Hi Lu and everyone, I very much appreciate being a part of that. First of all it was a great time and I finally met some people I had been wanting to meet. Second, the solution to the bad fit between the channel and the square tube was the best teamwork I've seen in some time: it was a frustrating problem and the job couldn't have been done without that fix.
As our upstate NY weather turns toward winter, we begin to face the essence of our research question: is it feasible for small farmers to raise BSFL year round? The species is native to warm climates in the Americas, and when temperatures dip too low (below ~70F) their metabolism and development slows down.
As a short reminder, our project aims to raise Black Soldier Fly larva on food waste for tilapia feed. We want to breed a large colony in order to have a continuous supply of larva. Currently we are still trying to expand the colony size, so all mature larva are put into slightly damp soil to develop into flies.
I wanted to let folks know about the Photosynq (www.photosynq.org) beta test which is open for applications! Photosynq is a low cost, open source platform for taking handheld measurements of plant, soil, and seed health. Our goal is to create a network of low cost, hand-held measurement devices which researchers, educators, and citizen scientists can use to build a global database of plant health.
Does anyone know were I can get information about the transplanter in the main video in the home page? You will see it a about 1:00. It is like a two wheel cart she is pulling behind herself planting lettuce. I couldn't find anything in the tools sections. Really want to know what it is called and how it works.
Hi there, I'm a Farm Hack volunteer who works on the website. I understand that we haven't posted guidelines in a very obvious way but our intent is that the Tools Listings on Farm Hack are tools with some Open Source component. Is your web service open in some way?
Be well, -RJ
Another source of specs is at http://www.quickattach.com/news/article/?ArticleId=120
Hi group,
I just finished a tool post about the reefer truck I put together over the last two years: [a link] http://farmhack.org/tools/refrigerated-box-truck.
I'm new to farmhack and wiki stuff in general so I ask for your patience with my formatting skills. Hopefully the article is set up in a useful way - please hit me with any suggestions.
Thanks, and keep up the great work! Ole Bye, Owner Local Food Logic LLC Dolores, CO
Anyone intested in working on a Lawnbot for farm paths?
http://makezine.com/2012/01/05/make-an-arduino-controlled-rc-lawn-mower/
Here is the open hack pad for the November 2013 Triangle hitch build day
https://farmhack.hackpad.com/Triangle-Build-Weekend-Hackpad-0qA9NfDysS6
Here is an instructional page for how to use the hack pad
https://farmhack.hackpad.com/Tips-for-Farmers-on-using-Hack-Pad-MjD5Gw7oGDo