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Volunteer opportunities abound!Ready to help out in the production of this fantasticevent? Whatever your skill level, we canfind a job for you!Contact Volunteer Coordinator, Jean Cross toget “plugged in”: jmnvt@yahoo.comVolunteer for 2 hrs or more, choose a freet-shirt or free admission for the dayVolunteer for 4 hours or more, free admissionfor the day & a t-shirtWe need people for the weekend includingsetup on Friday and breakdown on Sunday.Full time volunteers, presenters and teamsters,check with Rebekah before purchasingregistration or other items.Book Signing for StephenLeslie's new book,“The New Horse-Powered Farm”will be held on Saturday afternoon during the late-afternoon networking session.Stephen will talk about his book and be availableto sign copies. Don't miss your chance to get acopy of this fantastic resource!Normally priced at $39.95, you will have thechance to purchase a copy for $29.95 or 25% offthe suggested retail price.Stop by the DAPNet Information table to pick upa copy if you won't be able to make it to the booksigning.What is Farmhack?Farmhack is an open source communityfor farm innovation. It is afarmer-driven project to develop,document and build tools for resilientagriculture. We engage both farmersand non-farmers with in-personevents across the country, as well as awiki-based online platform for tooldocumentation and sharing. The kindof equipment we need is affordable,adaptable, appropriate and easy to fix.Our goal is to speed the disseminationof great ideas, and increase feedbackand improvements on all tools.Within the Farmhack framework arevarious spheres of activity: opensourcebiofuels processing, organicno-till, bike-powered hand-scalevegetable equipment, arduino sensors,environmental monitoring, mechanicalhacks for tractor hitches,tractor-hacks for horse-power etc.These spheres and projects are drivenby users: designers, farmers and otherslooking for feedback, support andteam-mates. Some people are also5fabricating kits or doing small manufacturingruns of tools they sell. Aslong as the designs are open-source,Farmhack can be your marketplace aswell as your toolbox.Farmhack Glossary:Open-source - is a phrase comingfrom the software development communityto explain a " shared code"where programmers can use eachother's work freely and creatively.Wiki-based - A wiki is a way of orderingtext and information in anopen source way. The most famousexample is wikipedia ( a user generated,expert vetted online encyclopedia).Therefore a wiki is a way ofcompiling a collaborative ' article' or 'tool description' between many farmers--who can all comment on andcontribute to a tool that is documented.Absolutely no pets on the grounds for any reason, at any time.Online platform - Just like the Grangeis an “in person social platform,” anonline platform is a gathering placefor conversations, brainstorms anddigital documenting of CAD Designsand tools.Arduino sensors - are tiny opensourcecomputer chips that you canprogram to do simple actions, liketurn off irrigation or turn on an electricfence. These can be programmedwith a cell phone for remote access,or they can be linked to a thermometeror switch.Hacks - A hack is any design thatimproves the functionality of a toolwithin a system, even if the tool wasn'toriginally designed with that functionin mind. Hacks are fixes, tweaks,modifications many times with foundor salvaged equipment that get thejob done better, more efficiently andwith little cost.