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On January 5, 2009, I have kicked off the 1000 True Fans funding campaign - see initial blog post - [http://blog.opensourceecology.org/2009/01/towards-1000-global-villages-factor-e-live-distillations-part-1/]. This was soon after we built the first prototype of the brick press and tractor tractor. This was a time when we operated on no budget - and I decided put all the resources into critical machines. Since I was committed to doing this full time - after those years of alienation in my fusion Ph.D. program - I decided to ask people to support me for 24 months at $10 per month. That is how the True Fans program started. Since then, we have added donation amounts up to $100 per month - and we have reached these numbers of supporters:
We kicked off the 1000 True Fans funding campaign Soon after we built the first prototypes of the brick press and tractor. This was a time when we operated on no budget - and put all resources into critical machines. in order to continue our work and do it full time, we asked people to support us for 24 months at $10 per month. That is how the True Fans program began. Since then, we have added donation amounts up to $100 per month. All the True Fans funds go to prototyping - and your support allows us to operate at a basic level even when there are no other resources. The numbers of active True Fanships are:






If you subscribe as a True Fan, you get these perks:
If you subscribe as a True Fan, you get these perks:
*25% off our 3 Day Workshops
*25% off our 3 Day Workshops
*Free admission to our prototyping days at Factor e Farm, typically on Fridays throughout the summer
*Free admission to our prototyping days at Factor e Farm, typically on Fridays throughout the summer
*Invitation to the True Fans Hanguout - a call for True Fans only, where I discuss the latest developments and insights
*Invitation to the True Fans Hanguout - a call for True Fans only, where I discuss the latest developments and insights
These are some of the extraordinary people who are putting their energy to make this project a reality:

Revision as of 19:56, 24 February 2014

From the Founder -

We kicked off the 1000 True Fans funding campaign Soon after we built the first prototypes of the brick press and tractor. This was a time when we operated on no budget - and put all resources into critical machines. in order to continue our work and do it full time, we asked people to support us for 24 months at $10 per month. That is how the True Fans program began. Since then, we have added donation amounts up to $100 per month. All the True Fans funds go to prototyping - and your support allows us to operate at a basic level even when there are no other resources. The numbers of active True Fanships are:


If you subscribe as a True Fan, you get these perks:

  • 25% off our 3 Day Workshops
  • Free admission to our prototyping days at Factor e Farm, typically on Fridays throughout the summer
  • Invitation to the True Fans Hanguout - a call for True Fans only, where I discuss the latest developments and insights

These are some of the extraordinary people who are putting their energy to make this project a reality:

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