Gardening is incredibly beneficial – it is one of the healthiest things you can do for yourself and for the environment. Urban gardening is increasing in popularity in London, but the experience is not yet optimised to its full potential.
Greenseed will connect like-minded people within their communities, and allow them to share, ask questions, and get inspired about all things gardening. With Greenseed you will be able to swap seeds, gardening products like plants and tools, and gardening services like digging and watering. This way, if you are growing tomatoes, and someone nearby is growing potatoes – you can have both tomatoes and potatoes. You’ll even be able to create and customise your own gardening calendar, and if you need a little help we’ll provide advice about what you can grow each month just in case you wanted a little inspiration.
Together we can we all collaborate to make the city a greener and healthier place, but we need your help to get it funded!
Greenseed will strengthen communities and encourage people to take up the healthy hobby of gardening. It is important to grow greens for biodiversity, reducing pollution and landfill, and living organically.
It is time to start using technology for good, as well as for social and personal benefit. Everyone in London uses apps, and this is a great way of making a difference in a fun way, whilst getting to know our neighbours.
Whether it is growing plants on your windowsill, allotment, or greenhouse, we can all make a difference and feel great. Whatever it is, Greenseed will provide you with the connection, support, and motivation to get the most from your experience.
We have developed the first version of our app, but there are operational costs for running the server and maintenance. The more people we reach the more beneficial it will be for each person, each community, and the environment; this is why we are running campaigns around London. For all of this we need your help.
We are really keen to get our app developed and in the hands and lives of Londoners. We know from our testing, surveys, and feedback that it will be well received, and it will add value to their lives.
We have a great deal of support, from UCL Advances, Oxygen Startups, Camden Council, Impact Hub Westminster, Digital Business Labs, and all of our online followers. There are a lot of people anticipating the product, and it is now time for us to bring it out and reach as many Londoners as we can.
There is huge potential with where this app can go, and the positive impact it can have on communities, and on London. Urban gardening initiatives can be organised through the app, and we also plan to reach out to schools; we believe that teaching children about where food comes from, and how they can be self-sufficient and sustainable, is very important for their future.
We can’t wait to make London a greener, more community based city!