Welcome to TheGrassNetwork.com. With 25+ years experience in the industry, along with an adult lifetime of dabbling in computers, programming, data and IT, I have had the opportunity to develop a tool to assist in the day-to-day processing of customer orders for the turfgrass industry.
When I came into the industry, everything was pencil and paper. An order pad, hand written invoices, a ledger book, and a big easel pad on the wall to give a visual of the day�s work were the tools of the day. We advanced with technology implementing a local area network (LAN) for the accounting and invoicing side of the operation. Orders were still processed manually. The idea for a computerized application to do this was conceptualized in 2007.
By spring 2008 we had our first multi-user LAN based electronic order dispatch system, �EODS�, up and running. This worked well, but it was lacking. Since the system was built to run on a LAN it lacked accessibility if you weren�t at the office. In 2008, grassnetwork.com, was established. The original �EODS� interface was redesigned and the app and data was migrated to the web. This allowed us to access data remotely.
TheGrassNetwork.com was established in 2011. Until then, grassnetwork.com was only designed to handle one farm�s order processing needs. The new concept was to provide software as a service to multiple farms and their individual users along with a mobile-friendly interface. In the spring of 2014 another farm was added to the system, hence the birth of TheGrassNetwork.com, a true network of farms each having access to their private data.
TheGrassNetwork has been developed and hosted on an in-house web/data server most of it�s life and now has been migrated into what has become known as the �cloud� to provide reliability and speed expected by today�s user.
As the app has evolved, the concept of recording and processing today�s orders has not. We hope you will find this tool a useful addition to your operation. TheGrassNetwork.com is offering select farms an opportunity to join the network. Not asking you to leave the pencil and paper behind yet, we would like for you to take the test drive. We don�t expect this app will be totally what you are accustomed to and are open to input from our subscribing members.
Technology is a moving target. I was once told, �Anything put into a computer would be lost and gone forever�. I continue taking that challenge and invite you to tag along.
TheGrassNetwork is not in the business of reselling or sharing your information. We are in the business of providing a service to you to ease the pain of your day-to-day order processing. We provide a secure connection, data storage, and a means of accessing your data. The data is yours.
Thank you. You may contact me by text or telephone. 979-453-1215.