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We've got six days to build a cart...
It's time we had a cart around here. And not just any, run-of-the (Home Depot) -mill cart. I'm talking Amish level craftspersonship; a cart with dimesions that fit specific purposes and tasks.
The idea for building a custom farm cart came to mind last year after hauling many trays of seedlings from the greenhouse at one end of our property to the farthest fields.
After searching for a prefab model, I realized that nothing on the market would work for my farm. No carts I saw had the right distance between the wheels for rolling over our 30 inch beds, or the right spacing inside for trays, lugs or totes.
Walla Walla is a place of craftspeople, and it didn't take long to put my ideas into design form. Dave of Hard Rock Machine Works looks like you'd expect Dave of Hard Rock Machine Works to look; like a guy who can build stuff.
When I first entered his shop, Dave wouldn't talk to me for a minute because he needed to meticulously focus on grinding a shaft down to size so that it would have the right weight. As soon as we sat down to discuss my idea, I knew I was in the right place. At the end of our meeting, Dave offered to make the whole cart, wheels and all.
So why the ask? I see this investment as an opportunity for those who don't get to enjoy the labors of the farm to participate in my labors. This cart will move a quarter yard of compost, haul exactly twenty four flats, nine lugs or three totes. It is an investment in both the craft of intentional design and the craft of my farm.
A cart isn't just a piece of equipment either. It is THE piece of equipment. I would not consider crowd funding for any other tool, because nothing quite speaks to lightening the load like a cart. It lets one person do the job of many people.
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