"The voice of the farmers" in Kiswahili, is a collaborative, multimedia knowledge base created by farmers from the Chambezi region of the Bagamoyo District in Tanzania. By using smartphones, farmers gather audiovisual evidence of their practices, and publish images and voice recordings on the Internet.
"Tools for democratizing information, increasing transparency and lowering the barriers for individuals to share their stories."
"SwiftRiver is an open source platform that aims to democratize access to tools for filtering & making sense of real-time information."
Real Time Farms helps you understand where your food comes from. You can learn about farms in your area, and see where you can get their goods at farmers markets, farm stands, and restaurants around you.