Open Source Ecology

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Continuing updates are found on the Factor e Farm blog. See brief video introduction to our work - The Global Village Construction Set in 2 Minutes

GVCS in 2 Minutes - High Resolution from Marcin Jakubowski on Vimeo.

LifeTrac, one of the first technologies in the "Global Village 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 "Global Village Construction Set" 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.

Get to know us

The site map will give you an overview of all the content on this site
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.
The Distillations videos give an overview. More videos on YouTube. More pictures at Flickr.
Open Invitation to Visit Factor e Farm.

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!

As of September, 2010 - we have also had requests for larger donation options. Thus, we are creating the Gold, Gold Extra, Platinum, and Angel subscriptions - ones at $20, $30, $50, and $100 per month, respectively, in addition to the Standard subscription of $10/month.

Find out what our current priorities are.
For live discussions, visit our chat room or access it via an IRC client.
For discussing projects please post on our discussion forums.
See some more ideas on how you can help us.
For the especially active, you can join the Build a Village Project.
Feel free to log in 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.