Harvest Signal
Consumer and social
seasonal food guide
SHOW HN2017
572points
115comments
#14of 2,242 in 2017
Top 1%of 2017 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
15 positive, 31 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 24 critical, out of 71 comments about the project. Thread score -0.07.
Execution: 1 for, 19 againstIdea: 7 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 2 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful idea and clean UI
From 3 comments
Super cool - awesome idea and great UI.
markhall on HNA great start! So exciting to keep an eye on this
ryanweinstein on HNGood stuff! Would totally install a native app that sent me pushes when things go in/out of season.
millisecond on HN
Good concept for seasonal eating and gardening
From 2 comments
LOVE THIS!!! I have actually printed out charts and put them on our bulletin board, however, not all charts are local. Next question: Is this public code?
ElijahLynn on HNVery cool would it be possible to get a reminder of when something is in season to plant as well, this would be very helpful with my home vegetable gardening efforts.
Ozark on HN
Objections
Results show produce from hundreds of miles away, not local
From 4 comments
Neat! But you've got some work to do to get the data in there. I put in my Southern Indiana zip code and got 12 results back. Only one was actually anywhere near my zipcode (or…
dbingham on HNI get that you don't want to show mostly empty pages(but that's going to happen most places in November), but 500+ miles seems to be stretching the definition of near. Being in…
bsharitt on HNVery neat idea. I'd like to make the following suggestions: 1) Some vendors of said produce. If I can get grapes that were grown 5 miles away, awesome! Now where can I buy them?…
AdmiralAsshat on HN200+ miles away. Holy hell. Are the farms really that far away?
inetknght on HN
Dataset is sparse, outdated zip data and some seasons are wrong
From 4 comments
Your zip database is old. My zip returns nothing (97078) but the old zip they split up works (97007).
dawnerd on HNAh yeah, the zip database I'm using is a bit out of date (as some other people have mentioned) and you're seeing this behaviour as it thinks 22003 is in Georgia. I had a hunch…
gabemart on HNLooks like a very neat idea. I'm curious where the data comes from. For my zipcode (souther New Hampshire) it said apples are in peak season. Peak Apple around here ends early to…
throwaway2016a on HNWould love to share this with my non-tech friends, but the data's just not there yet, and sharing with them would ruin their impression forever. Data is too sparse with respect…
charris5 on HN
Email signup form blocks results on first view
From 2 comments
My visual experience: 1. There is a field to enter zipcode and empty space below. 2. I enter zipcode. 3. Empty space filled with fields for an email and name and a "we found…
brudgers on HNThe results are kind of confusing. If I put in zip code 22003 (not mine, but close, and the results are the same) it tells me "1 Result from Georgia" which is bell peppers from a…
mikeash on HN
Requests
Show local farms and where to buy produce
From 3 comments
Very neat idea. I'd like to make the following suggestions: 1) Some vendors of said produce. If I can get grapes that were grown 5 miles away, awesome! Now where can I buy them?…
AdmiralAsshat on HNVery nice! Next step: steer users to where they can get the produce. I would suggest teaming up with Community Supported Agriculture [1] where people can buy stuff right off the…
JoeDaDude on HNThis is awesome. It would be nice to have a list of local farms that produce them, as well as farmers markets that offer them (when and where)
hw on HN
Filter by maximum distance
From 1 comment
Very neat idea. I'd like to make the following suggestions: 1) Some vendors of said produce. If I can get grapes that were grown 5 miles away, awesome! Now where can I buy them?…
AdmiralAsshat on HN
Planting time reminders for gardeners
From 2 comments
This is a great resource. Thanks for sharing it! I have a suggestion which would make it very useful for me: hints on when to plant. Since you have the timing for "peak season"…
ajtaylor on HNVery cool would it be possible to get a reminder of when something is in season to plant as well, this would be very helpful with my home vegetable gardening efforts.
Ozark on HN
Questions
Where does the data come from
From 3 comments
Where is the data coming from? It tells me that things like apples, pears, etc. are at peak ripeness (true) - but then it says the closest places are 50 miles away. I know for a…
irrational on HNLooks like a very neat idea. I'm curious where the data comes from. For my zipcode (souther New Hampshire) it said apples are in peak season. Peak Apple around here ends early to…
throwaway2016a on HNVery interesting! Can you talk a little bit about the reliability of your data?
kreeWall on HN
Is the code public
From 1 comment
LOVE THIS!!! I have actually printed out charts and put them on our bulletin board, however, not all charts are local. Next question: Is this public code?
ElijahLynn on HN
Alternatives named
LocalHarvest
From 2 comments
I haven't, but a few people have mentioned LocalHarvest, so I am definitely going to look into it. Thank you for sharing your experience, it's really interesting to hear from…
gabemart on HNVery nice! Next step: steer users to where they can get the produce. I would suggest teaming up with Community Supported Agriculture [1] where people can buy stuff right off the…
JoeDaDude on HN
Seasons app and Locavore
From 1 comment
Nice work. Worth mentioning prior art: Harvest: https://itunes.apple.com/app/harvest-select-best-produce/id320650307?mt=8 Seasons: http://www.seasonsapp.com/ Locavore:…
nerdponx on HN
Eat The Seasons (UK)
From 1 comment
For the UK, I use http://eattheseasons.co.uk/ which is much simpler, but serves as a great starting point when considering what to cook.
gearhart on HN