service/package-lock.json
@@ -12936,6 +12936,15 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-cwESVXlO3url9YWlFW/TA9cshCEhtu7IKJ/p5soJ/gGpj7vbvFrAY/eIioQ6Dw23KjZhYgiIo8HOs1nQ2vr/oQ==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "username": {
+      "version": "5.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/username/-/username-5.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-PCKbdWw85JsYMvmCv5GH3kXmM66rCd9m1hBEDutPNv94b/pqCMT4NtcKyeWYvLFiE8b+ha1Jdl8XAaUdPn5QTg==",
+      "requires": {
+        "execa": "^1.0.0",
+        "mem": "^4.3.0"
+      }
+    },
     "util-deprecate": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/util-deprecate/-/util-deprecate-1.0.2.tgz",
diff --git a/garden-service/package.json b/garden-service/package.json
index 9f925f65db..4fe295848b 100644
--- a/garden-service/package.json
+++ b/garden-service/package.json
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
     "typescript-memoize": "^1.0.0-alpha.3",
     "uniqid": "^5.0.3",
     "unzipper": "^0.9.11",
+    "username": "^5.1.0",
     "uuid": "^3.3.2",
     "winston": "^3.2.1",
     "wrap-ansi": "^5.1.0",
diff --git a/garden-service/src/config/config-context.ts b/garden-service/src/config/config-context.ts
index 8597a47f75..1ba09b6b85 100644
--- a/garden-service/src/config/config-context.ts
+++ b/garden-service/src/config/config-context.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
  */
 
+import username = require("username")
 import { isString } from "lodash"
 import { PrimitiveMap, isPrimitive, Primitive, joiIdentifierMap, joiStringMap, joiPrimitive } from "./common"
 import { Provider, ProviderConfig } from "./provider"
@@ -173,10 +174,26 @@ class LocalContext extends ConfigContext {
   )
   public platform: string
 
+  @schema(
+    Joi.string()
+      .description(
+        "The current username (as resolved by https://github.com/sindresorhus/username)",
+      )
+      .example("tenzing_norgay"),
+  )
+  public username: () => Promise<string>
+
   constructor(root: ConfigContext) {
     super(root)
     this.env = process.env
     this.platform = process.platform
+    this.username = async () => {
+      const name = await username()
+      if (name === undefined) {
+        throw new ConfigurationError(`Could not resolve current username`, {})
+      }
+      return name
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -193,6 +210,20 @@ export class ProjectConfigContext extends ConfigContext {
   }
 }
 
+class ProjectContext extends ConfigContext {
+  @schema(
+    Joi.string()
+      .description("The name of the Garden project.")
+      .example("my-project"),
+  )
+  public name: string
+
+  constructor(root: ConfigContext, name: string) {
+    super(root)
+    this.name = name
+  }
+}
+
 class EnvironmentContext extends ConfigContext {
   @schema(
     Joi.string()
@@ -238,6 +269,12 @@ export class ProviderConfigContext extends ProjectConfigContext {
   )
   public environment: EnvironmentContext
 
+  @schema(
+    ProjectContext.getSchema()
+      .description("Information about the Garden project."),
+  )
+  public project: ProjectContext
+
   @schema(
     joiIdentifierMap(ProviderContext.getSchema())
       .description("Retrieve information about providers that are defined in the project.")
@@ -245,11 +282,12 @@ export class ProviderConfigContext extends ProjectConfigContext {
   )
   public providers: Map<string, ProviderContext>
 
-  constructor(environmentName: string, resolvedProviders: Provider[]) {
+  constructor(environmentName: string, projectName: string, resolvedProviders: Provider[]) {
     super()
     const _this = this
 
     this.environment = new EnvironmentContext(this, environmentName)
+    this.project = new ProjectContext(this, projectName)
 
     this.providers = new Map(resolvedProviders.map(p =>
       <[string, ProviderContext]>[p.name, new ProviderContext(_this, p)],
@@ -322,7 +360,7 @@ export class ModuleConfigContext extends ProviderConfigContext {
     variables: PrimitiveMap,
     moduleConfigs: ModuleConfig[],
   ) {
-    super(environmentName, resolvedProviders)
+    super(environmentName, garden.projectName, resolvedProviders)
 
     const _this = this
 
diff --git a/garden-service/src/docs/template-strings.ts b/garden-service/src/docs/template-strings.ts
index a0eb9dd182..eb6218f99e 100644
--- a/garden-service/src/docs/template-strings.ts
+++ b/garden-service/src/docs/template-strings.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 import { resolve } from "path"
 import { renderSchemaDescriptionYaml, normalizeDescriptions, TEMPLATES_DIR } from "./config"
-import { ProjectConfigContext, ModuleConfigContext } from "../config/config-context"
+import { ProjectConfigContext, ModuleConfigContext, ProviderConfigContext } from "../config/config-context"
 import { readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "fs"
 import * as handlebars from "handlebars"
 import { GARDEN_SERVICE_ROOT } from "../constants"
@@ -19,12 +19,16 @@ export function writeTemplateStringReferenceDocs(docsRoot: string) {
 
   const projectDescriptions = normalizeDescriptions(ProjectConfigContext.getSchema().describe())
   const projectContext = renderSchemaDescriptionYaml(projectDescriptions, { showRequired: false })
+
+  const providerDescriptions = normalizeDescriptions(ProviderConfigContext.getSchema().describe())
+  const providerContext = renderSchemaDescriptionYaml(providerDescriptions, { showRequired: false })
+
   const moduleDescriptions = normalizeDescriptions(ModuleConfigContext.getSchema().describe())
   const moduleContext = renderSchemaDescriptionYaml(moduleDescriptions, { showRequired: false })
 
   const templatePath = resolve(TEMPLATES_DIR, "template-strings.hbs")
   const template = handlebars.compile(readFileSync(templatePath).toString())
-  const markdown = template({ projectContext, moduleContext })
+  const markdown = template({ projectContext, providerContext, moduleContext })
 
   writeFileSync(outputPath, markdown)
 }
diff --git a/garden-service/src/docs/templates/template-strings.hbs b/garden-service/src/docs/templates/template-strings.hbs
index e3f4aebf27..3053fe29e1 100644
--- a/garden-service/src/docs/templates/template-strings.hbs
+++ b/garden-service/src/docs/templates/template-strings.hbs
@@ -3,20 +3,30 @@
 Below you'll find the schema for the keys available when interpolating template strings (see our
 [Configuration Files](../using-garden/configuration-files.md) guide for information and usage examples).
 
-Note that there are two sections below, because Project configs and Module configs have different keys available to
-them. Please make sure to refer to the correct section.
+Note that there are three sections below, because Project configs and Module configs have different keys available to
+them, and additional keys are available under `providers` in Project configs.
+Please make sure to refer to the correct section.
 
 ## Project configuration context
 
-The following keys are available in template strings under the `project` key in `garden.yml` files:
+The following keys are available in template strings anywhere in Project `garden.yml` config files:
 
 ```yaml
 {{{projectContext}}}
 ```
 
+## Provider configuration context
+
+The following keys are available in template strings under the `providers` key (or `environments[].providers)
+in Project `garden.yml` config files:
+
+```yaml
+{{{providerContext}}}
+```
+
 ## Module configuration context
 
-The following keys are available in template strings under the `module` key in `garden.yml` files:
+The following keys are available in template strings under Module `garden.yml` config files:
 
 ```yaml
 {{{moduleContext}}}
diff --git a/garden-service/src/tasks/resolve-provider.ts b/garden-service/src/tasks/resolve-provider.ts
index a209356150..e574897748 100644
--- a/garden-service/src/tasks/resolve-provider.ts
+++ b/garden-service/src/tasks/resolve-provider.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export class ResolveProviderTask extends BaseTask {
   async process(dependencyResults: TaskResults) {
     const resolvedProviders: Provider[] = Object.values(dependencyResults).map(result => result.output)
 
-    const context = new ProviderConfigContext(this.garden.environmentName, resolvedProviders)
+    const context = new ProviderConfigContext(this.garden.environmentName, this.garden.projectName, resolvedProviders)
     let resolvedConfig = await resolveTemplateStrings(this.config, context)
 
     resolvedConfig.path = this.garden.projectRoot