My Patch vs. The Gardens: Where do I work?

Understanding the difference between your personal satchel and shared community projects.

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My Patch

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Gardens

ARA has two distinct views for tasks (Seeds). Knowing the difference helps keep the community organized without cluttering your personal mind-space.

My Patch (Personal)

My Patch is your private dashboard. It aggregates every Seed assigned to you from across the entire Sanctuary.

  • It shows tasks from Gardens where you are a member.
  • It shows personal tasks you created just for yourself (that don't belong to any Garden).
  • It shows Rhythm tasks (chores) currently assigned to you.

Use My Patch to answer: "What do I need to do today?"

The Gardens (Communal)

Gardens are shared project spaces (e.g., "Vegetable Plot", "Legal Committee", "Winter Festival").

  • Tasks here are visible to all members of that Garden.
  • Used for planning, delegating, and seeing the "big picture" of a project.

Use Gardens to answer: "How is this project progressing?"