A friend of mine told me about a new social networking site that I had to check out. It seems to be pretty new and still in beta mode but has an interesting concept behind it. Trading produce with neighbors is an ancient tradition but this site leverage new technology to make it easier in this advanced society. By creating a profile on growtheplanet.com it will connect you up with other people in your area. It even has growing tips and ways to plan your own garden with a growing journal where it tells you how many sedds to plant, when to water and fertilize etc. Much like the widely popular farmville but with real veggies! In depth review from tech crunch here.
I had a little trouble creating an account using Safari on a Mac and there doesn’t appear to be a way to search friends already in the system that I can see yet. It seems to have started in Italy so there are a few things still in Italian that I had to figure out but I am excited about it’s promise and I hope that it develops. Hope others in my area join soon!
That does look like it could become really cool if it catches on!
So, did you manage to get in finally?