Build Your Own Farm Tools Heather Smith Thomas and master techniques such as

and master techniques such as chopping

control pests and diseases

baked apples

and brood chicks yourself rather than buying them from a hatchery

Build Your Own Farm Tools Heather Smith Thomas and master techniques such asJosh Volk, the author of the best selling Compact Farms, offers small scale farmers an in depth guide to building customized equipment that will save time and money and introduce much needed efficiencies to their operations. Volk begins with the basics, such as setting up a workshop and understanding design principles, mechanical principles, and materials properties, then presents plans for making 15 tools suited to small farm tasks and processes.