FARM HACK

Chimera is excited to partner with the Farmers Guild of Sonoma County to bring the first ever FARM HACK

Sustainable agriculture is built on creativity, innovation and sometimes just a jerry-rigged a stationary bicycle transformed into a low-cost chicken-plucker.

This summer, the Farmers Guild teams up with the Chimera Art Space for a Farm Hack, uniting makers, engineers, artists and tinkerers of every kind with local farmers to think up--and then build solutions to on-farm challenges. Join us!

NOW: Call for submissions! Farmers, do you have an on-farm challenge that could be solved by a clever team of crafty makers? Mobile chicken coop keep getting stuck? Wish you had a better cover-crop roller? Do you dream about the market pop-up tent of the future? Farmers, submit your challenge--makers, sign up to join a hack team--down below at the bottom of this page.

AUGUST 2: Maker teams assemble at the Chimera Arts Space at 6pm to select projects, meet the farmers and begin to brainstorm their game plan. Info here.

AUGUST 17: Maker day! Chimera Arts Space opens their doors for a full afternoon of open studio space, in-person collaboration, welding, drilling, wiring and more.

EPT 17: At this year's 3rd Annual Farmers Olympics at the Petaluma Fairgrounds, teams will present their final projects to a team of judges, vying for the gold medal and showing off their ingenuity.

Team Signup

Please fill out the form below or view it online here.