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Pflänz.li ist eine Plattform um Pflanzen zu tauschen.

I love the new community!

I created a website to swap plants, however it currently only works in Switzerland really (due to zipcode locaiton lookup). But I would like to extend it to more countries, at least in Europe. Feel free to have a look at https://pflaenz.li/ and test/use it for yourself!

It is open source and you can contribute and look at the code on https://git.thisfro.ch/pflaenz.li/pflaenz.li

Also any feedback is very welcome! <3

  • Jim East@slrpnk.netMEnglish
    1·
    3 months ago

    This is an excellent idea, much needed and long overdue! If this takes off, then it’ll be an important part of a sustainable future (along with the transportation technology to make the swaps possible, of course.)

    It’s not clear from looking at the site whether this is for exchanging seeds too. Seeds are much easier to transport, so it makes sense to also include listings for seeds. I recommend asking people to indicate what time year their seeds are available, as many seeds have a short viability.

    Another important inclusion would be information about transporting seeds and plants long distances. That could include guides on how to prepare and pack them as well as information about seed-/plant-friendly transportation services in various parts of the world. I think that people who offer such a service (and can provide proof of it) should be allowed to make a listing for their service as well.

    There’s a lot of potential here! If you like these ideas, I’ll gladly discuss further over DMs. :)

    • thisfro@slrpnk.netOP
      2·
      6 days ago

      While seeds were not my main focus, they can absolutely be traded as well! Since I live in Switzerland and the platform is tailored to our circumstances, long-distance transport is not really a concern and I met all the people in person to trade plants. This also has the benefit of getting to know like-minded people, which could help build an offline community.

      But yes, I’ll add seeds as a category to enable filtering for it, it surely won’t hurt!