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Rocket-clave- A wood-fired autoclave

The rocket-clave is a wood-fired autoclave. The rocket-clave was designed in order to reduce fossil-fuel consumption (specifically propane) in the production of edible and medicinal mushrooms.

Horto domi- RobotGardener

An Open Hardware Raised Bed Gardening Platform with Web-Interface through Arduino.

Equipment Lending

Documentation and conversation around various equipment lending models.

lay flat trailer

A trailer design to facilitate loading at ground level, but that can be raised to a higher transport position without hydraulics

This tool is to provide a list of modular construction systems to provide the basis for standards, adaptation and discussion around the strengths and weaknesses and best applications of the various systems for prototyping and on-farm use.

Mobile chicken coop

This mobile chicken coop has two unique features: a simple mechanism for lowering wheels to raise the coop for moving, and a battery powered automatic door to let the birds out of the roosting enclosure in mornings. Thus it is simple to move around to provide fresh foraging, and does not require tending first thing in the morning. Photos, videos and descriptions are here: http://sunnyslopeorchard.blogspot.com/2013/12/our-mobile-chicken-coop.html

Record Keeping and Profitability/Efficiency Analysis Tool

This tool takes labor, materials, and sales data for each enterprise and automatically generates various reports to, among other things, compare the profitability of the users' enterprises and the efficiency of the users' methods.

Enterprise Budgets: Lists & Downloads

A list of all the places on the web where you can find and download enterprise budgets. Plus, a one-click link to download all 1000+ of them. If you want customizable ones that are designed specifically for organic farmers, check out our Open Enterprise Budget Tools.

Open Enterprise Budget: Organic Eggs

A collaborative Open Enterprise Budget detailing the financials of organic egg production. Includes projections for capital costs, annual revenue, and annual expenses that you can customize for your own farm.

Vacuum Material Handler

This material handler design, created at this year's Farm Hack in Davis, CA, consists of a vacuum system to lift grain from a truck into to hopper below the vacuum unit. The vacuum unit is located above the machine of intended use (a grain cleaner for example). Once the vacuum hopper fills up, the vacuum is turned off and then a gate at the bottom of the vacuum hopper is opened and the grain falls down into the hopper of the grain cleaner. Areas left for research include: vacuum type, vacuum hopper geometry, vacuum hose type, automatic shut-off to prevent vacuum motor overheating, and dust safety considering static electricity. Vacuum systems like these are currently used in wood production and water related industries.