Local Carrot app for iPhone and iPad

Are you a home gardener with more vegetables than you know what to do with? Is fruit falling off your tree and rotting on the ground? Don’t let good, healthy food go to waste! List your surplus produce on Local Carrot and sell, share, or trade it with health and budget conscious people in your neighborhood looking for fresh, locally-grown foods.

Are you a parent looking for high quality, organic produce for your family but are on a tight budget? Do you want to make smart and healthy food choices for both yourself and the environment? Search Local Carrot to see what your neighbors are growing in their backyard gardens and have available to share, sell or swap with you right now.

The Local Carrot iPhone App is the fastest and easiest way for consumers looking for healthy, locally-sourced produce to connect with home gardeners who have surplus goods such as vegetables, fruits, herbs, seeds, eggs, honey, edible flowers, mulch, and compost.

Join the sharing economy today through Local Carrot. It’s good for your health, strengthens your community, saves the environment, and is great for your wallet!

This application has the following features:

•Search for fresh, locally-grown foods in your neighborhood via a dynamic map or searchable produce list
•Tap fun icons to find fresh fruits and vegetables available near you
•Filter results by freshness, distance, or alphabetically
•List surplus produce you have available and would like to share, sell, or trade
•Contact local growers and consumers interested in buying, trading, or selling home grown produce
•Create a personal profile to let others know a little more about yourself and the produce you grow
•Add photos of your garden, produce, and the meals you have made using foods you have grown or swapped
•Provide details on your surplus produce including it’s specific variety, the quantity available, your selling price, whether it is organic or an heirloom, and how it was grown

Additional features and services are coming soon, so stay tuned!

Find out what else is happening with Local Carrot:
•Learn more on our website at: http://www.localcarrot.com
•Follow us on Twitter at: http://www.twitter.com/local_carrot
•See us on Pinterest at: http://www.pinterest.com/localcarrot