Factor e Farm

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• Article Title: Factor e Farm

See overview of facility and progress at end of 2012:

2013 Shuttleworth Application - Marcin Jakubowski (re-edit) from Open Source Ecology on Vimeo.

Introduction

The Factor e Farm (FeF) experiment aims to take everything that civilization has learned to date, to create a working blueprint for communities that work.

Name

We are not a factory farm. At Factor e Farm, we are growing ideas. We are creating technology for ecology.

• e => The transcendental number.
• Farm => Where we begin.

Those coming for Dedicated Project Visits are advised of the Factor e Farm General Guidelines.

Infrastructure

HabLab

HabLab

Cordwood structure

Hexayurt

Hexacube

• Shelter
  • HabLab
    • Kitchen
    • Bathroom
    • Bedrooms
  • SolarCubes
  • Hexayurts
  • Earthbag hut
  • Cordwood hut
  • Tents
• 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.

• • 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.

• • Heating/Cooling
    • Wood stoves
    • Thermal mass earth roofs.
    • cross-ventilation

• • Kitchen
    • Stove
    • Sink

• • Electricity (there are two electrical "grids" at the farm)
    • Solar Panels system - 1.4 kW peak
      • charger
      • battery bank
      • 120 V inverter

• • • Gas Generator system (needed for MIG Welders)
      • 72 V Forklift Battery Bank
      • 72 V Chargers
      • 120 V and 240 V Inverters (10 kW, 15 kW)

• • Communications
    • Very low cellphone reception
    • Wireless Internet (DSL)

• • Food
    • 400 tree fruit, nut, and berry orchard (still growing)
    • Free-range chickens - eggs;
    • We buy food that we don't grow on the farm
    • We try to eat together

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

See Factor e Farm 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.

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Climate

Nearby weather station

See also Temperature

Embed

• http://www.youtube.com/p/FF0B396794CE6CDE&hl=en
• http://www.youtube.com/p/8222E33C29B683CE&hl=en

Links

• Agriculture Plan - begun winter 2012
• Factor e Farm Site Plan
• Distillations
• History

Blog Presentation:

See the weblog for the latest updates.

You can view videos from Factor e Farm on our Youtube Channel.

Pictures from Factor e Farm.