introductions

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Wed, 11/23/2011 - 05:00

Hi everyone– I encourage you all to introduce yourself to the FarmHack community here as your first post.
I am Ben Shute, I run a CSA farm in the Hudson River Valley of NY called Hearty Roots Community Farm.
My connection to FarmHack is through the National Young Farmers' Coalition, of which I am a board member and co-founder. I have been working on getting the FarmHack blog going over the past year and organizing the first round of FarmHack events and workshops.

introductions

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Thu, 12/20/2012 - 18:53

Farm Hack Talk

Hello

Hi, I just discovered this site and it Rocks! I've got several projects I'm working on right now and I wonder if anybody has feedback on these ideas.

A better (cheaper) Batt-Latch - basically just a timer that releases a pin, from there the Rube Goldberg possibilities are endless. http://www.novel.co.nz/webapps/site/76545/134711/shopping/shopping-view.html?pid=356247
Hypar roof for chicken tractors - advantage being perfect rainwater catchment in the low corners, disadvantage is difficulty covering it with a flat sheet, and vulnerability to high wind.

introductions

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Wed, 05/23/2012 - 19:41

Farm Hack Talk

Happy to join this group

I was glad to find out about today's event on remote sensing in Lee, NH. I will be developing hands on courses in sustainable agriculture for UNH so I will post special events that we will be hosting at our research/teaching farms. Thanks for welcoming me to the event. It seemed like a great combination of backgrounds and interests. I look forward to participating with this group more often.