OSE Design Rationale

=What is it= Open Source Ecology is a movement dedicated to building the world's first open source high tech off-grid resilient community.

=Why=
 * We believe that resilient communities are superior to non-resilient communities due to their ability to adapt to a changing world where complex interdependent systems can break down due to myriad factors.


 * Due to the scale of global economic and governmental systems in the world today they inherently lack accountability.


 * Local economies and governments are more accountable to the people and the environment because the effects are closer and more apparent.


 * Resilient communities are robust, sustainable, and accountable. They take what is good about the current economic system and change what is not working.

=How= The RCCS

=Who= Marcin Jakubowski PhD. Brittany Gill

=When= Founded in 2003, Factor e Farm in 2007

=Where= Factor e Farm, Missouri