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Home built no-till seed drill

This is my home built no-till seed drill I use for planting legume mix winter cover crop seed in our stone fruit orchard. It produces very uniform seed spacing and depth with minimal soil disturbance, allowing optimum germination in our dry farmed environment.



Cover Crop Roller

This tool is used to roll standing annual cover crops and crimp the stem to prevent regrowth and create a heavy mulch in place that can be planted through using no-till drills, planters and transplanters. This tool entry is based on the Rodale Institute's open source design, and updated by ADABIO



Triangle quick-attach to 3 point hitch

This quick attach system enables more rapid and safer changing of implements than a standard three point hitch. The design also enables use of a standard three point hitch if the tractor side portion of the quick attach system is not installed.



Multi-purpose cultivation implement

A multi-purpose implement for use with a single draft animal or smaller team. Known as "Anny's All-in-One" by the original creator www.siriholmberg.weebly.com



Electric tractor conversion

There is already fantastic documentation of how to convert an Allis Chalmers model "G" tractor to run on an electric motor at http://www.flyingbeet.com/electricg/. This Farm Hack page serves as a repository for new information, modifications, add-ons, and useful advice on these conversions.



Books

This is a list of books that people have found useful in running a farm. Typically How-To or books explaining tools and techniques.



Bed Flamer (Hand pulled)

18” wide 4 burner bed flamer with backpack mounted propane tank that can be pulled down the bed.



Water Filter Biochar Generation System

Fabricating a 200 L Biomass Gasifier for Making Enhanced Water Filter Biochar: The basics of biomass gasification: a low-cost, user-friendly and environmentally sustainable method for making good water filter char from agricultural and forestry residues. Open access handbook available from Aqueous Solutions, www.aqsolutions.org.



Guia de diseño para huertos Urbanos (Urban Agriculture Guide)

This was my thesis to get my Industrial Design Degree. It's a documental investigation, created to aproach people intersted is this theme. The guide can be read here http://issuu.com/serchq/docs/tesis_guia_para_disen__o_de_huertos



Organizers Call

An organizational tool for connecting folks working remotely from a number of locations. Regular google hangouts. Ask to be invited to join us!