diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index fb5297e0b..2f2b2f8e0 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ AllCops:
     - 'db/schema.rb'
     - 'vendor/**/*'
 
+Style/FileName:
+  Exclude:
+    - 'Gemfile'
+    - 'Gemfile.lock'
+
 Style/StringLiterals:
   Enabled: false
 
@@ -37,11 +42,8 @@ Metrics/ClassLength:
 Metrics/CyclomaticComplexity:
   Max: 11
 
-# Offense count: 1108
-# Configuration parameters: AllowHeredoc, AllowURI, URISchemes, IgnoreCopDirectives.
-# URISchemes: http, https
 Metrics/LineLength:
-  Max: 223
+  Max: 120
 
 # Offense count: 8
 Metrics/PerceivedComplexity:
diff --git a/app/controllers/crops_controller.rb b/app/controllers/crops_controller.rb
index f6af048e6..abf2102ae 100644
--- a/app/controllers/crops_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/crops_controller.rb
@@ -215,6 +215,15 @@ class CropsController < ApplicationController
   private
 
   def crop_params
-    params.require(:crop).permit(:en_wikipedia_url, :name, :parent_id, :creator_id, :approval_status, :request_notes, :reason_for_rejection, :rejection_notes, scientific_names_attributes: [:scientific_name, :_destroy, :id])
+    params.require(:crop).permit(:en_wikipedia_url,
+                                 :name,
+                                 :parent_id,
+                                 :creator_id,
+                                 :approval_status,
+                                 :request_notes,
+                                 :reason_for_rejection,
+                                 :rejection_notes, scientific_names_attributes: [:scientific_name,
+                                                                                 :_destroy,
+                                                                                 :id])
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/gardens_controller.rb b/app/controllers/gardens_controller.rb
index 68bb919c4..6fe5347be 100644
--- a/app/controllers/gardens_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/gardens_controller.rb
@@ -87,7 +87,9 @@ class GardensController < ApplicationController
     expire_fragment("homepage_stats")
 
     respond_to do |format|
-      format.html { redirect_to gardens_by_owner_path(owner: @garden.owner), notice: 'Garden was successfully deleted.' }
+      format.html do
+        redirect_to gardens_by_owner_path(owner: @garden.owner), notice: 'Garden was successfully deleted.'
+      end
       format.json { head :no_content }
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/controllers/members_controller.rb b/app/controllers/members_controller.rb
index e3c48785e..027b40f21 100644
--- a/app/controllers/members_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/members_controller.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ class MembersController < ApplicationController
 
     respond_to do |format|
       format.html # index.html.haml
-      format.json { render json: @members.to_json(only: [:id, :login_name, :slug, :bio, :created_at, :location, :latitude, :longitude]) }
+      format.json {
+        render json: @members.to_json(only: [
+          :id, :login_name, :slug, :bio, :created_at, :location, :latitude, :longitude
+        ])
+      }
     end
   end
 
@@ -32,7 +36,11 @@ class MembersController < ApplicationController
 
     respond_to do |format|
       format.html # show.html.haml
-      format.json { render json: @member.to_json(only: [:id, :login_name, :bio, :created_at, :slug, :location, :latitude, :longitude]) }
+      format.json {
+        render json: @member.to_json(only: [
+          :id, :login_name, :bio, :created_at, :slug, :location, :latitude, :longitude
+        ])
+      }
       format.rss { render(
         layout: false,
         locals: { member: @member }
diff --git a/app/controllers/places_controller.rb b/app/controllers/places_controller.rb
index 13c0bd05c..2f7331b3a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/places_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/places_controller.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ class PlacesController < ApplicationController
     respond_to do |format|
       format.html
       # json response is whatever we want to map here
-      format.json { render json: Member.located.to_json(only: [:id, :login_name, :slug, :location, :latitude, :longitude]) }
+      format.json do
+        render json: Member.located.to_json(only: [
+          :id, :login_name, :slug, :location, :latitude, :longitude
+        ])
+      end
     end
   end
 
@@ -16,7 +20,11 @@ class PlacesController < ApplicationController
     @nearby_members = Member.nearest_to(params[:place])
     respond_to do |format|
       format.html # show.html.haml
-      format.json { render json: @nearby_members.to_json(only: [:id, :login_name, :slug, :location, :latitude, :longitude]) }
+      format.json do
+        render json: @nearby_members.to_json(only: [
+          :id, :login_name, :slug, :location, :latitude, :longitude
+        ])
+      end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/plantings_controller.rb b/app/controllers/plantings_controller.rb
index 276024309..ca9de8ef0 100644
--- a/app/controllers/plantings_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/plantings_controller.rb
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ class PlantingsController < ApplicationController
 
     respond_to do |format|
       if @planting.save
-        @planting.update_attribute(:days_before_maturity, update_days_before_maturity(@planting, planting_params[:crop_id]))
+        @planting.update_attribute(:days_before_maturity,
+          update_days_before_maturity(@planting, planting_params[:crop_id]))
         format.html { redirect_to @planting, notice: 'Planting was successfully created.' }
         format.json { render json: @planting, status: :created, location: @planting }
         expire_fragment("homepage_stats")
@@ -90,7 +91,8 @@ class PlantingsController < ApplicationController
 
     respond_to do |format|
       if @planting.update(planting_params)
-        @planting.update_attribute(:days_before_maturity, update_days_before_maturity(@planting, planting_params[:crop_id]))
+        @planting.update_attribute(:days_before_maturity,
+          update_days_before_maturity(@planting, planting_params[:crop_id]))
         format.html { redirect_to @planting, notice: 'Planting was successfully updated.' }
         format.json { head :no_content }
       else
diff --git a/app/helpers/auto_suggest_helper.rb b/app/helpers/auto_suggest_helper.rb
index f7722c59c..9750b342b 100644
--- a/app/helpers/auto_suggest_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/auto_suggest_helper.rb
@@ -13,9 +13,14 @@ module AutoSuggestHelper
     source_path = Rails.application.routes.url_helpers.send("#{source}s_search_path")
 
     %Q{
-      <input id="#{source}" class="auto-suggest #{options[:class]}" type="text" value="#{default}" data-source-url="#{source_path}", placeholder="e.g. lettuce">
-      <noscript class="text-warning">Warning: Javascript must be available to search and match crops</noscript>
-      <input id="#{resource}_#{source}_id" class="auto-suggest-id" type="hidden" name="#{resource}[#{source}_id]" value="#{default_id}">
+      <input id="#{source}" class="auto-suggest #{options[:class]}"
+        type="text" value="#{default}" data-source-url="#{source_path}",
+        placeholder="e.g. lettuce">
+      <noscript class="text-warning">
+        Warning: Javascript must be available to search and match crops
+      </noscript>
+      <input id="#{resource}_#{source}_id" class="auto-suggest-id"
+        type="hidden" name="#{resource}[#{source}_id]" value="#{default_id}">
     }.html_safe
   end
 
diff --git a/app/helpers/gardens_helper.rb b/app/helpers/gardens_helper.rb
index 57f0c7bc6..fc2beae4f 100644
--- a/app/helpers/gardens_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/gardens_helper.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ module GardensHelper
     if garden.description.nil?
       "no description provided."
     else
-      truncate(garden.description, length: 130, separator: ' ', omission: '... ') { link_to "Read more", garden_path(garden) }
+      truncate(garden.description, length: 130, separator: ' ', omission: '... ') do
+        link_to "Read more", garden_path(garden)
+      end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/mailers/notifier.rb b/app/mailers/notifier.rb
index e81605912..57974620c 100644
--- a/app/mailers/notifier.rb
+++ b/app/mailers/notifier.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ class Notifier < ActionMailer::Base
   default from: "Growstuff <noreply@growstuff.org>"
 
   def verifier
-    raise "RAILS_SECRET_TOKEN environment variable not set - have you created config/application.yml?" unless ENV['RAILS_SECRET_TOKEN']
+    unless ENV['RAILS_SECRET_TOKEN']
+      raise "RAILS_SECRET_TOKEN environment variable"\
+        "not set - have you created config/application.yml?"
+    end
 
     return ActiveSupport::MessageVerifier.new(ENV['RAILS_SECRET_TOKEN'])
   end
diff --git a/app/models/crop.rb b/app/models/crop.rb
index 02acbdcf7..7de010b1e 100644
--- a/app/models/crop.rb
+++ b/app/models/crop.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-class Crop < ActiveRecord::Base
+class Crop < ActiveRecord::Base # rubocop:disable Metrics/ClassLength
   extend FriendlyId
   friendly_id :name, use: [:slugged, :finders]
 
@@ -22,10 +22,19 @@ class Crop < ActiveRecord::Base
   before_destroy {|crop| crop.posts.clear}
 
   default_scope { order("lower(name) asc") }
-  scope :recent, -> { where(approval_status: "approved").reorder("created_at desc") }
-  scope :toplevel, -> { where(approval_status: "approved", parent_id: nil) }
-  scope :popular, -> { where(approval_status: "approved").reorder("plantings_count desc, lower(name) asc") }
-  scope :randomized, -> { where(approval_status: "approved").reorder('random()') } # ok on sqlite and psql, but not on mysql
+  scope :recent, lambda {
+    where(approval_status: "approved").reorder("created_at desc")
+  }
+  scope :toplevel, lambda {
+    where(approval_status: "approved", parent_id: nil)
+  }
+  scope :popular, lambda {
+    where(approval_status: "approved").reorder("plantings_count desc, lower(name) asc")
+  }
+  scope :randomized,  lambda {
+    # ok on sqlite and psql, but not on mysql
+    where(approval_status: "approved").reorder('random()')
+  }
   scope :pending_approval, -> { where(approval_status: "pending") }
   scope :approved, -> { where(approval_status: "approved") }
   scope :rejected, -> { where(approval_status: "rejected") }
diff --git a/app/models/harvest.rb b/app/models/harvest.rb
index 3370d62a1..176562d9d 100644
--- a/app/models/harvest.rb
+++ b/app/models/harvest.rb
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ class Harvest < ActiveRecord::Base
     end
 
     if self.weight_quantity
-      string += " weighing #{number_to_human(self.weight_quantity, strip_insignificant_zeros: true)} #{self.weight_unit}"
+      string += " weighing #{number_to_human(self.weight_quantity, strip_insignificant_zeros: true)}"\
+        " #{self.weight_unit}"
     end
 
     return string
diff --git a/config/database.yml b/config/database.yml
index eb75b3791..72f6533ae 100644
--- a/config/database.yml
+++ b/config/database.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,10 @@
 development:
   adapter: postgresql
   database: growstuff_dev
-  host: localhost
-  user: postgres
-  password: postgres
 
 test:
   adapter: postgresql
   database: growstuff_test
-  host: localhost
-  user: postgres
-  password: postgres
 
 production:
   adapter: postgresql
diff --git a/config/initializers/devise.rb b/config/initializers/devise.rb
index d37c92188..3a7e49d44 100644
--- a/config/initializers/devise.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/devise.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# rubocop:disable Metrics/LineLength
 # Use this hook to configure devise mailer, warden hooks and so forth.
 # Many of these configuration options can be set straight in your model.
 Devise.setup do |config|
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 8d373feff..4f0438a11 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
-Growstuff::Application.routes.draw do
+Growstuff::Application.routes.draw do # rubocop:disable Metrics/BlockLength
 
   get '/robots.txt' => 'robots#robots'
 
   resources :plant_parts
 
-  devise_for :members, controllers: { registrations: "registrations", passwords: "passwords", sessions: "sessions", omniauth_callbacks: "omniauth_callbacks" }
+  devise_for :members, controllers: {
+    registrations: "registrations",
+    passwords: "passwords",
+    sessions: "sessions",
+    omniauth_callbacks: "omniauth_callbacks"
+  }
   devise_scope :member do
     get '/members/unsubscribe/:message' => 'members#unsubscribe', :as => 'unsubscribe_member'
   end
diff --git a/lib/tasks/growstuff.rake b/lib/tasks/growstuff.rake
index 7d5d8a13f..89be5f63f 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/growstuff.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/growstuff.rake
@@ -128,14 +128,18 @@ namespace :growstuff do
       puts "Adding products..."
       Product.find_or_create_by(
         name: "Annual subscription",
-        description: "An annual subscription gives you access to paid account features for one year.  Does not auto-renew.",
+        description: "An annual subscription gives you access "\
+                     "to paid account features for one year.  Does not auto-renew.",
         min_price: 3000,
         account_type_id: @paid_account.id,
         paid_months: 12
       )
       Product.find_or_create_by(
         name: "Seed account",
-        description: "A seed account helps Growstuff grow in its early days.  It gives you all the features of a paid account, in perpetuity.  This account type never expires.",
+        description: "A seed account helps Growstuff grow in its "\
+                     "early days.  It gives you all the features of "\
+                     "a paid account, in perpetuity.  This account "\
+                     "type never expires.",
         min_price: 15000,
         account_type_id: @seed_account.id,
       )
diff --git a/script/rails b/script/rails
index f8da2cffd..8c7d72b27 100755
--- a/script/rails
+++ b/script/rails
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
-# This command will automatically be run when you run "rails" with Rails 3 gems installed from the root of your application.
+# This command will automatically be run when you run "rails"
+# with Rails 3 gems installed from the root of your application.
 
 APP_PATH = File.expand_path('../../config/application',  __FILE__)
 require File.expand_path('../../config/boot',  __FILE__)
diff --git a/spec/features/admin/products_spec.rb b/spec/features/admin/products_spec.rb
index 849762ad8..ca24daf83 100644
--- a/spec/features/admin/products_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/admin/products_spec.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ feature "products" do
       click_link "New Product"
       expect(current_path).to eq new_product_path
       fill_in 'Name', with: 'Special offer'
-      # note that failing to fill in a mandatory field has a messy error. This is not a priority defect but should be raised at some point.
+      # note that failing to fill in a mandatory field has a messy error.
+      # This is not a priority defect but should be raised at some point.
       fill_in 'Minimum price', with: '150'
       click_button 'Save'
       expect(current_path).to eq product_path(Product.last)
diff --git a/spec/features/crops/crop_detail_page_spec.rb b/spec/features/crops/crop_detail_page_spec.rb
index ef07fb99c..3e6a71cea 100644
--- a/spec/features/crops/crop_detail_page_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/crops/crop_detail_page_spec.rb
@@ -137,11 +137,13 @@ feature "crop detail page", js: true do
       end
 
       scenario "has a link to OpenFarm" do
-        expect(page).to have_link "OpenFarm - Growing guide", href: "https://openfarm.cc/en/crops/#{URI.escape crop.name}"
+        expect(page).to have_link "OpenFarm - Growing guide",
+                                  href: "https://openfarm.cc/en/crops/#{URI.escape crop.name}"
       end
 
       scenario "has a link to gardenate" do
-        expect(page).to have_link "Gardenate - Planting reminders", href: "http://www.gardenate.com/plant/#{URI.escape crop.name}"
+        expect(page).to have_link "Gardenate - Planting reminders",
+                                  href: "http://www.gardenate.com/plant/#{URI.escape crop.name}"
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/features/rss/plantings_spec.rb b/spec/features/rss/plantings_spec.rb
index effad2969..597d82c01 100644
--- a/spec/features/rss/plantings_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/rss/plantings_spec.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ feature 'Plantings RSS feed' do
 
   scenario 'The index title is what we expect' do
     visit plantings_path(format: 'rss')
-    expect(page).to have_content "Recent plantings from #{ @owner ? @owner : 'all members' } (#{ENV['GROWSTUFF_SITE_NAME']})"
+    expect(page).to have_content "Recent plantings from "\
+      "#{ @owner ? @owner : 'all members' } (#{ENV['GROWSTUFF_SITE_NAME']})"
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/features/rss/posts_spec.rb b/spec/features/rss/posts_spec.rb
index 2d900ebe4..8c48ad5d2 100644
--- a/spec/features/rss/posts_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/rss/posts_spec.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ feature 'Posts RSS feed' do
 
   scenario 'The index title is what we expect' do
     visit posts_path(format: 'rss')
-    expect(page).to have_content "Recent posts from #{ @author ? @author : 'all members' } (#{ENV['GROWSTUFF_SITE_NAME']})"
+    expect(page).to have_content "Recent posts from "\
+      "#{ @author ? @author : 'all members' } (#{ENV['GROWSTUFF_SITE_NAME']})"
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/features/rss/seeds_spec.rb b/spec/features/rss/seeds_spec.rb
index 7e5320655..0d3957f19 100644
--- a/spec/features/rss/seeds_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/rss/seeds_spec.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ feature 'Seeds RSS feed' do
 
   scenario 'The index title is what we expect' do
     visit seeds_path(format: 'rss')
-    expect(page).to have_content "Recent seeds from #{ @owner ? @owner : 'all members' } (#{ENV['GROWSTUFF_SITE_NAME']})"
+    expect(page).to have_content "Recent seeds from "\
+      "#{ @owner ? @owner : 'all members' } (#{ENV['GROWSTUFF_SITE_NAME']})"
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/helpers/crops_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/crops_helper_spec.rb
index 67714f4f0..49a570836 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/crops_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/crops_helper_spec.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ describe CropsHelper do
       end
 
       it 'should render' do
-        expect(helper.display_seed_availability(@member, @crop)).to eq "You have an unknown quantity of seeds of this crop."
+        expect(
+          helper.display_seed_availability(@member, @crop)
+        ).to eq "You have an unknown quantity of seeds of this crop."
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/models/crop_spec.rb b/spec/models/crop_spec.rb
index 4d59bdc68..6ff1bd47b 100644
--- a/spec/models/crop_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/crop_spec.rb
@@ -597,8 +597,17 @@ describe Crop do
   end
 
   context "crop rejections" do
-    let!(:rejected_reason) { FactoryGirl.create(:crop, name: 'tomato', approval_status: 'rejected', reason_for_rejection: 'not edible') }
-    let!(:rejected_other) { FactoryGirl.create(:crop, name: 'tomato', approval_status: 'rejected', reason_for_rejection: 'other', rejection_notes: 'blah blah blah') }
+    let!(:rejected_reason) do
+      FactoryGirl.create(:crop, name: 'tomato',
+                                approval_status: 'rejected',
+                                reason_for_rejection: 'not edible')
+    end
+    let!(:rejected_other) do
+      FactoryGirl.create(:crop, name: 'tomato',
+                                approval_status: 'rejected',
+                                reason_for_rejection: 'other',
+                                rejection_notes: 'blah blah blah')
+    end
 
     describe "rejecting a crop" do
       it "should give reason if a default option" do
diff --git a/spec/models/seed_spec.rb b/spec/models/seed_spec.rb
index 58ae5f906..aa2238d54 100644
--- a/spec/models/seed_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/seed_spec.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@ describe Seed do
     it 'should refuse invalid tradable_to values' do
       @seed = FactoryGirl.build(:seed, tradable_to: 'not valid')
       @seed.should_not be_valid
-      @seed.errors[:tradable_to].should include("You may only trade seed nowhere, locally, nationally, or internationally")
+      @seed.errors[:tradable_to].should include(
+        "You may only trade seed nowhere, locally, "\
+        "nationally, or internationally"
+      )
     end
 
     it 'should not allow nil or blank values' do