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Gardener Guide

A gardener is anyone doing the work a garden exists for: planting trees, clearing waste, keeping solar panels running, teaching a class. Green Goods gives that work a record, so it does not disappear the moment it is done.

A compost bay with a wheelbarrow and a fork beside a tidy garden path.

What you get from documenting your work:

  • Proof you can point to. Each piece of work becomes a record with your photos and details, reviewed by a steward from your own garden.
  • It works where you work. You can record with no signal and send when you are back in range.
  • Your garden gets seen. Approved work is what your garden shows to the people who fund it.

The path​

Do these in order the first time. After that, most days are step 3.

  1. Install and Update. Put the app on your phone and create your account.
  2. Join a Garden. Tell the app which community your work belongs to.
  3. Submit Work. Choose what you did, add photos and details, and send it. If messaging is easier, report it in chat with the Green Goods bot in Telegram instead.
  4. Track Your Work. See where each submission stands, what approval brings, and what to do if it comes back.
  5. Recover Unsent Work. Send what is still waiting on your phone and fix what will not go.

Promises​

Promises are optional. You can submit and recover ordinary work without one.

Three things to know first​

  • Use one account. Your gardens, drafts, and history belong to the account you created. Signing in a different way makes a different account.
  • Your work is saved on your phone first. Nothing is lost if the signal drops. It waits in Your Work until you send it.
  • What you submit is public and permanent. Photos and details become part of your garden's public record and cannot be deleted. Only add what you are comfortable sharing. The FAQ has the details.

Getting help​

In the app, open Profile and choose the Help tab to find this guide. For community support, ask in Discord. Your steward is the best person to ask about your garden's actions and what counts as good evidence.

Everything else in this guide happens inside the installed app.