diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/forums.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/forums.js.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..761567942
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/forums.js.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Place all the behaviors and hooks related to the matching controller here.
+# All this logic will automatically be available in application.js.
+# You can use CoffeeScript in this file: http://jashkenas.github.com/coffee-script/
diff --git a/app/controllers/forums_controller.rb b/app/controllers/forums_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..806ba2574
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/forums_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+class ForumsController < ApplicationController
+  # GET /forums
+  # GET /forums.json
+  def index
+    @forums = Forum.all
+
+    respond_to do |format|
+      format.html # index.html.erb
+      format.json { render json: @forums }
+    end
+  end
+
+  # GET /forums/1
+  # GET /forums/1.json
+  def show
+    @forum = Forum.find(params[:id])
+
+    respond_to do |format|
+      format.html # show.html.erb
+      format.json { render json: @forum }
+    end
+  end
+
+  # GET /forums/new
+  # GET /forums/new.json
+  def new
+    @forum = Forum.new
+
+    respond_to do |format|
+      format.html # new.html.erb
+      format.json { render json: @forum }
+    end
+  end
+
+  # GET /forums/1/edit
+  def edit
+    @forum = Forum.find(params[:id])
+  end
+
+  # POST /forums
+  # POST /forums.json
+  def create
+    @forum = Forum.new(params[:forum])
+
+    respond_to do |format|
+      if @forum.save
+        format.html { redirect_to @forum, notice: 'Forum was successfully created.' }
+        format.json { render json: @forum, status: :created, location: @forum }
+      else
+        format.html { render action: "new" }
+        format.json { render json: @forum.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  # PUT /forums/1
+  # PUT /forums/1.json
+  def update
+    @forum = Forum.find(params[:id])
+
+    respond_to do |format|
+      if @forum.update_attributes(params[:forum])
+        format.html { redirect_to @forum, notice: 'Forum was successfully updated.' }
+        format.json { head :no_content }
+      else
+        format.html { render action: "edit" }
+        format.json { render json: @forum.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  # DELETE /forums/1
+  # DELETE /forums/1.json
+  def destroy
+    @forum = Forum.find(params[:id])
+    @forum.destroy
+
+    respond_to do |format|
+      format.html { redirect_to forums_url }
+      format.json { head :no_content }
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/helpers/forums_helper.rb b/app/helpers/forums_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e531fd46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/helpers/forums_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+module ForumsHelper
+end
diff --git a/app/models/forum.rb b/app/models/forum.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..822098801
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/forum.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+class Forum < ActiveRecord::Base
+  attr_accessible :description, :name, :owner_id
+end
diff --git a/app/views/forums/_form.html.haml b/app/views/forums/_form.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..05c4d5538
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/forums/_form.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+= form_for @forum do |f|
+  - if @forum.errors.any?
+    #error_explanation
+      %h2= "#{pluralize(@forum.errors.count, "error")} prohibited this forum from being saved:"
+      %ul
+        - @forum.errors.full_messages.each do |msg|
+          %li= msg
+
+  .field
+    = f.label :name
+    = f.text_field :name
+  .field
+    = f.label :description
+    = f.text_area :description
+  .field
+    = f.label :owner_id
+    = f.number_field :owner_id
+  .actions
+    = f.submit 'Save'
diff --git a/app/views/forums/edit.html.haml b/app/views/forums/edit.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88c265f45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/forums/edit.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+%h1 Editing forum
+
+= render 'form'
+
+= link_to 'Show', @forum
+\|
+= link_to 'Back', forums_path
diff --git a/app/views/forums/index.html.haml b/app/views/forums/index.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aac289aae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/forums/index.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+%h1 Listing forums
+
+%table
+  %tr
+    %th Name
+    %th Description
+    %th Owner
+    %th
+    %th
+    %th
+
+  - @forums.each do |forum|
+    %tr
+      %td= forum.name
+      %td= forum.description
+      %td= forum.owner_id
+      %td= link_to 'Show', forum
+      %td= link_to 'Edit', edit_forum_path(forum)
+      %td= link_to 'Destroy', forum, method: :delete, data: { confirm: 'Are you sure?' }
+
+%br
+
+= link_to 'New Forum', new_forum_path
diff --git a/app/views/forums/new.html.haml b/app/views/forums/new.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..45a9dc26a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/forums/new.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+%h1 New forum
+
+= render 'form'
+
+= link_to 'Back', forums_path
diff --git a/app/views/forums/show.html.haml b/app/views/forums/show.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f2f1eacb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/forums/show.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+%p#notice= notice
+
+%p
+  %b Name:
+  = @forum.name
+%p
+  %b Description:
+  = @forum.description
+%p
+  %b Owner:
+  = @forum.owner_id
+
+= link_to 'Edit', edit_forum_path(@forum)
+\|
+= link_to 'Back', forums_path
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index c3c818b43..4577680c5 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 Growstuff::Application.routes.draw do
+  resources :forums
+
+
   devise_for :members, :controllers => { :registrations => "registrations" }
 
   resources :plantings
diff --git a/db/migrate/20130213014511_create_forums.rb b/db/migrate/20130213014511_create_forums.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6388876e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20130213014511_create_forums.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+class CreateForums < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def change
+    create_table :forums do |t|
+      t.string :name, :null => false
+      t.text :description, :null => false
+      t.integer :owner_id, :null => false
+
+      t.timestamps
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 9b65a025a..4b8ae4410 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended to check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 20130212001748) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 20130213014511) do
 
   create_table "comments", :force => true do |t|
     t.integer  "post_id",    :limit => 255, :null => false
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 20130212001748) do
   add_index "crops", ["slug"], :name => "index_crops_on_slug", :unique => true
   add_index "crops", ["system_name"], :name => "index_crops_on_system_name"
 
+  create_table "forums", :force => true do |t|
+    t.string   "name",        :null => false
+    t.text     "description", :null => false
+    t.integer  "owner_id",    :null => false
+    t.datetime "created_at",  :null => false
+    t.datetime "updated_at",  :null => false
+  end
+
   create_table "gardens", :force => true do |t|
     t.string   "name",        :null => false
     t.integer  "owner_id"
diff --git a/spec/controllers/forums_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/forums_controller_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..37c484523
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/controllers/forums_controller_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe ForumsController do
+
+  def valid_attributes
+    {
+      "name" => "MyString",
+      "description" => "Something",
+      "owner_id" => 1
+    }
+  end
+
+  # This should return the minimal set of values that should be in the session
+  # in order to pass any filters (e.g. authentication) defined in
+  # ForumsController. Be sure to keep this updated too.
+  def valid_session
+    {}
+  end
+
+  describe "GET index" do
+    it "assigns all forums as @forums" do
+      forum = Forum.create! valid_attributes
+      get :index, {}, valid_session
+      assigns(:forums).should eq([forum])
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "GET show" do
+    it "assigns the requested forum as @forum" do
+      forum = Forum.create! valid_attributes
+      get :show, {:id => forum.to_param}, valid_session
+      assigns(:forum).should eq(forum)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "GET new" do
+    it "assigns a new forum as @forum" do
+      get :new, {}, valid_session
+      assigns(:forum).should be_a_new(Forum)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "GET edit" do
+    it "assigns the requested forum as @forum" do
+      forum = Forum.create! valid_attributes
+      get :edit, {:id => forum.to_param}, valid_session
+      assigns(:forum).should eq(forum)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "POST create" do
+    describe "with valid params" do
+      it "creates a new Forum" do
+        expect {
+          post :create, {:forum => valid_attributes}, valid_session
+        }.to change(Forum, :count).by(1)
+      end
+
+      it "assigns a newly created forum as @forum" do
+        post :create, {:forum => valid_attributes}, valid_session
+        assigns(:forum).should be_a(Forum)
+        assigns(:forum).should be_persisted
+      end
+
+      it "redirects to the created forum" do
+        post :create, {:forum => valid_attributes}, valid_session
+        response.should redirect_to(Forum.last)
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "with invalid params" do
+      it "assigns a newly created but unsaved forum as @forum" do
+        # Trigger the behavior that occurs when invalid params are submitted
+        Forum.any_instance.stub(:save).and_return(false)
+        post :create, {:forum => { "name" => "invalid value" }}, valid_session
+        assigns(:forum).should be_a_new(Forum)
+      end
+
+      it "re-renders the 'new' template" do
+        # Trigger the behavior that occurs when invalid params are submitted
+        Forum.any_instance.stub(:save).and_return(false)
+        post :create, {:forum => { "name" => "invalid value" }}, valid_session
+        response.should render_template("new")
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "PUT update" do
+    describe "with valid params" do
+      it "updates the requested forum" do
+        forum = Forum.create! valid_attributes
+        # Assuming there are no other forums in the database, this
+        # specifies that the Forum created on the previous line
+        # receives the :update_attributes message with whatever params are
+        # submitted in the request.
+        Forum.any_instance.should_receive(:update_attributes).with({ "name" => "MyString" })
+        put :update, {:id => forum.to_param, :forum => { "name" => "MyString" }}, valid_session
+      end
+
+      it "assigns the requested forum as @forum" do
+        forum = Forum.create! valid_attributes
+        put :update, {:id => forum.to_param, :forum => valid_attributes}, valid_session
+        assigns(:forum).should eq(forum)
+      end
+
+      it "redirects to the forum" do
+        forum = Forum.create! valid_attributes
+        put :update, {:id => forum.to_param, :forum => valid_attributes}, valid_session
+        response.should redirect_to(forum)
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "with invalid params" do
+      it "assigns the forum as @forum" do
+        forum = Forum.create! valid_attributes
+        # Trigger the behavior that occurs when invalid params are submitted
+        Forum.any_instance.stub(:save).and_return(false)
+        put :update, {:id => forum.to_param, :forum => { "name" => "invalid value" }}, valid_session
+        assigns(:forum).should eq(forum)
+      end
+
+      it "re-renders the 'edit' template" do
+        forum = Forum.create! valid_attributes
+        # Trigger the behavior that occurs when invalid params are submitted
+        Forum.any_instance.stub(:save).and_return(false)
+        put :update, {:id => forum.to_param, :forum => { "name" => "invalid value" }}, valid_session
+        response.should render_template("edit")
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "DELETE destroy" do
+    it "destroys the requested forum" do
+      forum = Forum.create! valid_attributes
+      expect {
+        delete :destroy, {:id => forum.to_param}, valid_session
+      }.to change(Forum, :count).by(-1)
+    end
+
+    it "redirects to the forums list" do
+      forum = Forum.create! valid_attributes
+      delete :destroy, {:id => forum.to_param}, valid_session
+      response.should redirect_to(forums_url)
+    end
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/spec/factories/forums.rb b/spec/factories/forums.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5bc68e5bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/factories/forums.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Read about factories at https://github.com/thoughtbot/factory_girl
+
+FactoryGirl.define do
+  factory :forum do
+    name "MyString"
+    description "MyText"
+    owner_id 1
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/models/forum_spec.rb b/spec/models/forum_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a20746c9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/models/forum_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Forum do
+  pending "add some examples to (or delete) #{__FILE__}"
+end
diff --git a/spec/requests/forums_spec.rb b/spec/requests/forums_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee85dacfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/requests/forums_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "Forums" do
+  describe "GET /forums" do
+    it "works! (now write some real specs)" do
+      # Run the generator again with the --webrat flag if you want to use webrat methods/matchers
+      get forums_path
+      response.status.should be(200)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/routing/forums_routing_spec.rb b/spec/routing/forums_routing_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c783d5199
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/routing/forums_routing_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+require "spec_helper"
+
+describe ForumsController do
+  describe "routing" do
+
+    it "routes to #index" do
+      get("/forums").should route_to("forums#index")
+    end
+
+    it "routes to #new" do
+      get("/forums/new").should route_to("forums#new")
+    end
+
+    it "routes to #show" do
+      get("/forums/1").should route_to("forums#show", :id => "1")
+    end
+
+    it "routes to #edit" do
+      get("/forums/1/edit").should route_to("forums#edit", :id => "1")
+    end
+
+    it "routes to #create" do
+      post("/forums").should route_to("forums#create")
+    end
+
+    it "routes to #update" do
+      put("/forums/1").should route_to("forums#update", :id => "1")
+    end
+
+    it "routes to #destroy" do
+      delete("/forums/1").should route_to("forums#destroy", :id => "1")
+    end
+
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/views/forums/edit.html.haml_spec.rb b/spec/views/forums/edit.html.haml_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d957b9adc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/views/forums/edit.html.haml_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "forums/edit" do
+  before(:each) do
+    @forum = assign(:forum, stub_model(Forum,
+      :name => "MyString",
+      :description => "MyText",
+      :owner_id => 1
+    ))
+  end
+
+  it "renders the edit forum form" do
+    render
+
+    # Run the generator again with the --webrat flag if you want to use webrat matchers
+    assert_select "form", :action => forums_path(@forum), :method => "post" do
+      assert_select "input#forum_name", :name => "forum[name]"
+      assert_select "textarea#forum_description", :name => "forum[description]"
+      assert_select "input#forum_owner_id", :name => "forum[owner_id]"
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/views/forums/index.html.haml_spec.rb b/spec/views/forums/index.html.haml_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f45bdedd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/views/forums/index.html.haml_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "forums/index" do
+  before(:each) do
+    assign(:forums, [
+      stub_model(Forum,
+        :name => "Name",
+        :description => "MyText",
+        :owner_id => 1
+      ),
+      stub_model(Forum,
+        :name => "Name",
+        :description => "MyText",
+        :owner_id => 1
+      )
+    ])
+  end
+
+  it "renders a list of forums" do
+    render
+    # Run the generator again with the --webrat flag if you want to use webrat matchers
+    assert_select "tr>td", :text => "Name".to_s, :count => 2
+    assert_select "tr>td", :text => "MyText".to_s, :count => 2
+    assert_select "tr>td", :text => 1.to_s, :count => 2
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/views/forums/new.html.haml_spec.rb b/spec/views/forums/new.html.haml_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..63b4bac34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/views/forums/new.html.haml_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "forums/new" do
+  before(:each) do
+    assign(:forum, stub_model(Forum,
+      :name => "MyString",
+      :description => "MyText",
+      :owner_id => 1
+    ).as_new_record)
+  end
+
+  it "renders new forum form" do
+    render
+
+    # Run the generator again with the --webrat flag if you want to use webrat matchers
+    assert_select "form", :action => forums_path, :method => "post" do
+      assert_select "input#forum_name", :name => "forum[name]"
+      assert_select "textarea#forum_description", :name => "forum[description]"
+      assert_select "input#forum_owner_id", :name => "forum[owner_id]"
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/views/forums/show.html.haml_spec.rb b/spec/views/forums/show.html.haml_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..96ac62921
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/views/forums/show.html.haml_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "forums/show" do
+  before(:each) do
+    @forum = assign(:forum, stub_model(Forum,
+      :name => "Name",
+      :description => "MyText",
+      :owner_id => 1
+    ))
+  end
+
+  it "renders attributes in <p>" do
+    render
+    # Run the generator again with the --webrat flag if you want to use webrat matchers
+    rendered.should match(/Name/)
+    rendered.should match(/MyText/)
+    rendered.should match(/1/)
+  end
+end