<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"><html><head><meta content="text/html;charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></head><body ><div style='font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;'>I'm looking to organize a farm hack event in February. Would sudo want to host it? It would be full day event, probably on a Saturday with 30-60 people. Farmhacks are are always free to attend but I would like to support the space financially. <br><br>I'm thinking that it would be part hackathon and part hands on skill share with various presentations and discussions throughout the day.<br><br>http://farmhack.net/tools<br><br>Saludos,<br>Patrick<br><h1>What are the core elements of the FarmHack culture?</h1> <ul><li>Biology before steel and diesel, software before hardware – is there a way to approach this problem by using biological systems that add to soil health – such as cultural practices like cover cropping, mulching, crop or animal rotations etc, is there an approach that eliminates hardware through greater systems understanding?</li><li>Holistic approach – does this tool make me enjoy working with it as much as getting the job done faster?</li><li>Designed to empower owner of tool to use, modify and improve – different from industrial tools which user does not own in the sense that there are aspects of the tool that are inaccessible to the user. If you can not modify a tool you do not really own it, but are just borrowing it from the system that created it.</li><li>Designed for transparent function – functional components are clearly laid out and purpose is clear.</li><li>Modularity – functions can be removed and replaced without reengineering entire tool. Tool function can be changed by adding or subtracting parts.</li><li>Adaptability- tools can be used for many functions and can be changed to new functions easily.</li><li>Design for Disassembly – modularity/if welded easy access to joint for cut/ no hidden bolts/ exposed bearings/belts/ Belt and chain tensioners have enough play to enable easy removal</li><li>Universal couplers/fastener spacing – use of standard quick connects for electronics/hydraulics/air lines/power take offs</li><li>Design with replicability in mind -- Could this part be recreated in a farm shop in a small town – Use of common dimension materials. for example design for welded and machined parts rather than castings</li><li>Use of “off the shelf” or commonly available components, or components that are or can be re-purposed – can a more easily sourced part do the job as well?</li></ul><br><br></div></body></html>