Since 2018, Sarah Groat “SG” (they/she) has been providing timely, honest, and affordable service and repair work, as well as teaching farmers how to operate and maintain equipment. Over the past 17 years of growing food, making compost, and teaching adults and kids, SG has been developing their knack for operating equipment and fixing machines. SG has been fine-tuning their tractor operation and small engines workshops for several years and has traveled across New York state and Pennsylvania to train farmers on the function, operation, and service of their equipment.
Though SG loves to repair equipment, they have found they are most joyous when teaching. In 2021, SG worked with the Hudson Valley Farm Hub to co-lead and create a curriculum for a 10-day farm mechanic basics course, which they continue to teach every winter.
Throughout their work, they strive to make mechanical information more accessible to Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, women, and non-binary folks. SG is based in Greenwich, New York.