Beta vII.1 of Freedom Gardens is estimated to launch in August. This upgraded, updated, feature-rich programming will make the Freedom Gardens site better than ever. Work and improvements have stopped on Freedom Gardens for awhile until this new programming can be put in. We appreciate your patience and hope that there won’t be many disruptions to your enjoyment of the site.

We expect to have this done in the next couple of weeks;
1.) Transfer of site to faster database.

2.) Improved styling of site (better navigation, faster loading header)

3.) More content (how to use site, terms of use, privacy policy)

4.) Community Blog (for automatic import of users’ blog posts with specified tags)

5.) Improved forum with these features:
#WYSIWYG Editor
# Signatures
# Attachments on posts
# Extended member information on every post
# Member ranking (depending on number of written posts)
# Posts rating
# Possibility to make the forum public (with Search Engine Optimization)
# Sticky posts, announcements, locked topics
# Browse latest postings page
# Emoticons
# Forum Pruning

5.) Launch of “Kitchen” recipe sharing section

6.) Improved layout of site with dynamic updates

7.) Trading / Swap area for seeds, tools, garden supplies.

9.) Improved profile layout.

10.) Integration with user’s personal sites

11.) User contributed content / wiki

12.) Launch of “Tallyhoe” contest

13.) “Groups” feature on the network

14.) New images and buttons and “networking” icons similar to myspace and facebook

15.) Printable “cards” with your profile info for “hand-out” networking with friends and family

And that’s just the beginning! Your donations and support will help us to continue to grow.

Any questions, just leave a message here. I’ve been working away at this site and appreciate your patience as I continue to try and make this a better community.

Peace,
Jordanne