Kickstarter Follow-Up: CitySprout Beats The Odds

Kickstarter campaigns are anything but sure bets.

Last month, CitySprout fell short of its goal to raise $25,000; aimed at starting a farm-to-city initiative, that would bridge the gap between local farmers and city folk, hosting an online marketplace for the two to connect.

Ideally: You would go to the CitySpout website, enter your zip code and see what farmers were planning to bring to your neighborhood that week, what the costs would be and where you could pick up the goods. It would be more convenient than a farmer's market or a CSA, which requires a long-term commitment and usually a down payment.  But alas, times are tough and running a start-up ain't easy.

Good news though, folks:

CitySprout is plowing ahead! Kickstarter money be damned. It might take them slightly longer to get things up and running, but it's a worthy cause and these people are determined.

So, if you want CitySprout in your neighborhood, sign up on their site and let them know. Their farmers are ready to deliver, and once a mere 100 people express an interest in one area, they'll start the shipments. Feeling ambitious? Take it upon yourself to organize a local initiative to sign 100 of your neighbors up--if you do, CitySprout will credit you with 100 "CitySprout Bucks"--that's a good amount of kale, people.

Either way, next time you're feeling beaten by the Kickstarter odds (or any shortage of funding, really), remember these particular entrepreneurs--driven enough and passionate enough to still make it happen.