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Open Source Ecology

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• See German translation here .
• See Portuguese translation here .

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LifeTrac, one of the first technologies in the "Resilient Community Construction Set"

Open Source Ecology is a movement dedicated to the collaborative development of tools for replicable, open source, modern off-grid "resilient communities." By using permaculture and digital fabrication together to provide for basic needs and open source methodology to allow low cost replication of the entire operation, we hope to empower anyone who desires to move beyond the struggle for survival and "evolve to freedom."

By our analysis, most of the technologies needed for a sustainable and pleasant standard of living could be reduced to the cost of scrap metal + labor. There is immense potential for social transformation once this technology is fully developed for building interconnected self-sufficient communities, since people will be freed from material constraints and able to seek self-actualization.

We understand that this is an ambitious task, but we have accomplished much and are making rapid progress. Factor e Farm is the land-based facility where we are putting this theory into practice. Our means of achieving these goals are meticulously detailed in the "Resilient Community Construction Set" (formerly known as the GVCS) and the OSE Proposal.

As far as we know, this is a one of a kind project, but we hope to change that. If there is indeed another project like ours, please tell us about it.

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Get to know us

• Open Source Ecology: Factor e Farm in five minutes.
• Our weblog keeps you informed on what's happening on the ground floor at Factor e Farm.
• Discussion forums, development, and syndication site - factorefarm.org
• The Distillations videos give an overview. More videos on YouTube. More pictures at Flickr.
• Open Invitation to Visit Factor e Farm.

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Contribute

The tools under development are to help you! Please support Open Source Ecology through volunteering, spreading the word, donating (more info), or subscribing (more info). Any donation, big or small, can help. Thank you!

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For discussing projects please post on our discussion forums.

For the especially active, you can join the Build a Village Project.

Feel free to sign up and add research and content to the Wiki to help develop the Global Village Construction Set. Read the wiki instructions for help. See a list of all projects and their status and see how you can help.

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Distillations

The Distillations videos, starting with the second technology of the RCCS to be built, the Compressed Earth Brick Press:

Click the arrows to see another video.

The Global Village Construction Set

• HABITAT: CEB Press - Sawmill - Living Machines - Modular Housing Units
  
• AGROECOLOGY: LifeTrac Multi Purpose Tractor - MicroTrac - Power Cube - Agricultural Spader - Agricultural Microcombine - Hammer Mill - Well Drilling Rig - Organoponic Raised Bed Gardening - Orchard and Nursery - Modular Greenhouse Units - Bakery - Dairy - Energy Food Bars - Freeze Dried Fruit Powders
  
• ENERGY: Pyrolysis Oil - Babington Burner - Solar Combined Heat Power System - Steam Engine Construction Set - Solar Turbine - Electric Motors/Generators - Inverters & Grid Intertie - Batteries
  
• FLEXIBLE INDUSTRY: Lathe - Torch Table - Multimachine & Flex Fab - Plastic Extrusion & Molding - Metal Casting and Extrusion
  
• TRANSPORT: Open Source Car
  
• MATERIALS: Bioplastics

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(The projects in bold have visible progress.)