Turtle Run Farm and the"use-yer-foot" sink
Festival for the Eno Shakori Hills Grass Roots Haw River Festival

The "use-yer-foot" portable sink provides fresh running water for handwashing or dishwashing in places without conventional plumbing. Pictured here is the new model which features a removable easy to clean drain tub with plastic red "foot-pedals" and a 10 gallon capacity. The lightweight folding use-yer-foot is now available from Turtle Run. Cost before shipping is $139. Rentals are also available at $10 per day. NC residents add State sales tax. The folded size of the use-yer-foot is approx 36" high x 26" wide x 5" deep.


 

Turtle Run is a small organic vegetable farm in the village of Saxapahaw NC near Chapel Hill. Besides vegetables we sell the portable handwash device known as the "use-yer-foot" sink . The history of the useyerfoot starts in North Carolina in 1987 when thousands of folks gathered for a week long outdoor festival with music and good times. An outbreak of intestinal sickness spread through the crowd from a lack of adequate handwashing facilities. Kevin Meehan and friends fastened a foot pedal to a jug of water tied to a tree and created a hands-free sanitary station. A second soapy jug was added and soon a line of thankful folks formed and waited patiently to scrub their hands at the "use-yer-foot" ( the name of - and the instruction on how to operate the device). Many festivals, outdoor weddings, scout camps, and school field trips later we had perfected a simple to transport and operate device.

Kathleen and Mia using an older model at Spences Farm in Chapel Hill

 
Turtle Run Farm News
Posted July 2007

Turtle Run is in its 11th year of organic vegetable production for the 2007 season. Our own tomato variety that we call "Little Cherokee" has now proven to be a stable new open- pollinated type of purple plum like tomato. This delicious tomato which has won the tomato tasting contest at the Carrboro Farmers' Market, is a cross between the old heirloom "Cherokee Purple" and another line of our open pollinated tomatoes "Erin's Gold". Our other crops to look for this year:

Potatoes

Swiss Chard

Sugar Snap Peas

Carrots

Lettuce

Basil

Arugula

Cilantro

Dill

Sweet Bell Peppers

Hot Chili Peppers

Seedless Watermelon

Cantaloupe

Sweet Potatoes

Garlic

Blueberries

Prickly Pears

Cucumber

Bedding Plants

All our products are available at the Carrboro Farmers' Market or buy direct from the farm.The Market hours are Sat. mornings till noon running from March through Dec. and Wed. afternoons 3:00pm til 6:30pm April through Oct. Sign up for weekly vegetables with our CSA program.

 

Contact info: Turtle Run address: 5776 Rumley Rd. Graham NC 27253 phone: (336-376-3313) email: turtlerun (at)useyerfoot.com {use the @ we wrote it this way to reduce spam}


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