Sweat Box Germination Chamber

By DGrover
Ready to Build
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...
season extension
energy
Irrigation and Water Management
water
planting
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Created: 2014/02/06 15:00
Updated: 2017/01/21 19:20

shipping container post-harvest shed/commercial kitchen

Ready to Build
This project turns a 40' insulated shipping container into a fully operational post processing station and cold storage unit as well as a commercial kitchen for value added processing. This project can be built in under $10,000 and combines several...
commercial kitchen
Post Harvest
Universal farm infrastructure/farm shop
crop storage
energy
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Created: 2013/09/22 16:51
Updated: 2017/01/21 19:20

Ground-Driven PTO Forecart converted from antique tractor

By DGrover
Prototype
This ground-driven PTO forecart is made out of a CASE VC tractor. We split the engine off of the rear end, and built the rear end up into a cart, adding a deck, tongues, a seat, and a railing. Generally,...
energy
harvesting
Universal farm infrastructure/farm shop
horse power
tractor
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Created: 2013/07/25 23:19
Updated: 2024/10/13 17:48
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Farm Hack Talk

help? off farm food cart idea but run by battery.

wondering if someone can help or point to a basic resource on using battery power. wanting to do small food cart for off farm income (live very close to a college entertainment district). wondering if can use battery power to run just light strings, speakers (maybe) and a toaster oven. will be a cheesecrisp stand. am thinking to use a high capacity 12v battery and an inverter like used in a car and then just plug the stuff in. should that work? how to figure how long the setup could run on the battery? hope to solar recharge; i imagine that would be simple. thanks

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food cart
battery

Solar Powered Greenhouse Ventilation

Concept
This is the first phase of a project to build a solar-powered automated greenhouse ventilation system. Farmhack NYC will also host a meet-up design session for this project.
Solar
Greenhouse
Urban Agriculture
Ventilation
"Smart Farm" tools
season extension
energy
sensors
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Created: 2013/02/01 16:24
Updated: 2024/10/17 17:58

Cover Crop Roller

By dorn
Commercial Product
This tool is used to roll standing annual cover crops and crimp the stem to prevent regrowth and create a heavy mulch in place that can be planted through using no-till drills, planters and transplanters. This tool entry...
no-till
cover crop
mulch
planting
Soil management
water
energy
attachment
implement
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Created: 2012/10/07 01:17
Updated: 2024/09/12 18:02

Books

By jbd
This is a list of books that people have found useful in running a farm. Typically How-To or books explaining tools and techniques.
Universal farm infrastructure/farm shop
crop storage
Pollinators / Honey
Fencing and livestock management
harvesting
energy
Irrigation and Water Management
planting
Post Harvest
season extension
water
Soil management
"Smart Farm" tools
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Created: 2012/09/04 00:10
Updated: 2018/12/06 12:35
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