I met a couple of college students that were starting a CSA here in Bend. They were handing out leaflets at the market to build some interest and see if they could get enough families to support a weekly drive over the Cascades to bring back local, organic produce.

So I jumped at the chance to help. Just a short while later, we had a a Facebook group going and WordPress site up and running. Between the two, we’ve got over 100 people that have expressed interest. We’re still sort of in beta on the site and planning a more robust member management system. But for now, it’s looking pretty good.

Check out Bend CSA and if you live in the area sign up!

This project has been fun and intense. With only 8 weeks to conceive, design and program this social network for activism, the challenge was significant. To jump start the project, we looked at several open source Rails projects, but ultimately decided to leverage TOG, with hosting by Engine Yard and storage on S3.

There are a lot of features still hidden under the hood and we’ve got lots more to do on the site. So stay tuned – we’ll update the project soon.

We’re excited to be involved and hope you’ll like it too.

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