Core Application

Key requirements:

Open Source Clause

• Open source nature of the work - all research and development results - especially economically-significant results - shall enter the public domain, copyleft, or similar intellectual propery status. The results shall enter this status in as timely fashion as possible, in order to maximize collaboration potential. Documentation shall be developed to high standards. All work shall follow this intellectual property model, unless explicitly agreed upon prior to the beginning of a developer's involvement.

Core Team Requirements

• Basic time requirement goals are 4 hours of directed physical work and 4 hours of organizational work. At present, we go through phases of design - which require
• Once the program is sufficiently evolved, we expect Core Team people to spend 2 hours outside per day doing physical work, such as gardening, food harvest and processing, maintenance, construction, prototype building, etc. This follows the principle that the pen is mightier than the sword - but we still recommend physical activity to both make the person intimately familiar with real-life practical issues, and to improve one's health.
• Time spent in physical vs. organizational work may vary. Design periods may indicate almost full days sitting on a computer, while prototyping stages, buildout, or plantout sessions may mean that almost the entire day is spent outside. This varies depending on the project phase. The general requirement is

Questions for Applicant

Research and Development

1. What resources, time, skills, and financial commitments are you willing to make voluntarily to move the work of the Resilient Community Construction Set forward, as an on-site member of Factor e Farm? See the video on the Global Village Construction set from the Oekonux conference as a reference regarding the technology set - [1]
2. Based on the list of technologies in the Resilient Community Construction Set, select one and propose a program of action for developing that technology, and how that can contribute to developing an Open Source Business Model.
3. The goal of our work is to produce economically significand and replicable enterprise options for production in resilient communities. Are you capable of defining an open source business model, and of publishing an open source business plan, and what experience do you have that will help you succeed?
4. Read our recent blog post - [2] on the proposed developments by the present 2-person core team at Factor e Farm. Please propose a brief overview of deliverables that you can make to the program as a result of your involvement. Include both: (1) your contributions to the program already proposed for the 2-person core team program; and, (2), contributions that will be made primarily under your leadership. Describe the skills and experiences that qualify you to complete your proposed program.
5. Serious critique has been raised about our program regarding the technocentric nature of our developments. We do not see the program technocentric as much as results-oriented - ie, a rigorous program of development for an equally ambitious goal. Critics have raised concerns that we are not doing sufficient community-building or that we do not have sufficient feminine energy in our land-based facility. Our response is that we find those aspects extremely important, but we are not at the phase where we can prioritize them over technology development. We will be addressing these issues as soon as we have demonstrated an effective development method for open source technology development. We believe that we will be in a better position to do this when we have additional resources. What is your perspective on this issue, and will you be able to work effectively in the described environment?

Resource Development

1. Are you in a position to help recruit True Fans, and if so, how do you plan to do this and how many True Fans can you recruit per month?
2. Do you have experience with proposal writing? Grant writing? If so, what is your experience, and how would you be able to use your experience to move the Resilient Community Construction Set forward?
3. Can you help us secure in-kind donations of material resources? (plant material, animal stock, hardware, equipment, etc.)
4. We are interested in organizing college lectures, especially ones that cover our costs and provide speaker fees, especially in collaboration with groups like Engineers Without Borders and others. Do you have any experience in organizing lectures, or would you be interested in doing so?
5. Can you propose ways in which earning from work directly related to the RCCS can be used to generate revenue to support yourself? (example: workshops, product sales, open business incubation, etc.)

Infrastructure

1. Our facility is under construction. Our basic infrastructure is described here.
2. What experience do you have with construction?

Lifestyle

1. Can you cook? Can you grow food?
2. Do you smoke, drink, or use drugs? See our Conduct Policy for cleanliness, smoking, drinking, firearms, and respect of others - and tell of of any possible issues.
3. Can you get along well with others?
4. Are there parts of you that you know are difficult for others to deal with?
5. Can you adjust to a farm schedule of getting up with the break of daylight?

1. What important questions do you still have regarding our program, and what things are not clear about what we're doing and how we're approaching it?