Rooted Carrot Co-op Mobile App

Summary

Members of the Rooted Carrot Co-op in Iowa’s Cedar Valley can access information on the go with Android and iOS mobile apps.

Challenge

While the Rooted Carrot Co-op is looking for its physical home, members and business partners still want to engage with the organization. The Community Partners program was a great way to do that, but it was difficult to manage and hard for members to track.

Solution

Far Reach built a mobile app—using cross-platform development for both Android and iOS apps—that connects members and community partners with the co-op. Members can access their member cards and easily see discounts from local businesses around the community.

Before the mobile app, Rooted Carrot was communicating partner discounts on its website, through downloadable PDFs, and with printable cutouts to hang on the fridge. All of these got dated quickly as new partners were added or offers were changed.

When the co-op presented the finished mobile app to an industry association, they learned that Rooted Carrot is the only co-op in the country that has built a mobile app like this. Others are interested in following suit.

"We appreciated Chris’s careful consideration of the work that was in front of us and his ability to navigate decisions by committee."

Tom Wickersham | Former Board President at Rooted Carrot Cooperative Market