Factor e Farm Community Standards

• DPVs at FeF, please see DPV Orientation and Message Board

Purpose

The following information is provided for Dedicated Project Visitors (DPV) or Work Day event. The Hablab is a dorm-style living facility. To ensure a healthy and efficient working and living environment, review the following expectations and community standards:

About Maysville, Missouri

• Maysville is a small, rural town with basic conveniences: grocery store, Dollar General, Casey's gas station, BBQ stand, hardware store. FeF is approximately 3 miles south of Maysville. Please more information see Maysville, MO City Data.
  • Cameron, MO is 12 miles south east of Maysville and has fast food, Wal-Mart, and motels.
  • Saint Joseph, MO is 36 miles west of Maysville and has most commercial conveniences of a small metropolis
  • Kansas City, MO is 65 miles south of Maysville and has conveniences of a metropolis as well as attractions and entertainment

DPV

Work Day

The work week at OSE is Mon-Fri, from 9:00am to 6:00pm with 60 minutes of personal time for lunch or other. As needed, OSE will host Design Sprints or build-outs/production runs on the weekends. If the work week extends into the weekend, the Product Lead will designate compensatory time off. Some DPVs choose to work more than 40 hours per week to maximize their “experience” and exposure to different challenges. While this choice is up to each person's discretion, compensatory time off is strongly encouraged.

DPVs receive work day direction from the Product Lead. Documentation DPVs receive work day direction from the Documentation Manger. Deviations from established tasks must be cleared with the Product Lead and Documentation Manager.

Collaboration vs Consensus

While collaboration is encouraged, consensus is not required. When discussing a contentious issue, it is strongly encouraged that the discussion is documented and posted for collaborative feedback on the issue. Due to time constraints and simple hierarchy, the Product Lead or other OSE Staff have final authority.

Mail

• Include “Open Source Ecology” in the “To” line with “ATTN:” to your name.
• Use the following addresses, depending upon your chosen mail service carrier:
  • USPS: Open Source Ecology, ATTN: (your name), PO Box 442, Maysville, MO 64469
  • UPS/Fed Ex: Open Source Ecology, ATTN: (your name, 909 Willow Rd, Maysville, MO 64469

Living at FeF

DPV Meals

• When 5 or less DPVs are onsite, a weekly stipend of $35 per person will be provided to offset the cost of groceries.
• When 6 or more DPVs are onsite, a weekly stipend will be provided as a lump sum to cover the upcoming week's dinner. The DPV provided the lump sum is responsible for meal planning and sourcing groceries for the upcoming week. The Product Lead is responsible for allocating meal planning and grocery run time the week prior. DPVs are responsible for managing cooking responsibilities. The purpose of assigning a single dinner cook during high capacity durations is to keep the kitchen manageable.
  • Please note that OSE may not be able to accommodate a restrictive diet.

HabLab

Hablab is a dorm style facility with a 5 shared bedrooms, a single bathroom with individual showers, a washer and dryer, and a living and work space. OSE's office is located in Hablab. Hablab is an early structure, built with the CEB Press.

Kitchen

The kitchen is equipped with a stove top, 3 toaster ovens, refrigerator, 2 microwaves, crock-pot, pots/pans, and other commonly used small cooking utensils.

• • Individual cupboard are available to store sealed dry food. Food storage outside the kitchen is prohibited.
  • Dishes must be washed immediately after use.

Showers/toilet

The bathroom is co-gender, both male and female use the same facility. A closed bathroom door signals that the bathroom is in use. Knock to verify that the bathroom is in use.

WiFi

The Hablab and Workshop are equipped with free wifi.

Bedrooms

The bedrooms are equipped with 1-3 twin beds, each with a (washed) mattress cover. If you are unable to share a bedroom, inform the Technical Community Manager (TCM) prior to accepting an offer as a DPV.

Workshop

See Factor e Farm Workshop Guidelines

Wildlife

• Wildlife includes snakes, spiders, wasps, raccoons, and deer. See native Missouri snakes and reptiles and native spiders.
• To mitigate mice:
  • OSE has a rural farm cat named Boots. If you are allergic to cats, inform the TCM prior to accepting an offer as a DPV.
  • Food storage outside the kitchen is prohibited.
  • Dishes must be washed immediately after use.

Weather

Northern MO has inclement weather. This includes extreme heat and winter weather conditions (snow/ice), tornadoes, thunderstorms, flooding, and earthquakes. The CDC offers instructions and guidance for inclement weather conditions and natural disasters at http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/.

Parking

Park in front of the workshop. When unloading items, temporary parking is permitted in front of the Hablab. Street parking is not authorized by the city of Maysville.

Visitors

All visitors to FeF must be coordinated with OSE Staff.

Smoking

Smoking is allowed in designated areas only. Use of a butt can, which is provided near the smoking area is mandatory. Smoking privileges may be revoked if cigarette butts are found on FeF grounds.

Shopping

For those housemates who do not have a vehicle, OSE will provide at least one grocery shopping trip per week. Reusable shopping bags are available for your convenience.

Phone

(816) 449-1239

Hablab Cleanliness / Cleaning Standards.

Because of the rural, farm environment surrounding the Hablab, dust and dirt can quickly accumulate in the Hablab. To combat these issues, shoes shall not be worn in the Hablab. There is a shoe rack available for shoe storage and house slippers. Shoes stored at the shoe rack should be the shoes an inhabitant has chosen to wear for the day and should not be storage for ALL of one’s shoes.

Cleaning Schedule

A weekly cleaning schedule will be posted where cleaning tasks will rotate to each inhabitant. Every inhabitant is expected complete their task for the day. Tasks may include, but are not limited to vacuuming, dusting, cooking, cleaning of bathrooms, windows, etc. Inhabitants may choose to trade tasks with each other, but if ===Personal Responsibilities=== Though the Hablab has a cleaning schedule, each inhabitant is expected to clean up after themselves, to include keeping their personal items “picked up.” Each inhabitant must also keep their room clean. Food may not be stored in an inhabitant’s room.

Kitchen Standards

Kitchen counters and the stove must be wiped down after use. The refrigerator should be kept free from spills. All dishes must be washed immediately after use or loaded in the dishwasher. Left over food shall not be washed down the sink. There is a compost bucket in the kitchen for left over food, coffee grounds, tea bags, fruit/vegetable debris, and brown papers (i.e. egg crate).

Bathroom Standards

All inhabitants are expected to wash their hands after using the facilities. Soap and hand towels are made available for your use.

The toilet

When using the toilet, be mindful of “spills and smudges.” Please clean up after yourself.

Showers

Please keep all toiletries in your toiletry bag. Do not leave products in the showers. Please hang wet towels in your room.

Recycling

Recycling bins are available for your use, to include bins for paper, metal, glass and plastics.

Trash

Please utilize the recycling containers to the maximum extent possible. If the trash can is full, please take out the trash and put a new bag in the trash bin. Overflowing trash will not be allowed.

Other Cleaning Considerations

• Personal Grooming - As this is a communal environment, please adhere to regular hygiene standards. Between hot summer days and work in the shop, regular showers are imperative.
• Laundry - A washer is currently available for your use in the Hablab. Infrastructure to support a dryer will be installed in June. Drying racks are also available for your use. Laundy days will rotate by room, where each room is designated a specific day for laundry. All rooms may do laundry on Saturday or Sunday. If you do not have a full load of clothes to wash, consider combining your clothes with another inhabitant’s clothes to save energy consumption.

Quiet Hours

Hablab quiet hours are Sun-Thurs from 11pm to 7am. Please be respectful during these periods and be sensitive to requests to be quiet.

Energy consumption

Please turn off lights and unplug appliances when not in use. At OSE, we are mindful of our energy footprint and wish to conserve energy when possible.

What to bring to FeF

• Bedding/pillow for a twin mattress (or sleeping bag)
• Towel/Wash Cloth (required)
• Personal Toiletries
• Shower Shoes (required)
• House Slippers (recommended, outdoor shoes are not worn in the Hablab)
• Personal Protective Equipment (note: all PPE, except for steel-toed boots, is provided)
• Water bottle (recommended)
• Rain resistant coat (recommended)
• Rain boots (recommended)
• Steel toed boots (required for the work shop)
• Laptop & scrolling mouse (scrolling required for Sketchup, if doing 3D modeling)
• Camera or phone with camera (recommended for documentation purposes)
• Laundry bag
• Flashlight
• Long pants