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simple butternut squash peeler

This spike chucks in a hand drill and spins a butternut squash, allowing you to peel it with a grater (i find a half round sure-form to be a greater grater). There is a video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1u3sPFnBQw

Wheel hoe

Easy to build, inexpensive wheel hoe made from old bike parts.

SwitchBox Control

Cell phone controlled switch for block heaters, fences or any electrical device!

Manual Seed Cleaning Box

This tool was built to solve a basic sifting/screening problem in a simple manual way, but with decent capacity. It is designed to use readily available parts and to be stackable if you want to screen in stages.

ultra simple dry grain/pellet feeder (food, wood and other pellets)

about a year ago I started to investigate automatic fish feeders for my aquaponics pilot plant.

Outside Air Exchange Control

This tool demonstrates the use of two thermostats to provide a control system for an air exchange fan that draws cold outside air in to cool a storage room for winter crops. The control essentially provides a differential temperature control which may also be applicable to other processes (curing, solar hot water, etc.)

Agricultural Entries and Translations from the Encyclopédie, 1751

The Encyclopédie was the first encyclopedia to include contributions from many named contributors, and it was the first general encyclopedia to lavish attention on the mechanical arts, such as metallaria (blacksmithing, metallurgy), agricultura (agriculture), vestiaria (tailoring, weaving), architectura (architecture, masonry), mercatura (trade), coquinaria (cooking). “This is a work that cannot be completed except by a society of men of letters and skilled workmen, each working separately on his own part, but all bound together solely by their zeal for the best interests of the human race and a feeling of mutual good will.” —Diderot The following sections first published in 1751 embody many of Farm Hack's ideals.