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Sweat Box Germination Chamber
A "sweat box" style germination chamber built using readily available parts and a broken chest freezer. Early season germination can be inconsistent without a closely controlled environment for starting seeds. Commercial greenhouses use similar systems but the cost can be prohibitive for the small vegetable grower.
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
Pick A Carrot: Seed Search Website
www.PickACarrot.com is a customized search engine for finding and purchasing seeds. Our website is designed for growers of all sizes to easily locate and compare dozens of seed catalogs in one easy search bar. For certified organic growers, who may struggle to find the varieties they want, our green "Search Organic Seeds" buttons allows you to search only certified seeds available.
Fish Tank Air Pump Herb Propagator
The Fish Tank Air Pump Herb Propagator saves you time and helps your herb cuttings grow roots faster by supplying a steady supply of fresh oxygen to the stems and roots. This system is very cheap, using a repurposed restaurant 'fish tub' and an inexpensive fish tank air pump.
Mechanical Garlic / Cultivar Planter
As a garlic farmer, we all know it is a very time consuming hands on type of planting and harvesting. It's difficult to find specific equipment since this farming industry is small. I knew there had to be a better way and I needed to bring this industry into the 21st century.
Transplanter Mount
hydraulically offsettable 3pt hitch mount for the transplanter so that 1, 2 or 3 row beds can be easily planted with a single row transplanter
Garlic Clove Separator
A mechanical garlic bulb breaker/clove separator.
Garlic planting implement
Garlic is labor intensive to plant as the cloves should ideally be planted with the clove base down, so that the plant does not need to waste energy growing around the clove in order to reach the surface. Our Farm Hack Ithaca conversation explored ideas to mechanize this hand-selection and planting process. Not sure if this description is properly placed in this location on website. Apologies from a new user.
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.
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.