(ETA: Four people took the plunge! Now enough for 7 people more--for a total of 11, thanks Aviatrix, Li'l Missy, Aoi, EnnuiStreet, Vera Strange, mince, Crashtestpilot, Maruchan, and Revrent for bonus starter seeds!)
(ETA2: Fortunately-or-unfortunately I am going to have to external donations into this fund for the moment because I think everybody's generosity is in danger of outstripping demand--which is such a cool problem to have! I'm keeping track of donations received and I'll try to get everything back if there aren't takers. But feel free to refer anyone to this thread who you think could be interested.)
I really like working toward achievements. There are a number of achievements for people who plant between 37-5003 herbs. To work on these achievements, I sold my 50k house and moved to a 7.5k bog house. This has been awesome.
I'm not going to say that's the only good way to go for achievements or harvest large numbers of herbs, but I think that if more people made that leap, it would reduce the chance they could have experiences that would make them angry and indignant. If herbs are key to your current play style, I urge you to think it over. I'm not blaming the victim(s)--people shouldn't be jerks. But it's totally within your power to eliminate 100% of the chance of jerks from your herb related activities! For three people, that choice could be free. Plus, the houses are way fun. And they're not permanent. You can hop between them later. I know I plan to.
5k bog houses have 1 Dark Patch, A Firefly Swarm, 2 Mortar Barnacles, an 18-slot storage cabinet, 1 Trophy Case, and 9 Herb Garden plots.
I'll give 5k to the first three people who reply, who:
- Are generally willing to move to a bog house soon, and set this money aside for that house
- Aren't replying with their alt character/aren't buying a house for their alt character
- Don't already live in a bog home
- Have the "Mixed Herbalist" (planted 37 herbs) badge or higher
I won't ask for/expect/want a key.
I'll check the achievement before I hit send, and I'll probably poke around to see what house you chose afterwards, but I'm not going to kick up a fuss or call you out if people cheat me out of a couple thousand currants. I know it's a risk. It would be cool if you were cool about it, though! I also reserve the right to choose my people carefully--it will generally be the first three, but please don't be a crazy person if you're #6 or you have a bog house already.
So just reply and confirm:
1. Your Glitch's name
2. Tell me this is your main character or a character you play often
3. Tell me why you plant herbs (Won't count against you, I'd actually find it refreshing to hear someone say "I plant herbs to make boatloads of cash")
4. Tell me you'll use this for moving
And bam! I'll update the subject line once we're sorted.
Even if you don't make the three--if you are a fan of herb growing who's currently using community gardens, please consider what I've said!