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GGC News: August 2025

Jenna Deane
Founder, GeoGardenClub

In this newsletter:

  • New annual subscription option
  • New feature: Simplified Task, Outcome, and Observation creation
  • Featured Gardener: Jess!

Click here for the full newsletter.

GGC App: 2.22.0 Release

Philip Johnson
Developer, GeoGardenClub

In this release:

Added:

  • Timeline choices are sticky
  • GGC App Icon now has a badge indicating if there are unread chats or obervations, or overdue tasks.

Fixed:

  • Startup "dark screen" eliminated.
  • Settings button is now a gear icon, not a clipped username.
  • App Review prompts take into account multiple device installations.
  • Misc bug fixes and performance improvements.

To get the app, see the Getting Started page.

GGC App: 2.21.0 Release

Philip Johnson
Developer, GeoGardenClub

In this release:

Added:

  • Support for accents and non-English characters in entity names.
  • Security and reliability improvements (AppCheck, Shorebird).

Changed:

  • Default Bed visibility changed to All Beds.
  • Improvements to crop and variety name caching.
  • Improvements to offsite backups.
  • Improvements to database access code.

Fixed:

  • Check for unique bed names fixed.
  • Fixed BadgeProcessor to eliminate level 0 badges.
  • Fixes to chapter-local crop name display.

To get the app, see the Getting Started page.

GGC at the 2025 National Grow Together Conference

Jenna Deane
Founder, GeoGardenClub

Jenna Deane will be hosting a workshop on ways that GeoGardenClub supports community and school gardens at the 2025 National GrowTogether Conference in New York City.

What: 2025 National GrowTogether Conference: Planting Seeds of Resilience
When: Saturday, June 7, 2025
Where: CUNY Graduate Center, New York, New York

For more details and to register: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/greenthumb-growtogether

GGC News: May 2025

Jenna Deane
Founder, GeoGardenClub

In this newsletter:

  • The power of names
  • Hello Pumpkin and Zucchini crops
  • Featured gardener: Margo
  • How to... Create your first garden

Click here for the full newsletter.

GGC App: 2.20.0 Release

Philip Johnson
Developer, GeoGardenClub

In this release:

Added:

  • Added in app review feature.
  • New chapters for the 5 boroughs of NYC.
  • Chapter-local crop names.

Fixed:

  • Fixed Bed Chip background color.
  • Migrated Winter Squash pumpkin varieties to Pumpkin crop varieties.
  • Improved Retail Value calculations.
  • Fixed chapter and garden images.

To get the app, see the Getting Started page.

GGC at Innovate Bellingham

Jenna Deane
Founder, GeoGardenClub

Jenna Deane will be the featured speaker at the May "Innovation Social" of Innovate Bellingham.

What: Innovation Social
When: Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 5pm-7pm
Where: Amendment 21, Bellingham, WA

For more details and to register: https://lu.ma/4bv49spj