What's live · What's coming
The honest version. Updated as we ship.
We'd rather tell you what isn't working yet than have you discover it the hard way. This is the authoritative status board for everything Good Soil Society is building.
Currently 4 live out of 23 tracked items. Last updated: September 3, 2026.
Website
| Feature | Status | When |
|---|---|---|
goodsoilsociety.com | LiveAll informational pages live. | — |
Email signup forms | LiveLive and capturing submissions. Every form on every page writes directly to our subscriber database — we read every entry. | — |
Contact form | LiveLive. Messages route into our inbox and are reviewed within a couple business days. Prefer email? hello@goodsoilsociety.com works too. | — |
Blog | In developmentFive cornerstone articles being written. Newsletter signup opens with first publication. | Week 4 of the website build |
Resource library (PDFs) | In developmentBeing written. Not advertised anywhere on the site until the first one is finished — no signup forms, no countdown. | — |
GSS App
| Feature | Status | When |
|---|---|---|
iOS + Android app | In developmentBuilt in Expo. Submitting to App Store / Play Store requires the billing layer to ship first. | App Store review begins late Phase 7 |
Account signup + login | In developmentAuthentication built; deploying with the public app release. | — |
Sower — Conversational Mode | In developmentThe chat-style mode, part of the Steward tier (7-day free trial). Edge function + chat UI built; grounded in the GSS knowledge vault. | — |
Sower — Garden Planner | In developmentA season-by-season planting guide tuned to your zone, space, and goals — what to plant, when, and what grows well together. Built; part of Steward, launches alongside Conversational Mode. | — |
Sower — more modes | PlannedAdditional Sower modes are in development. We don't name a mode here until it's ready to use; each unlocks automatically for Steward members as it ships. | — |
Find Local Food directory | In developmentLive for everyone at launch. Seeded with a few reference listings; real local listings populate as farms and makers pledge to the Good Soil Standard and get listed. | — |
Billing & Subscriptions
| Feature | Status | When |
|---|---|---|
Free tier (Seedling) | In developmentFree forever: the local food directory. No Sower, no card required. | with app launch |
Steward tier ($10/mo · 7-day free trial) | In developmentSower's Conversational Mode — 20 questions a day — plus every new mode as it ships, starting with Garden Planner. Starts with a 7-day free trial: card required, $10/mo after, cancel anytime. | with app launch |
Good Soil Approved Store
| Feature | Status | When |
|---|---|---|
Affiliate product catalog | In developmentFounder-vetted product list being built. First ~30 products launch with the store. | — |
Pretty Link redirects | In development/go/{slug} link infrastructure pending DNS + Pretty Links configuration. | — |
The Good Soil Market
| Feature | Status | When |
|---|---|---|
Vendor application | In developmentForm is live. Submissions queued via the website tables (landing this week). Reviewed personally within 14 days of receipt. | — |
Customer waitlist | In developmentForm is live. Same submission-queue note as above. Used to map demand by ZIP for the eventual venue. | — |
Pop-up market events | PlannedFirst event being planned. Will be announced once vendor + customer waitlists hit the threshold from Doc 5 §9.9. | — |
Virtual market (pre-orders) | PlannedStripe Connect integration for split payments to vendors. Launches ~30 days after the first pop-up event. | Launch+30 days |
Permanent venue (Central Texas) | PlannedLand + barn purchase happens only after the validation milestones in Doc 5 §9.9 are hit. Currently in the gathering phase. | 18–24 months from website launch |
The Good Soil Standard
| Feature | Status | When |
|---|---|---|
Standard (plain language) | LiveThe full plain-language standard is published — core commitments plus per-category practices for plants, animals, and prepared food. | — |
Good Soil Pledged tier | In developmentApplication form open. Growers publicly commit to the Good Soil Standard and get listed free, no visit required. The first listings are the founders' personal network. | — |
Good Soil Verified tier | In developmentThe premium tier — requires that the practices were confirmed on the farm, by our visit or by an outside certification's own inspection. The first Verified listings are confirmed as the founders visit their personal network of growers. | — |
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