diff --git a/spec/helpers/event_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/event_helper_spec.rb
index f029ce3c9..2ed681901 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/event_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/event_helper_spec.rb
@@ -1,15 +1,47 @@
 require 'rails_helper'
 
-# Specs in this file have access to a helper object that includes
-# the EventHelper. For example:
-#
-# describe EventHelper do
-#   describe "string concat" do
-#     it "concats two strings with spaces" do
-#       expect(helper.concat_strings("this","that")).to eq("this that")
-#     end
-#   end
-# end
 RSpec.describe EventHelper, type: :helper do
-  pending "add some examples to (or delete) #{__FILE__}"
+  let(:planting) { FactoryBot.create :planting }
+  let(:harvest) { FactoryBot.create :harvest }
+  let(:seed) { FactoryBot.create :seed }
+  let(:post) { FactoryBot.create :post }
+  let(:comment) { FactoryBot.create :comment }
+  let(:photo) { FactoryBot.create :photo }
+
+  subject { resolve_model(event) }
+  describe 'plantings' do
+    let(:event) { OpenStruct.new(id: planting.id, event_type: 'planting') }
+    it { expect(subject).to eq planting }
+    it { expect(event_description(event)).to have_text "planted #{planting.crop.name}" }
+  end
+
+  describe 'harvests' do
+    let(:event) { OpenStruct.new(id: harvest.id, event_type: 'harvest') }
+    it { expect(subject).to eq harvest }
+    it { expect(event_description(event)).to have_text "harvested" }
+  end
+
+  describe 'seeds' do
+    let(:event) { OpenStruct.new(id: seed.id, event_type: 'seed') }
+    it { expect(subject).to eq seed }
+    it { expect(event_description(event)).to have_text "saved #{seed.crop.name} seeds" }
+  end
+
+  describe 'posts' do
+    let(:event) { OpenStruct.new(id: post.id, event_type: 'post') }
+    it { expect(subject).to eq post }
+    it { expect(event_description(event)).to have_text 'wrote a post' }
+  end
+
+  describe 'comments' do
+    let(:event) { OpenStruct.new(id: comment.id, event_type: 'comment') }
+    it { expect(subject).to eq comment }
+    it { expect(event_description(event)).to have_text 'commented on' }
+  end
+
+  describe 'photos' do
+    let(:event) { OpenStruct.new(id: photo.id, event_type: 'photo') }
+    it { expect(subject).to eq photo }
+    it { expect(event_description(event)).to have_text "took a photo" }
+  end
 end