[Ken.l.wells]

I am looking for several things. Here’s a non-exhaustive list:

1. a network with knowledgeable people who have real-world experience (Unlike many facebook groups where you get armchair homesteaders saying that xyz will kill said livestock because of what they heard on a non-credible youtube channel)

1.a. livestock-specific groups
1.b. crop-specific groups
1.c. DIY project specific groups (rainwater collection, earthworks, structures, etc split into their own specialized forums)

2. a network in my general region with whom I can barter/trade/support (replace facebook marketplace and craigslist).

3. Scheduling/Team-work features. This ties into the local network, but with the idea that it will allow for projects. There would be the ability to create tasks that can be assigned to people with allowance to have progress reports. This would be useful for neighborhood co-ops where there is a splitting of who raises which animals, grows which crops, etc.

[Ken.l.wells]

One thing that I hesitate to nail down is how to determine “trusted” people. I would honestly like there to be a republic-style validation where the leaders “verify) the person (e.g. Perma Pasture Farms, Deep South Homestead, etc actually vouch for said person because they have seen the property or have worked with the person.

[TagNBee]

great feedback Ken. I hope we get a lot of these.

[Ken.l.wells]

I realized after submitting that the Apply button is already there for leaders. For the community involvement/planning, I am currently using a sign up genius for my neighborhood’s shared gardening plan for next year. Something as simple as its setup (provide a title and allow someone — or many people — to sign up for it) would be ideal rather than something more task-specific and complicated.

[TagNBee]

we are still working to sharpen the apply process. it far from right. thank you