NearGreen - Philadelphia Food Resource

This repo is forked from the backend of Food Oasis LA.

Technology Stack

• Language: Python 3.5
• Datastore: Postgres
• Framework: Django-Rest
• VirtualEnv
• Deployment: Heroku

Setup

Quickstart

1. Install Postgres and start server.
2. Clone app git clone https://github.com/neargreenphilly/backend.git
3. Make a virtualenv (python 3) mkvirtualenv --python=$(which python3) neargreen
4. Run the setup script: make setup

Detailed instructions are available in CONTRIBUTING.md

Architecture Notes

The backend will serve a REST API that will initially consist of types and locations of fresh food within Philadelphia.

PLEASE DO NOT USE CSVs in this repo

The current .CSV datasets have been organized into the following general categories: Community Gardens, Farmer's Markets, Food Banks, Grocery Stores, Supermarkets & Convenience Stores.

Tutorials

• Django-Rest Quickstart
• Django-Rest 7 Part Tutorial
• Intro to VirtualEnv
• Suggested helper for VirtualEnv: Virtualenvwrapper