The Sustainable Student Farm was started in 2009 with a grant from the SSC to provide locally grown, sustainably produced food to the campus community. As the SSF continues to optimize the production of local food for campus consumption, a piece of equipment that would improve operations significantly is a new tractor specifically designed for specialty crop production. A new tractor will allow to engage in timely field activities, making the SSF more effective in producing food for the campus community. A new tractor with proper gearing will enable the SSF to operate efficiently for many years to come, not only in transplanting but in other operations such as seeding, tillage, cultivation and mowing.