From My Kitchen to Yours: I Built a Food Swap Board for My Neighborhood
This is a submission for the DEV Weekend Challenge: Community 💁🏽♀️ The Community In my part of the world (Southeast Asia), we have a beautiful culture of "အိမ်နီးနားချင်း", "Gotong Royong" or "Bayanihan." It’s that unwritten rule that if your mango tree is overflowing, you don’t let the fruit rot, you pass it over the fence to your neighbor. This culture is still alive in some parts of rural areas. However, in our modern, fast-paced neighborhoods, we’ve lost that "over the fence" connection. I built this app to bring that village-style sharing into the digital age. 🥔 What I Built NextDoor is a lightweight, real-time bulletin board for food sharing. It’s a "zero-waste" tool that lets neighbors post surplus garden harvests, pantry extras, or home-cooked meals. The Goal is to make sure no wasted food happens in my home or in our neighborhood. And there is also direct-to-WhatsApp integration that skips the "official" sign-up friction and gets neighbors talking instantly. 🚀 Core Features R
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