Hand tools

A post pounder is a tool to push posts into the ground.

A red wheelbarrow.

A red wheelbarrow propped up on a box, showing how you can tilt it forward to empty it.

This wire weeder is a specialized hand tool. It has three wire loops for weeding between rows, and a long

This is the head of a wire weeder. Each metal loop will weed between rows of plants.

The zipper tool can dig and close a small trench. Farmers use it for planting seeds and starts.

A backpack sprayer is a tool that small-scale growers can use to apply liquid fertilizers or pesticides. The sprayer has

The zipper tool can dig and close a small trench. Farmers use it for planting seeds and starts.

Use a broadfork to aerate or turn soil by hand, or to harvest root vegetables.

Use a digging fork to harvest root vegetables.