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For all the staples you can't grow in your Windowfarm, bring them home in this nylon shopping bag featuring the Windowfarms cityscape.
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Already a Windowfarmer? Get 8 fresh seedlings delivered to your door to jumpstart your winter crops. (US ONLY)
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The classic Windowfarm, ready for you to start growing your first crops. (Add $15 for shipping within the US, and $19 for Canada.)
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The classic Windowfarm, plus baby plants and nutrients. Everything you need for your first harvest. US ONLY. Please add $15 shipping.
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INTERNATIONAL ONLY: The classic Windowfarm without a pump or timer (for power supply reasons), but international shipping included.
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Great for restaurants! A custom designed windowfarm similar to new windowfarms with beautiful handmade containers and reservoirs. Windowfarms have been featured at the Whitney Museum and at the 21c Museum/Proof on Main Restaurant in Louisville, KY. Be the first to get a very special system installed at your home or business! The actual required donation for this reward may vary depending on your location; please contact us to discuss before selecting this reward.
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I'm an artist and a technology designer. I founded Windowfarms in 2009 as an open source community art project inspired by Michael Pollan and Clay Shirky. It has grown to include a broad range of designers, engineers, socially-minded business people, and of course the worldwide community of 22,000+ Windowfarmers. Please support me as we take the next leap forward to change the way that people grow and eat food.
If anyone needs to get in touch with Windowfarms directly with questions or to update us with your shipping address, please contact me (Destiny) directly at destiny@windowfarms.org. This is the most efficient way to communicate with us and I am able to respond faster to a more consolidated stream of incoming email traffic in one place. Please know that it still can take me up to a week sometimes to reply to individual messages depending my work load from week to week, but I PROMISE that I will respond to you! Thanks again to everyone for your generous support of the Windowfarms project, your patience, and your kind words of encouragement!
- Destiny at Windowfarms
Same as those before. Moving to new address before then. Where can we update?
So since this is taking so long I need to change where to have this shipped, as we didn't expect this to arrive so late, our lease will be up by then. Would you guys provide some way to confirm shipping addresses before you send them out?
Also what happened to the my.windowfarms.com idea and the new website?
Britta, okay I understand that this is hard and your team is a small one but we (backers) haven't received an update since March 21, 2012. Why not post this as an update and I think that would go a long way toward letting people know what they need to know! I think its reasonable for you to want us to be easy on the girls but mightn't you and the girls be easier on the backers too?
Guys, it is Britta.
1) Thank you thank you thank you again. Thank you for your patience. Thank you for getting it despite us being out of communication.
2) We should be making a lot more updates. We owe it to you guys. This is largely my bad as I have been the main bottle neck. I ask that you please please be easy on the girls. We are getting a LOT of email and we are a tiny growing team facing the unique hurdles of getting US sustainable manufacturing besides. If I could respond to all of your emails myself but I'm focusing on getting you your windowfarms as fast as possible and capturing footage that you will see soon.
3) The ship date IS going to be in August. It took a long time to resolve this issue with the planter molds but we are back on track and have some new firm dates under contract. When we have a chance to get caught up with some video editing we will let you in on more of the process from behind the scenes.
4)The girls are getting emails and communications coming from several different channels- comments here, facebook, our community site, emails directly to our website. It seems that a lot of you are not seeing the emails coming to you through Kickstarter. When we make updates, all of you should be getting emails as backers. If you are not, please do search your spam filters for something from Kickstarter mentioning windowfarms. If you still are not seeing the emails, please send us an email at info@windowfarms.org. That will help us understand what the issues are. We're about to do another update and then send you guys some emails directly from us, so please be on the look out from emails from both us and Kickstarter.
5) I want to just give a shout out of thanks to the law firm Morrisson Foerester who has taken us on as a probono social enterprise case and is making it so much faster to make headway on all this legal work for the contracts! Thank you Mofo!!
Hugs!! Ok heads back down for a few days.
-B
Just in case anyone is wondering.. It looks like the shipment date is sometime in august according to their website. "Orders placed today will be part of the first batch to ship in August 2012. " http://www.windowfarms.org/kits-all-new
You guys need to give more updates. Remember who gave you the funding for this project... Don't alienate them with silence.
That said I knew what I was getting into when I backed this project so I don't mind the wait. But please keep us updated. We back projects so we can feel like we are a part of something. If you take away the communication you take away our motivation for backing in the first place.
Sorry didn't see the Update Tab. Next time an email would be appreciated. Thanks.
April 9th and still now Windowfarm. An update would be appreciated.
I want a refund,!
Hello, as of today March 18th, there is no response or any contact from any of you concerning our Windowfarms. Can you please confirm the delivery date since you promised we will get ours this month. It almost the end of the month and a quick reply will satisfy me. Thank You!
Hello, is there anyone monitoring the email?
I replied to Shivani regarding changing my order from single column to two columns back in Dec. I had couple of email exchange with Shivani, then I don't hear from her or anyone from Windowfarms. Email on updates stopped too. I'd appreciate it if you can acknowledge or provide status of shipment. Thanks.
Hi I would love an update as I also purchased a windowfarm. When will they ship
March is fast approaching, is delivery still on schedule? Some updates will be much appreciated.
I am a backer of the windowfarms however when I was registering/paying to back the company I made a mistake and did not check off the rewards part. since then I have made a request, hoping to still get a windowfarm ...as I paid for one. But no one will respond back to me. I am really wanting a windowfarm as it was a gift for my husband. I am hoping if I write something on here, maybe someone from the company will get back to me!! Any suggestions?
Hello! We received the card yesterday! :) However, the links (both URL and QR code) go to a company called Dojo4 and not to windowfarms, even though the link includes "windowfarms.org" in the name. I guess the main difference is the "my." Could you please let me know what the correct link should be? Thanks! We're looking forward to start windowfarming this spring!
Hello! I'm excited to have participated in the initial kickstart! I purchased the two column as a gift and immediately completed the survey with appropriate addresses etc. As of yesterday, the recipient has yet to receive the written card/welcome that was promoted for the holidays. Anyway to see if this was mailed out as originally advertised?
I pledged $ for a classic Windowfarm as a gift for my daughter, on your website I read that "nutrients, plants, seed starter plugs are sold separately", so how can I get these for her as well?
Thanks!
Congratulations, you made it happen!
Would be helpful to state unit'' dimensions on your website. Also, you need to show on the splash page those glorious greenery pictures that hooked me on your project.
Can the components be re-configured by the buyer to fit different sized windows? Most of my sunny windows are 2 - 3 bottles tall, approx 6 bottles wide. Can we buy components such as pumps and timers separately from you? Thank you.
Email has been sent! Thx :)
UPDATE: WIndowfarms now available on our website at http://www.windowfarms.org/kits-all-new!
SG: We would actually have to charge you slightly differently for that--two separate columns require two pumps and two timers, so the price is a little higher, and we would need to add additional shipping. Can you email us here or at info@windowfarms.org and we'll help you figure it out?
I ordered a two column window farm and was hoping to receive two one column window farms to give as two separate gifts. I indicated this on the survey but I just wanted to make sure that it would be possible? I made the assumption they did not come attached, but I may have been wrong
@ Katherine and Kim (and anyone else having problems with the survey): please email us through kickstarter or to info@windowfarms.org with your relevant gift and shipping information. So sorry for the problems with the survey!
To: Windowfarms Project
I tried this morning to complete the survey and it worked!!! Woohoo !!!
It must have been a browser issue, this morning I am using FireFox (I kept getting the error that all fields must be completed, even though I did enter N/A in the empty fields) ... looking forward of growing my own stuff ...
Because I only entered 1 shipping address for one of the gifts, so I need to be able to tell you the rest of the addresses.
Hi. I hope I answered the way I needed to to indicate that I bought 5 separate windowfarms with nutrients and they all 5 have different shipping addresses and all but 1 are gifts. please let me know if my survey was done the way it needed to be done. thanks!!
In the survey box put N/A in every single box...
I tried responding to your 'rewards' email, and it didnt like it.? I anwered all 4 questions but it kept saying I didnt answer them all? tryied on here and by email...
If it tells you that you have not completed all fields, just enter 'n/a' in those free-form text fields. That fixed it for me.
Peter- Kickstarter will not let us handle the shipment costs through their interface anymore after the project close. We are going to have to set something up on our website to handle those shipping payments. I should have it finished by Sunday. I share your frustration and I am sorry.
Stephane- Can you tell me precisely what the trouble is that you are having with the survey? Unfortunately, Kickstarter will not let us resend it, so we have to handle all of these problems by hand. Please be patient with us.
I am not able to complete the questionnaire as many others ... what to do?
I also forgot to add shipping, I called amazon payments and they can't add it on. They told me to contact the project leader. Not sure what to do. I sent a message to windowfarms.
So I wasn't paying attention and pledged $99 but did not add the shipping to that but I can't seem to adjust the amount to add shipping. Not sure what to do at this point.
Claudia - I had the same issue. I got through it by entering something in every text field. For instance, in the "If YES" and "If NO" boxes, I just put in and underscore ( _ ) and it went through. Hope this helps.
Hi - trying to complete the survey I received, but am having trouble. It seems to think I haven't answered all the questions but I think I have. :-) thanks. cibradley@gmail.com
So proud of you Britta and all the people that you have working for you! Now comes the hard part.....lol!
If you need someone with a degree in management....let me know!
Amanda
So exciting what you guys have done!
I can't wait for everything to be finished so that I can start growing my own food. ;)
Yeah! I have long been fantasizing about having window farms in the windows of my new Natural Medicine office, and discovered that I was doing it at the perfect time to be involved in this project! How beautiful and fun and a great way to remind people what food looks like. Thank you Britta and friends, you are an inspiration!
Hullo all! I pledged November 22 after a friend told me about this project and have been checking in everyday to see what was happening. I am very very very pleased to see that the production will stay in North America, that so many people supported the project and that I will get to see my windowfarms in the new year! As a potentially addictive side effect of my investment in windowfarms, I also have become as addicted to kickstarter.com as I am to kiva.org (a very serious addiction indeed!!!), and I absolutely cannot wait to be able to have local projects from Canada listed on kickstarter too!
Nevermind! Found it!
Where do I find "Manage My Pledge?"
Ditto on Harvey's comment below re. shipping cost to Canada. I am assuming the update you sent was incorrect, ie should be $118 with shipping. Please advise.
I just want to say how impressed I am with what you have accomplished here, and even more impressed that you were able to raise the money need.
Kudos to you!
I pledged 118 dollars for the one column window farm, and i need it to be shipped to canada.
You posted on this website that it's 19 dollars to ship to canada, so 99 + 19 = 118.
however, in the email you sent us you said 119 dollars for shipping to canada.
please let me know if I need to change my pledge to 119 because the website is wrong,
or if it's ok to stay with 118 and that you made an error in the email.
thank you
Not only is the COOLEST and economical idea I have seen in a long time....there is a great reason behind it. I just wish I had more money to back with so that I could have gotten a Windowfarm. I live in Maine and weather kills about 6 months of our growing season and I am just starting my new lifestyle of living healthier.....(40 lbs gone in 6 months).
Britta you are an inspiration!
JD Stillwater- Unfortunately not. We are a hybrid organization. We have a non-profit portion of our organization that supports the DIY work that I talk about in my TED talk but this transaction is with the for profit side that sponsors that work. Also, Kickstarter does not allow tax deductible donations.
I noticed you are a .org. Is any portion of my pledge tax-deductible?
We are so psyched to be supporting/participating in this exciting project! Our updated pledge is for three two-column Windowfarms...all Christmas gifts to dear friends. But we'd originally also wanted the $169 model for our own light-deprived apartment, but I couldn't see how to order more than one type of set up in the one pledge. Do we need to log on via a second email address to do so? (We can do this, using my husband's email, but I wanted to try and do it all in one.)
Eagerly awaiting your response!
and CONGRATULATIONS!!!!