The Pitch

"It's X for Y" version
It's Ravelry for food gardeners.

(Or, alternatively, LibraryThing for food gardeners.)

(See also: http://itsthisforthat.com/)

Short version
Growstuff is a social website for food gardeners to track their crops and harvests, connect and share with friends, learn from each other, and trade produce, seeds and other garden-related produce and supplies.

"Open" version
Growstuff is an open source project to build a website for food gardeners to track, share, and learn about edible gardens and crops. Growstuff also provides CC-licensed data about food crops, and an open API to help people build apps based on that data.

"Sustainable" version
In the face of rising food prices and climate change, locally grown food is more important than ever. Growstuff helps people learn about how to grow food and track and share the results of their work, whether in their backyards or community gardens, through a web and mobile based app and community.

Up-Goer Five version
As the world gets hotter and people have less money, many of us want to grow our own food. The problem is, it's hard to know how to do it well. Do you know what to grow in the area where you live? Do you know how much water or sun each thing needs? Do you wish friends could tell you how to grow stuff?

This thing we made will help you find out what to grow, write down what you are growing to help you remember, plan things to grow tomorrow or next year, tell your friends about what you're growing, and give away food or other things if you grow too much.

You can use it on your computer or on your phone. Anyone can use it for free. If you like to make computer things, you can help us build it. The writing that makes the computer run is also free, as are all the things people tell us about growing stuff.

(See: http://splasho.com/upgoer5/ and http://xkcd.com/1133/)

Feature list version
 Track 


 * record what you plant and harvest in your food garden
 * post updates and track progress for each thing you plant
 * plan future plantings and other tasks

 Share


 * connect with other people near you or in your climate zone
 * see what other people are planting and saying
 * post updates to other social networks (eg. Facebook, Twitter)

 Learn 


 * research crops for your climate and gardening environment
 * read about other people's experiences through their journals and tips
 * discuss and ask questions in our forums

 Trade 


 * share your harvest with friends and neighbours
 * swap seeds and plants
 * buy and sell gardening related goods and services
 * promote your food-gardening event, workshop, or resource