Urban Farm Cart Project

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Introducing.... urbanFARMcart

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

September in the Lot (even though I am 527 miles away)

A very extra special deep down thank you, thank you to Rebecca for consistently and tenderly tending the garden in Toronto while I am in Chicago. For watering and watering, inspecting, admiring, sharing, photographing and giving unconditional advice, love and support, my gratitude.

Monday, September 8, 2008

More Prototyping

red 1/8" thick acrylic
laser cutter
heat gun
clamps
scrap wood
heavy cotton fabric (thank you Gabriel)
pattern (made from Rhino to Illustrator file and printed out on large format printer)
sewing machine (learned to thread it, thanks to Rana)
thread (20+ year old thread that was my Grandma's)
pins
scissors

Friday, September 5, 2008

Rhinoing and Rendering and Rhinoing...

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Prototype Cart in the Garden

Saturday, August 9, 2008

Prototyping and Prototyping

may contain:
several feet of 1/2" diameter PVC pipe
copper plumbing hardware
nuts & bolts
hooks & eyes
hinges
cotter pins
ceiling tile
wire
parts from another cart
guerilla glue
sweat
a little blood
and definitely some tears

Friday, August 1, 2008

Lucious Summer

The onions are tall, the dill is feathery and fragrant, the lavendar is flowering, the sage is full and that beautiful greenish-blue colour, there is enough basil for lots of pesto and the tomato plants seem ready to produce fruit anytime now. It's so fun to watch the garden grow with each rain fall and sunny day.

About the Urban Farm Cart Project

As oil prices continue to rise and with it the price of food; as the safety of our food continues to be a serious concern, other alternatives to the current system of production are needed. The goal of this project is to design the Urban Farm Cart for those people who want to start their own urban farm, whether it takes the form of a window box, a multi-acre enterprise or somewhere in between.

The objective of the Urban Farm Cart Project is to learn by doing, by observing and absorbing. The end goal is to design a meaningful product that allows the user, or urban farmer, to plant, grow, harvest, and sell produce in the city in a way that is environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable.

(for a full description of the project, check out the first blog post from June 22, 2008)

About the Author

Born in a rural community in New York State, Sarah di Nicola Tranum grew up surrounded by family, nature, art, politics and humour. The goal to combine her passion for art and design with a desire to create social change, has given Sarah the opportunity to explore many different disciplines. She graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Policy Analysis and Management. She completed the one year interdisciplinary design program, Institute without Boundaries, in Toronto and is currently pursing her masters degree in design at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. More of her work can be seen at www.sarahtranum.com. Sarah hosts World House Radio, a series of podcast interviews about housing and design that can be listened to at www.worldhouseradio.blogspot.com.