Hi there! I'm Aaron, a developer passionate about the intersection of technology and nature. I create open-source projects focused on environmental monitoring, IoT automation, and mycology (mushroom cultivation).
- 🍄 Mushroom Cultivation Quiz - Educational platform for mycology enthusiasts
- 🌊 PiAquaPulse - Citizen science water quality monitoring
- 🏠 Automated Mushroom Farm - IoT solutions for sustainable cultivation
- 🔬 SmartSense - Advanced environmental monitoring platform
- Environmental Monitoring - Building tools to help understand and protect our ecosystems
- Sustainable Agriculture - Technology solutions for efficient mushroom cultivation
- Citizen Science - Platforms that enable community-driven environmental research
- IoT & Raspberry Pi - Making environmental data collection accessible and affordable
- Educational Tools - Sharing knowledge about mycology and environmental science
Your support helps me:
- 🔬 Develop Better Tools - Invest in sensors, hardware, and cloud infrastructure for environmental monitoring projects
- 📚 Create Educational Content - Develop comprehensive guides, tutorials, and interactive learning materials
- 🌍 Expand Project Reach - Scale citizen science initiatives to more communities and ecosystems
- ⚡ Dedicate More Time - Spend more time on open-source development instead of just side-project time
- 🤝 Support the Community - Maintain and improve existing projects that people depend on
- Keep my environmental monitoring projects running with fresh sensors and calibration materials
- Regular updates and bug fixes to existing projects
- Invest in better testing equipment for water quality and environmental monitoring
- Add new features and expand project capabilities
- Create detailed documentation and tutorials
- Dedicate significant time to major new features and projects
- Launch community initiatives and collaborative research
- Develop professional-grade tools for environmental monitoring
- Create comprehensive educational platforms
- 40% - Hardware, sensors, and testing equipment
- 30% - Cloud infrastructure and hosting costs
- 20% - Development tools and software licenses
- 10% - Community events and educational materials
- 🎯 Successfully deployed automated mushroom cultivation systems
- 📊 Built water quality monitoring platform used by local environmental groups
- 🎓 Created educational quiz platform with 500+ mycology questions
- 🔧 Contributed to environmental monitoring frameworks
- 🌊 Collected water quality data from multiple river systems
- 🙏 Name listed in project READMEs (if desired)
- 📧 Monthly project updates and behind-the-scenes insights
- 🎯 Early access to new features and tools
- 📱 Access to private sponsor Discord channel
- 🗳️ Vote on upcoming project priorities
- 📊 Access to raw data from environmental monitoring projects
- 🎥 Monthly video calls to discuss projects and ideas
- 🛠️ Custom feature requests and priority development
- 📋 Detailed project reports and technical documentation
- 🤝 Direct collaboration on projects relevant to your interests
- 📞 Quarterly one-on-one strategy sessions
- 🎨 Custom project development for your environmental initiatives
As I grow my sponsor community, I'll highlight collaborative projects and sponsor-driven initiatives here.
I believe in transparency! Here's what your sponsorship has helped achieve recently:
- Latest Updates: Check my recent commits
- Project Roadmaps: Available in individual repository issues
- Community Impact: Regular posts about real-world applications of our tools
Not ready to sponsor but want to help?
- ⭐ Star my repositories to increase visibility
- 🐛 Report bugs and suggest features to improve the projects
- 📝 Contribute code or documentation - all skill levels welcome
- 📢 Share projects with others who might find them useful
- 💬 Join discussions in issues and contribute ideas
- 🌐 Website: aaronjacobs-chelt.github.io
- 🍄 Mushroom Farm: HappyCaps.co.uk
- 📸 Instagram: @tooweird2live
- 📧 Email: Available to sponsors for direct communication
Every contribution, no matter the size, makes a real difference in advancing open-source environmental technology. Together, we can build tools that help understand and protect our natural world while sharing knowledge with the global community.
Ready to sponsor? Click the "Sponsor" button above or visit github.com/sponsors/aaronjacobs-chelt
"Technology and nature aren't opposites - they're partners in creating a sustainable future." 🌱