Trust policy

Review policy

Reviews are reader-submitted notes intended to add context, not to turn the directory into a ranking system.

What reviews are for

Reviews help readers understand lived experience: what a place feels like, whether the listing still reflects reality, and whether details need correcting.

How reviews are handled

  • Reviews are submitted directly to Homegrown and checked before publication.
  • Submissions may be edited lightly for clarity, formatting, and privacy, but not for promotional spin.
  • Corrections or factual updates included in a review are treated as maintenance input and may update the listing separately.
  • Abusive, defamatory, irrelevant, or clearly bad-faith submissions are not published.

What reviews do not mean

  • They do not create a ranked leaderboard.
  • They do not replace direct verification of current hours, sourcing, or availability.
  • They do not imply endorsement by Homegrown.