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See also for 2012 detail - http://www.shuttleworthfoundation.org/fellows/marcin-jakubowski/
- 2003 - Open Source Ecology coined. See OSE Legacy Site
- 2004 - OSE Incorporated for the first time in Madison, Wisconsi
- 2005 - OSE moves from Wisconsin to Missouri, rents land in Osborn, Missouri
- 2006 - OSE settles on 30 acres in Maysville, Missouri
- 2006 - Earthbag Hut built
- Oct 2007 - Factor e Farm Blog started
- Sept 1, 2007 - 30 acre parcel was named Factor e Farm
- May 1, 2007 - plant-out of 200 tree orchard donated by Stark Brothers Nursery
- Nov 1, 2007 - Cordwood Hut addition built
- December 26, 2007 - First brick press prototype built in lean-to workshop
- Apr 23, 2008 - Global Village Construction Set name coined, presented for the first time at the University of Missouri, Columbia -[UM_Presentation]
- May 1, 2008 - Plantout of 200 more orchard trees.
- Sep 5, 2008 - First open source tractor prototype built. LifeTrac I
- March 1-Nov 1, 2009 - Power Cube, Microtractor, Soil Pulverizer, Brick Press II, and Heavy Duty Drill Press prototypes built
- 2010 - Total of 8 of the 50 machine prototypes built
- Dec 1, 2010 - Founder is selected as a TED Fellow
- Mar 2, 2011 - Project reaches the world stage with the Global Village Construction Set TED Talk.
- Apr 1, 2011 - First ever production run of GVCS machines - cleared $25k
- Oct 1, 2011 - First ever replication of a GVCS machine - brick press - James Slade, Austin, Texas - Replication-CreationFlame
- Dec 1 2011 - Founder is selected as a Shuttleworth Foundation Fellow
- Jan 1 2012 - New 3000 square foot Workshop completed
- Mar 2012 - 3000 square foot living unit, HabLab, closed in
- Dec 18, 2012 - First ever 1 day production run of the Brick Press using digitally-fabricated parts
- Oct 1, 2013 - First Microhouse build shows seamless integration of Tractor-Brick Press-and Soil Pulverizer
- Nov 1, 2013 - Arhitecture Lead joins OSE team
- Jan 24, 2014 - OSE College Tour 2014 started