GeoTagging & Green Bucks

In our active lifestyles, one of the popular terms regarding the outdoors, spatial data, GPS (you know where I’m going with this one…) is: Geotagging. I must admit, I’m new to the geotagging game of going out to a spatial position/ location and finding a clue or a picture or a surprise… or trees and vegetation. The exciting thing about geotagging is that everyone can do it; it’s like a scavenger hunt for people of all ages.

Charlestown Land Trust is adapting this geotagging idea and making a game out of it. I promise more details will be posted here and on our website in the next few weeks.

Now you're probably thinking: how does this relate to the Charlestown Farmers' Market??

After you visit a certain amount of protected open space properties in Charlestown and Southern Rhode Island and take pictures. You will send in the pictures and receive Green Bucks in return. Green Bucks work like money at the farmers' market.

Another big question: how does visiting protected open space relate to the farmers’ market?

Actually, many farms in Southern Rhode Island are protected. Visiting these farms is a great way to meet the farmers and learn about where your food is coming from in Rhode Island.

We want you to visit, enjoy, and benefit from the protected open space in Charlestown! Once the “geotagging rules” for CLT are up, join us and take lots of pictures. The more sites you visit and document, the more green bucks you can receive for the farmers’ market. It’s a win-win in my mind!

(Looks familiar? This picture is from the summer. It was taken out by the protected open space found behind the Cross Mills' Public Library. In our CLT geotagging game, pictures with animals, nests, and exciting things will be worth extra green bucks!!)

If you have any questions, feel free to email me at: Charlestownlandtrust@gmail.com  

-Your Charlestown Land Trust