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Submit Work

A gardener photographing completed field work in warm natural light
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Choose the action, add evidence, then review before upload.

What this helps you do​

Record work you just completed in the field so an operator can review it and sign it off on-chain. You'll pick the right action, attach photos or other evidence, fill in the details, and send it in.

The flow is sometimes called MDR — Media, Details, Review — but you don't have to memorize that to finish a submission.

Before you start​

A few quick checks save you a redo:

  • You're signed in to the Green Goods app (passkey or wallet).
  • You've already joined a garden. If you haven't, start with Join a Garden.
  • There's an active action available in that garden.
  • Your photos, notes, or measurements are on your device and ready to attach.
  • Weak signal is fine — you can still finish the flow. Submissions queue on your device and sync when the network comes back.
tip

If you don't see any actions, check that you joined the right garden. Actions belong to gardens, so switching gardens changes what you can submit against.

Step-by-step flow​

Step 1: Choose the action and garden​

Every submission starts with picking what you did and where you did it. This happens before you touch a photo — it's the most common place gardeners miss a step.

  1. From your home screen, open the work flow and tap Start Gardening.
  2. If your garden covers more than one domain, use the tabs along the top — Solar, Agro, Education, Waste — to narrow the list of actions.
  3. Tap the action that matches the work you actually completed.
  4. Tap the garden you're submitting for. Many gardeners belong to more than one, so double-check.
  5. The primary button only lights up once both an action and a garden are selected. Continue when both are chosen.
Work flow intro — one domain tab active, one action card selected, one garden card selected

Choose the action and garden before you add evidence. The Continue button only works after both are selected.

Step 2: Upload media​

Media is your evidence that the work happened. The action itself tells you what counts.

  1. Use the photo or camera icons in the action bar to attach images.
  2. Read the on-screen media requirements — they tell you how many photos are needed and what they should show. Treat that list as the source of truth for this action.
  3. If the action supports it, record an audio note by tapping the microphone icon.
  4. Make sure each photo clearly shows the completed work. If one is blurry or too dark, retake it now instead of hoping it passes review.
  5. When you have everything the action asks for, tap Add Details.
Work media step — required image count visible, gallery/camera/mic controls in the action bar

Add clear evidence that matches the action requirements. If the action asks for more than one photo, stay on this step until you have all of them.

Step 3: Add details​

Details are action-specific. Fill them in as if the person reviewing wasn't there with you — because they usually weren't.

  1. Tap Add Details.
  2. Fill in each field shown for this action. Fields vary — some ask for counts (trees planted, kilos collected), some ask for short notes or observations.
  3. Enter real values. Don't use placeholder text or "N/A" where a number is expected; operators will reject it.
  4. If a field is required, the app blocks the next step until it's complete.
  5. When the form is valid, tap Review Work.
Work details step — action-specific fields filled in with real values

Fill in the details for this action exactly as they happened in the field. Required fields must be completed before you can continue.

Step 4: Review and upload​

One last look before you send.

  1. On the review screen, check the summary: action, garden, media, and details.
  2. If anything is wrong, tap back and fix it before you submit. It's much faster to correct a draft than to resubmit after a rejection.
  3. When everything looks right, tap Upload Work.
Work review step — submission summary with the Upload Work button

Review your submission before you send it. This is your last chance to fix the wrong garden, wrong action, or missing evidence.

What happens if you're offline​

Green Goods is built for the field, so the app doesn't throw your work away when the signal drops.

  • If you lose connection, you'll see a message like "You're offline. Your work will sync when you're back online." That isn't an error — your submission is queued safely on your device.
  • When you come back online and the app is open, sync can resume on its own. You may see "Syncing 1 items…" or "1 items waiting to sync" in the status line above the primary button.
  • Give the queue a moment to clear before you move on — especially if you're about to submit a second piece of work.
  • Don't resubmit the same work just because it hasn't cleared immediately. Duplicates only give operators more to sort through.
Review step showing the offline banner — work will sync when you're back online

If you're offline, the app holds your submission and syncs it later. Wait for the queue to finish before submitting the same work again.

How to know it worked​

After you tap Upload Work, the app takes you home. To follow the submission from there:

  1. Open the Work Dashboard from your home screen.
  2. On the Recent tab, a new submission may first appear as Uploading or Queued — it's waiting on the network or the queue to flush.
  3. Once it reaches the chain, it moves to Pending while an operator reviews it.
  4. Later, the same item shows up as Approved or Rejected in the Completed tab, along with any reviewer feedback.
Work Dashboard — a recent submission visible on the Recent tab with Uploading or Pending status

After you submit, check the Work Dashboard to see whether your work is still syncing, waiting for review, or already reviewed.

Behind the scenes​

Your submission becomes an on-chain work attestation once it's uploaded. When an operator approves it, a second attestation links their review decision back to your work. That pair is what later assessments and impact reports rely on.

If something goes wrong​

Quick fixes for the most common snags:

  • The next button is disabled. Something required is missing — scroll back and look for empty fields or a media count below what the action asks for.
  • Media disappeared from a draft. Reopen the draft from the Work Dashboard and confirm the attachments are still there. If not, reattach them before you submit.
  • Upload keeps failing. Wait for connectivity to return, then retry from the dashboard. Don't create a second draft for the same work — duplicates only give operators more to sort through.
  • Your submission was rejected. Open the operator feedback, correct what they flagged, and submit a new version for the same action.

Next step​

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Track your submission

Once you've submitted, watch the status change from uploading or pending to approved or rejected.

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