Interface & User Experience
Choy - Community Garden Sharing Hub
Entrant: Yiran Mao, Zaiying Li, Qianyue Yuwen, Hongming Li
2025
Silver
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CategoryInterface & User Experience
Class / SubcategoryUser Experience (UX)
Product UX
Product UX
Country / Region
United States
Choy is a collaborative gardening platform that transforms private gardens and fields into shared growing spaces, fostering community bonds through collective cultivation. It allows Hosts to share underused spaces while empowering community members to grow fresh, culturally cherished vegetables, often hard to find abroad, using smart insights and guided care. Choy offers the Chinese community a taste of home, connecting them to authentic produce and creating vibrant gardens where neighbors unite to cultivate together, bridging cultural divides and strengthening local connections.
Choy caters to urban dwellers seeking organic vegetables and busy individuals who open their gardens to the community. Hosts install a smart monitor that syncs real-time data to provide expert planting insights, while Gardeners use an intuitive app and its watch extension for step-by-step guidance in planning visits and nurturing plants. More than just an app, Choy fosters a dynamic ecosystem rooted in growth, sustainability, and cultural exchange, transforming individual gardens into communal hubs where everyone thrives together.
Choy caters to urban dwellers seeking organic vegetables and busy individuals who open their gardens to the community. Hosts install a smart monitor that syncs real-time data to provide expert planting insights, while Gardeners use an intuitive app and its watch extension for step-by-step guidance in planning visits and nurturing plants. More than just an app, Choy fosters a dynamic ecosystem rooted in growth, sustainability, and cultural exchange, transforming individual gardens into communal hubs where everyone thrives together.
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Yiran Mao
Zaiying Li
Qianyue Yuwen
Hongming Li
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