• Bloggers (it's free advertising for their blogs; they can do unique content here, too, of course)
• Gardeners
• Foodies (not by the Wikipedia definition, particularly, but, as in, people who have an interest in new ingredients or new uses for ingredients, as well as in experimental cooking to learn new things, as well as those who are generally interested in flavor)
• Cooks/chefs
• Herbalists
* People interested in nutrition
• Farmers
• People who sell produce and other food
• Food preservationists
• Lawful consumers, vendors, etc. of food, produce, herbs, spices, condiments, seeds, plants, and livestock (not particularly people who want to do it on the forum itself).
• Preppers / Survivalists (as in, people who still want to eat, ideally sustainably, if grocery stores and electricity disappear)
• People who believe that gardening shouldn't be expensive.
• Plant/animal breeders
• Genetic preservationists
• People who like unusual stuff
• People who like to learn and share
• People who like plants and animals
• People who like to document what they're doing (food-wise, gardening-wise, etc.)
• Wildlife enthusiasts
• People who like to read
• Researchers (particularly those looking for ideas of things to research)
• People who want a good watermelon forum to exist
• Botanists
• Geneticists
• People who are interested in health properties of different foods and plants
• People on special diets
• Seed vendors
• Hymnologists
• Others
Note that you need not meet all of this criteria to be a welcome member of the site, but whatever else your background, the site intends to target only those who are interested in or who are respectful of family-friendly stuff. It's not for
everyone, per se.
Climate:
BSk
USDA hardiness zone: 6