Hyperlocavore Creates Yardsharing Connections [Garden]

Not saying we'd want to be part of this, I think we probably have enough a good yard/people ratio as it stands without having to invite a bunch of hippies... still seems like a nifty project though and maybe we can meet people we can swipe sprouts from (hehehe).

 

 

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Hyperlocavore Creates Yard-Sharing Connections [Garden]

via Lifehacker by Erin Schwendemann on 7/14/09

If you'd love to grow fresh veggies but live in an apartment with no yard or you're just too busy to maintain a garden of your own, web site Hyperlocavore connects you with an active yard-sharing community.

By allowing members to post classifieds for land, Hyperlocavore gives people who wouldn't normally have access to such amenities the ability to enjoy gardening and growing their own food.

Once you've become a pea (member), you can then create a pod (group) for an existing yard share, for requesting yard/garden partners, or for announcing you have a yard to share. If you're concerned about privacy, you can set up groups to use a moderated membership system; if not, you can allow anyone to join.

When your group is created, the next step is getting people together and gardening. If you need help with what works best in yard sharing, hit up their forums for yard-sharing best practices—lots of information on setting up and starting a local growing community.

Do you have any experience with yard sharing? Tell us what works and what doesn't in the comments.

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