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[[Factor e Farm]] '''(FeF)''' is a socio-technical experiment. It aims to take everything that civilization has learned to date, and determine whether it is feasible to use abundant local resources to create modern civilization, up to semiconductor and metal production - on the scale of a parcel of land - at 2 hours of work per day - using local resources. This is a Big Hairy Audacious Goal, but its achievement implies the possibility of solving Wicked Problems. | |||
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We are experimenting with what it would look like if a dozen or two productive humans were able to achieve a full resilient lifestyle, by tapping power, appropriate industrial technology - to master maintenance at no more than a few hours per year - to attain raw industrial power of 33 hp each, and collectively - about a megawatt of power - to ascertain local production of food, housing, energy, and technology - with no tasks outsourced. This implies $100/hr productivity levels to gnerate a minimum of $36k of value per person, or about $1M of equivalent value generated. | |||
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Revision as of 15:45, 14 February 2014
See overview of facility and progress at end of 2012:
2013 Shuttleworth Application - Marcin Jakubowski (re-edit) from Open Source Ecology on Vimeo.
Introduction
Factor e Farm (FeF) is a socio-technical experiment. It aims to take everything that civilization has learned to date, and determine whether it is feasible to use abundant local resources to create modern civilization, up to semiconductor and metal production - on the scale of a parcel of land - at 2 hours of work per day - using local resources. This is a Big Hairy Audacious Goal, but its achievement implies the possibility of solving Wicked Problems.
Economics
We are experimenting with what it would look like if a dozen or two productive humans were able to achieve a full resilient lifestyle, by tapping power, appropriate industrial technology - to master maintenance at no more than a few hours per year - to attain raw industrial power of 33 hp each, and collectively - about a megawatt of power - to ascertain local production of food, housing, energy, and technology - with no tasks outsourced. This implies $100/hr productivity levels to gnerate a minimum of $36k of value per person, or about $1M of equivalent value generated.
Name
We are not a factory farm. At Factor e Farm, we are growing ideas. We are creating technology for ecology.
Those coming for Dedicated Project Visits are advised of the Factor e Farm General Guidelines.
Infrastructure
- Shelter
- HabLab
- Kitchen
- Bathroom
- Bedrooms
- SolarCubes
- Hexayurts
- Earthbag hut
- Cordwood hut
- Tents
- HabLab
- Workshops
- Main Workshop
- Greenhouse
- Utilities
- Water
- Well Pump and Rainwater catchment
- 1000 Gallon tank reservoir
- 2nd water pump brings water from the reservoir tanks to habLab kitchen and bath.
- Water
- Sanitation
- HabLab has a septic system (please limit/don't use antibacterial soaps!)
- flush toilets and composting toilets
- 3 compost bins for cooking scraps
- Recycling system has outdoor segregated storage for plastics, metals, and paper products, which are brought to local recycling center.
- Sanitation
- Heating/Cooling
- Wood stoves
- Thermal mass earth roofs.
- cross-ventilation
- Heating/Cooling
- Kitchen
- Stove
- Sink
- Kitchen
- Communications
- Very low cellphone reception
- DSL internet with wifi
- Communications
- Food
- 400 tree fruit, nut, and berry orchard (still growing)
- We try to eat together
- Food
Learning
- We are a learning community, and we are all expected to help each other grow in practical, mental, emotional, and spiritual techniques.
- Highly value Education
Tools
Location
NOTE: It is NOT ok to visit Factor e Farm without an invitation. Please see Visit Factor e Farm.
OpenStreetMap View
NOTE: It is NOT ok to visit Factor e Farm without an invitation. Please see Visit Factor e Farm.
Climate
Internet 2012
Line 2
Gravel Plan 2013
Links
- Factor e Farm Site Plan
- Distillations
- History
- Blog Presentation:
- See the blog for the latest updates.
- You can view videos from Factor e Farm on our Youtube Channel.
- Pictures from Factor e Farm.