Grow On

Gardening and food-sharing community app

Grow On is a community-focused mobile app that tackles food insecurity through shared gardening and a digital pantry. Users can either harvest free produce or contribute to a communal pantry for others to access. The system's features include seedling tracking, sustainability metrics, and an AI recipe generator to reduce food waste. Grow On's human-centered design fosters connection, accountability, and shared ownership, demonstrating how technology can support healthier, more resilient communities through a gamified interface.

JURY STATEMENT

Grow on delivers a powerful digital platform that supports food-sharing and increased civic engagement. This is a great example of design for the world we want to see emerge.

UNIVERSITY

California State University Chico

Chico, US

DESIGN

Dixie Thomas

California State University Chico

Darien Torrison

California State University Chico