This page is to showcase how the creation of a CSA API for the What's for dinner out could be used to change food distribution within small communities. The app's goal of seed to plate tracking is done by QR codes that follow the plant's cycle from the time it is planted in the garden bed, to the plate of food that utilizes the grown plant as one of the ingredients for the recipe. For the logistical tracking of the plant life cycle we will work with the local farms, delivery driver, Food distributor, and the homeowners that will be consuming the food. For this to be successful we will need to properly train all parties to utilize the app within their aspect of that items' journey. In addition, we will have to create four separate logins for each group.
First the Urban farmers will need to go through the process of growing the plants. As stated above the app will be tracking the QR code that follows the plant's cycle from starting with the time it is planted in the garden bed. It is a simply process of providing a QR code to the farm plot that is growing a certain food. While the food is growing, the farmers are taking pictures and those images are being associated with that QR code of the farm bed and uploading those images to the backend server, there will be a picture history of that plant and its growth. Next, when it comes time for harvest. We notate that through the app and we take some final harvest pictures. And then the food gets washed and boxed in the box gets a print out QR code, matching the plots of land we harvest the food from.
Farmer's inputs
Laser Cut/3D Printed QR Card Plant Label
Upload the plants to the digital garden Map
Take constant pictures of the growing plant
During harvest, weighing and packaging associate the plant to it’s farm bed QR code
Urban Farm
Farm Bed Tagging
Harvest Weight & Tagging
Next, is our delivery driver/service (This is where the CSA Uber driver organization comes in). During delivery, they drive their delivery truck. They scan in the QR code, and then they deliver it, Uber style, to a distribution hub, like a food bank or directly to a farmers market where it can be sold directly to customers, or to customers, or it could be delivered directly to a client's door. All three options can be done through a third party, CSA driving & logistical program.
CSA Delivery driver's inputs
Scan the package into his inventory
Send notification popup of the transport route.
Delivery package to different locations on route
Marked as delivered when dropping off items at end location
Farm Boxing Pick up & Scan
CSA Delivery & Scan
Tracking Service
Next, the distribution center would be the next step of the food cycle. Our delivery driver would connect with the inventory manager of the distribution center and transfer over the food package. The inventory manager would scan in the box and then get the package ready for pick up. Or they might take the food from the package in which then it would be ideal to have the distribution center have the ability to print their own QR Code or just transfer 3d Printed QR codes that can be taken a picture of during the time of transfer to the homeowner.
Distribution Center's inputs
Scan the package into his inventory
The APP will send a notification popup to homeowners of delivery at their inventory location
User will set up food for pick up
Engaged and transfer food directly to the homeowner
Both parties marked the food as transfered.
Food Bank
Farmer's Market
CSA Delivery
During the transactional nature of the food being transferred from the distributor to the client. The client would be highly urged to download the what's for dinner app. If the client did, they could scan the food or deliver food. And now when they input it into their kitchen, it is pulled from the inventory once a recipe utilizing that food is chosen. We would ask at the end of the meal, or beginning of the meal for the client to take a picture. And that picture will be associated, all the way back to the food item that was grown in the plot. So we're creating a seed to table process in which we're Decentralizing the Food Network. At the same time, we are digitizing the logistical aspects of food distribution, so that we can reroute food or route locally grown food to tables that are most in need or desire of that food, period.
Homeowner's inputs
Scan the package into they inventory
Pick meal in app that utilizes the food within their home inventory
Cook the recipe and take a picture of the meal and upload it to the app
Homeowner scans in the food
Cook
Final Picture (Optional)
This app would also have a component of sourcing food. So when users are trying to determine how to get healthy food, and figure out what's for dinner. The App would prioritize the food bank, the farmers market. And the CSA program will be the highest priority for the app to source food from. If Amazon jumped on as a Corporate partner. We could also promote Amazon's delivery of food, as well as their Amazon Go stores within this app as a sourcing aspect. We would API into the local food finder and other open resources to populate our sourcing functionalities within our app. As well as alway user to suggest added locations.
Food Banks
Farmer's Market
Amazon Go
The APP will act as a food finder. The user will be able to find local food within their area. That could mean a local grocery story, or local urban farm etc. We will probably API into an existing database like this one from King country "Local Food finder" Interactive Map.