diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index e47403546..fd8184894 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -127,4 +127,5 @@ group :development, :test do
   gem 'coveralls', require: false    # coverage analysis
   gem 'capybara'                     # integration tests
   gem 'poltergeist', '~> 1.5.1'      # for headless JS testing
+  gem 'i18n-tasks'                   # adds tests for finding missing and unused translations
 end
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 7829a34de..d8ccbfcb2 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ GEM
       warden (~> 1.2.3)
     diff-lcs (1.1.3)
     docile (1.1.5)
+    easy_translate (0.5.0)
+      json
+      thread
+      thread_safe
     erubis (2.7.0)
     execjs (2.2.1)
     factory_girl (4.4.0)
@@ -138,11 +142,21 @@ GEM
       haml (>= 3.1, < 4.1)
       railties (>= 3.1, < 4.1)
     hashie (3.3.1)
+    highline (1.6.21)
     hike (1.2.3)
     httparty (0.11.0)
       multi_json (~> 1.0)
       multi_xml (>= 0.5.2)
     i18n (0.6.1)
+    i18n-tasks (0.7.6)
+      activesupport
+      easy_translate (>= 0.5.0)
+      erubis
+      highline
+      i18n
+      slop (>= 3.5.0)
+      term-ansicolor
+      terminal-table
     journey (1.0.4)
     jquery-rails (3.1.1)
       railties (>= 3.0, < 5.0)
@@ -257,6 +271,7 @@ GEM
       multi_json
       simplecov-html (~> 0.8.0)
     simplecov-html (0.8.0)
+    slop (3.6.0)
     sprockets (2.2.2)
       hike (~> 1.2)
       multi_json (~> 1.0)
@@ -266,10 +281,12 @@ GEM
       sprockets (>= 1.0.2)
     term-ansicolor (1.3.0)
       tins (~> 1.0)
+    terminal-table (1.4.5)
     therubyracer (0.12.1)
       libv8 (~> 3.16.14.0)
       ref
     thor (0.19.1)
+    thread (0.1.4)
     thread_safe (0.3.4)
     tilt (1.4.1)
     tins (1.3.2)
@@ -325,6 +342,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   gravatar-ultimate
   haml
   haml-rails
+  i18n-tasks
   jquery-rails
   jquery-ui-rails
   js-routes
diff --git a/config/i18n-tasks.yml b/config/i18n-tasks.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e1a1c35d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/i18n-tasks.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+# i18n-tasks finds and manages missing and unused translations https://github.com/glebm/i18n-tasks
+
+base_locale: en
+## i18n-tasks detects locales automatically from the existing locale files
+## uncomment to set locales explicitly
+# locales: [en, es, fr]
+
+## i18n-tasks report locale, default: en, available: en, ru
+# internal_locale: ru
+
+# Read and write locale data
+data:
+  ## by default, translation data are read from the file system, or you can provide a custom data adapter
+  # adapter: I18n::Tasks::Data::FileSystem
+
+  # Locale files to read from
+  read:
+    - config/locales/%{locale}.yml
+    # - config/locales/*.%{locale}.yml
+    # - config/locales/**/*.%{locale}.yml
+
+  # key => file routes, matched top to bottom
+  write:
+    ## E.g., write devise and simple form keys to their respective files
+    # - ['{devise, simple_form}.*', 'config/locales/\1.%{locale}.yml']
+    # Catch-all
+    - config/locales/%{locale}.yml
+    # `i18n-tasks normalize -p` will force move the keys according to these rules
+
+  # YAML / JSON serializer options, passed to load / dump / parse / serialize
+  yaml:
+    write:
+      # do not wrap lines at 80 characters
+      line_width: -1
+  json:
+    write:
+      # pretty print JSON
+      indent: '  '
+      space: ' '
+      object_nl: "\n"
+      array_nl: "\n"
+
+# Find translate calls
+search:
+  ## Default scanner finds t() and I18n.t() calls
+  # scanner: I18n::Tasks::Scanners::PatternWithScopeScanner
+
+  ## Paths to search in, passed to File.find
+  paths:
+    - app/
+
+  ## Root for resolving relative keys (default)
+  # relative_roots:
+  #   - app/views
+
+  ## File.fnmatch patterns to exclude from search (default)
+  # exclude: ["*.jpg", "*.png", "*.gif", "*.svg", "*.ico", "*.eot", "*.ttf", "*.woff", "*.pdf"]
+
+  ## Or, File.fnmatch patterns to include
+  # include: ["*.rb", "*.html.slim"]
+
+  ## Lines starting with # or / are ignored by default
+  # ignore_lines:
+  #  - "^\\s*[#/](?!\\si18n-tasks-use)"
+
+## Google Translate
+# translation:
+#   # Get an API key and set billing info at https://code.google.com/apis/console to use Google Translate
+#   api_key: "AbC-dEf5"
+
+## Consider these keys not missing
+# ignore_missing:
+#   - pagination.views.*
+
+## Consider these keys used
+# ignore_unused:
+#   - 'simple_form.{yes,no}'
+#   - 'simple_form.{placeholders,hints,labels}.*'
+#   - 'simple_form.{error_notification,required}.:'
+
+## Exclude these keys from `i18n-tasks eq-base' report
+# ignore_eq_base:
+#   all:
+#     - common.ok
+#   fr,es:
+#     - common.brand
+
+## Exclude these keys from all of the reports
+# ignore:
+#  - kaminari.*
diff --git a/config/initializers/locale.rb b/config/initializers/locale.rb
index eb4ed56e7..21c2733cb 100644
--- a/config/initializers/locale.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/locale.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 I18n.load_path += Dir[Rails.root.join('config', 'locales', '*.{rb,yml}')]
+I18n.default_locale = :en
 
 if Rails.env.development? || Rails.env.test?
   I18n.exception_handler = lambda do |exception, locale, key, options|
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 01600b7ed..360ed2477 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -1,81 +1,78 @@
 Growstuff::Application.routes.draw do
 
-  get "/:locale" => 'home#index'
+  resources :plant_parts
+
+
+  devise_for :members, :controllers => { :registrations => "registrations", :passwords => "passwords" }
+  resources :members
+
+  resources :photos
+
+  resources :authentications
+
+  resources :plantings
+  match '/plantings/owner/:owner' => 'plantings#index', :as => 'plantings_by_owner'
+
+  resources :gardens
+  match '/gardens/owner/:owner' => 'gardens#index', :as => 'gardens_by_owner'
+
+  resources :seeds
+  match '/seeds/owner/:owner' => 'seeds#index', :as => 'seeds_by_owner'
+
+  resources :harvests
+  match '/harvests/owner/:owner' => 'harvests#index', :as => 'harvests_by_owner'
+
+  resources :posts
+  match '/posts/author/:author' => 'posts#index', :as => 'posts_by_author'
+
+  resources :scientific_names
+
+  match 'crops/wrangle' => 'crops#wrangle', :as => 'wrangle_crops'
+  match 'crops/hierarchy' => 'crops#hierarchy', :as => 'crops_hierarchy'
+  match 'crops/search' => 'crops#search', :as => 'crops_search'
+  resources :crops
+
+  resources :comments
+  resources :roles
+  resources :forums
+  resources :notifications
+
+  get '/places' => 'places#index'
+  get '/places/search' => 'places#search', :as => 'search_places'
+  get '/places/:place' => 'places#show', :as => 'place'
+
+  # everything for paid accounts etc
+  resources :account_types
+  resources :accounts
+  resources :orders
+  match 'orders/:id/checkout' => 'orders#checkout', :as => 'checkout_order'
+  match 'orders/:id/complete' => 'orders#complete', :as => 'complete_order'
+  match 'orders/:id/cancel' => 'orders#cancel', :as => 'cancel_order'
+
+  resources :order_items
+  resources :products
+
+  get "home/index"
   root :to => 'home#index'
 
-  scope '/:locale' do
-
-    resources :plant_parts
-
-    devise_for :members, :controllers => { :registrations => "registrations", :passwords => "passwords" }
-    resources :members
-
-    resources :photos
-
-    resources :authentications
-
-    resources :plantings
-    match '/plantings/owner/:owner' => 'plantings#index', :as => 'plantings_by_owner'
-
-    resources :gardens
-    match '/gardens/owner/:owner' => 'gardens#index', :as => 'gardens_by_owner'
-
-    resources :seeds
-    match '/seeds/owner/:owner' => 'seeds#index', :as => 'seeds_by_owner'
-
-    resources :harvests
-    match '/harvests/owner/:owner' => 'harvests#index', :as => 'harvests_by_owner'
-
-    resources :posts
-    match '/posts/author/:author' => 'posts#index', :as => 'posts_by_author'
-
-    resources :scientific_names
-
-    match 'crops/wrangle' => 'crops#wrangle', :as => 'wrangle_crops'
-    match 'crops/hierarchy' => 'crops#hierarchy', :as => 'crops_hierarchy'
-    match 'crops/search' => 'crops#search', :as => 'crops_search'
-    resources :crops
-
-    resources :comments
-    resources :roles
-    resources :forums
-    resources :notifications
-
-    get '/places' => 'places#index'
-    get '/places/search' => 'places#search', :as => 'search_places'
-    get '/places/:place' => 'places#show', :as => 'place'
-
-    # everything for paid accounts etc
-    resources :account_types
-    resources :accounts
-    resources :orders
-    match 'orders/:id/checkout' => 'orders#checkout', :as => 'checkout_order'
-    match 'orders/:id/complete' => 'orders#complete', :as => 'complete_order'
-    match 'orders/:id/cancel' => 'orders#cancel', :as => 'cancel_order'
-
-    resources :order_items
-    resources :products
-
-    match 'auth/:provider/callback' => 'authentications#create'
+  match 'auth/:provider/callback' => 'authentications#create'
 
 
-    match '/policy/:action' => 'policy#:action'
+  match '/policy/:action' => 'policy#:action'
 
-    match '/support' => 'support#index'
-    match '/support/:action' => 'support#:action'
+  match '/support' => 'support#index'
+  match '/support/:action' => 'support#:action'
 
-    match '/about' => 'about#index'
-    match '/about/:action' => 'about#:action'
+  match '/about' => 'about#index'
+  match '/about/:action' => 'about#:action'
 
-    match '/shop' => 'shop#index'
-    match '/shop/:action' => 'shop#:action'
+  match '/shop' => 'shop#index'
+  match '/shop/:action' => 'shop#:action'
 
-    match '/admin/orders' => 'admin/orders#index'
-    match '/admin/orders/:action' => 'admin/orders#:action'
-    match '/admin' => 'admin#index'
-    match '/admin/newsletter' => 'admin#newsletter', :as => :admin_newsletter
-    match '/admin/:action' => 'admin#:action'
+  match '/admin/orders' => 'admin/orders#index'
+  match '/admin/orders/:action' => 'admin/orders#:action'
+  match '/admin' => 'admin#index'
+  match '/admin/newsletter' => 'admin#newsletter', :as => :admin_newsletter
+  match '/admin/:action' => 'admin#:action'
 
-  end
-
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/spec/i18n_spec.rb b/spec/i18n_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0475c9fcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/i18n_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'i18n/tasks'
+
+describe 'I18n' do
+  let(:i18n) { I18n::Tasks::BaseTask.new }
+  let(:missing_keys) { i18n.missing_keys }
+  let(:unused_keys) { i18n.unused_keys }
+
+  it 'does not have missing keys' do
+    expect(missing_keys).to be_empty,
+                            "Missing #{missing_keys.leaves.count} i18n keys, run `i18n-tasks missing' to show them"
+  end
+
+  it 'does not have unused keys' do
+    expect(i18n.unused_keys).to be_empty,
+                                "#{unused_keys.leaves.count} unused i18n keys, run `i18n-tasks unused' to show them"
+  end
+end