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Hands-free hand washing sink

A hands-free hand washing station with on/off water via knee bar lever.

Enterprise Cash Flow Projection Spreadsheet

For planning month by month and quarterly cash flow for an enterprise. The bottom rows are for calculating cumulative costs and sales for finding break-even point. This can be printed or digital. Created with Google Docs. This spreadsheet was developed after studying enterprise budget and cash flow spreadsheets available online. This one is based on models I researched during an Agribusiness Management Course at Cal Poly. I used an earlier version to obtain financing from private lenders for starting my first farm. I hope you find this tool useful in your own planning. This tool is only as useful as the actual real amounts which will apply to your scenario. Be specific and rigorous! Any questions or comments, email me robertj.barnett@gmail.com Most cells with background color have formulas. Delete or edit at your own risk! Please reach out if you want to help translate this into more languages! 6 June 2020 Version 1.0 Future versions will include more than 3 years (quarterly) for planning long term perennial crops, for example. Any questions or comments email me at robertj.barnett@gmail Wish you well!

Virtual Currency

We are moving into the digital age and it is important that agriculture keep up with this trend.

Electric Egg Washing Machine

The egg washing machine is mainly used for cleaning and disinfection. Mainly include cleaning and air-drying, oil spraying and preservation, coding, ultraviolet sterilization, light detection, and electronic classification. It can eliminate a variety of pathogens and harmful substances that are inevitable in the poultry production process and ensure the safety of eggs.

Flax and Hemp processing equipment

I want to create tools to help small scale farmers process fibre plants into yarn for weaving! I would love to hear from other farmers/makers who would like to collaborate on this project. I envisage equipment that is more advanced than medieval style hand tools, but not as huge and expensive as importing an entire factory from overseas.

chicken coop automatic controls

Still a work in progress This will allow you to automatically control artificial light in your chicken coop along with an actuator for a door.

Digitalization in farming

In the modern world, everything is changing and agriculture must also be modernized. Now more and more people are solving all their questions using their phones. I believe that the use of applications and sites to sell goods should be used by every farm. For example, now online casinos are more and more popular, although earlier people used to go to a regular casino. I believe that our industry should also change.

Tool Template Wiki

A Suggested Wiki Template to effectively document tools. Remember that documentation is the technology's DNA that enables it to be reproduced and adapt, evolve and hybridize with other technology. To add a new tool use the "+Tool" button at the upper left of the page.

Self Contained Mobile Biodiesel Processing Trailer

The farm based self contained mobile biodiesel plant constructed by GreenStart is based on a common aluminum beverage trailer platform. The heat and power is provided by a 3 phase diesel generator coupled with a 10hp air compressor. Each functional component is designed to fit the standard beverage skid of 36" square which enables swapping of components. The shutter sides provide secure weatherproof environment for storage and transport. The low deck height also facilitates operation and maintenance from the ground level.

Commercial Scale Rocket Oven

A fuel efficient, low cost, biomass fueled 24 loaf baking oven. Combustion technology is based on the rocket stove design, which uses an insulated flue and efficient combustion chamber to achieve high levels of fuel efficiency and low emissions.