diff --git a/app/models/crop.rb b/app/models/crop.rb
index b5340c71b..ba2b8acaa 100644
--- a/app/models/crop.rb
+++ b/app/models/crop.rb
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class Crop < ActiveRecord::Base
   # searches for crops whose names match the string given
   # just uses SQL LIKE for now, but can be made fancier later
   def self.search(query)
-    where("name LIKE ?", "%#{query}%")
+    where("name ILIKE ?", "%#{query}%")
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/crop_spec.rb b/spec/models/crop_spec.rb
index 1cc46fe93..c89328904 100644
--- a/spec/models/crop_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/crop_spec.rb
@@ -321,6 +321,9 @@ describe Crop do
     it "doesn't find non-matches" do
       Crop.search('mush').should_not include @crop
     end
+    it "searches case insensitively" do
+      Crop.search('mUsH').should include @mushroom
+    end
   end
 
 end