Good things grow nearby
Fresh food. Closer connections.
From a neighbour’s garden to a local farm. Discover what is growing around you, put surplus to use and build a more connected food community.
For households, growers, farms and local markets.
Use CGS
Choose where to begin.
Try the experience, find produce or connect with local stores.
The challenge around us
Good food can be close.
The connection can be missing.
A tree produces more than one household can use. A family wants more options for its food budget. A farm wants to reach the people who value its harvest.
Finding each other is only the beginning. Knowing what is available, asking a question and agreeing a handover should be simple enough to become part of everyday life.
One community. Different possibilities.
Start with the food.
See what could grow.
Five connected challenges. Practical ways to participate today, and a direction for tomorrow.
Food growing nearby. People looking for it.
Turn suitable surplus into a useful connection with someone around the corner.
Changing work. More ways to contribute.
Explore what growing, sharing and selling could mean for your household.
Good growers. A closer customer connection.
Give farms another route to the people who value what they grow.
Local markets. A connected working day.
Bring the bigger picture together through the Desktop experience.
A shorter journey. A future worth building.
Explore local collection, shared routes and future delivery possibilities.
A practical place to begin
Grow for your home.
Connect beyond it.
Your garden does not have to feed a city to make a difference.
A small harvest can support your own kitchen. Suitable surplus can become something to share, swap or offer for sale. CGS is being built to help that next connection happen.
- 01Show what is available and keep quantities current.
- 02Find nearby interest and keep conversations together.
- 03Agree a handover that works for both people.
A closer relationship with food
More of what we need could come from the people growing around us. That is the possibility behind CGS.
See the connection
In your hand.
Part of your community.
For Consumers
Find something fresh. Meet someone local.
Explore nearby produce, understand the offer and keep the handover conversation in one place.
For farms and markets
The bigger picture.
On a bigger screen.
Keep produce, requests and conversations in view with the Desktop experience.
A clearer working day can help a growing business stay connected to its customers. Explore the Desktop experience for growers, produce sellers and local market participants.
Web app interface · Demonstration data
Find your way
into the community.
Discover, grow or take part in the life of your neighbourhood.
Find your local food community
Fresh possibilities. Closer to home.
Discover produce, learn about the people offering it and find an arrangement that fits your day. A clear listing is the start of a useful local conversation.
Bring your produce to the community
What you grow. More people can discover.
From a productive garden to an established farm, a useful offer starts with clear information. Show what is available and make the next step easy to understand.
Explore what is growing nearby
Shared observations. Better local knowledge.
Public Plants brings community observations about growing locations together. Recent updates and access notes can help people understand a place before considering a visit.
Your next connection
could be growing nearby.
Explore how CGS brings people, produce and practical local possibilities together.