RepRap. The End of Walmart.
If you can proint 3D objects at home, that may be the end of Walmart. Yes – RepRap – the DIY open source 3D printer – is a major political statement. You can actually use RepRap to recycle – by reusing plastics as feedstocks for...
The Next Phase of Civilization
To give you more flavor of the memorable Oekonux 4 conference of last weekend in Manchester, UK – here is a presentation given by Charles Collis that I reposted at the OSE wiki. Charles presented and supported several contrarian views – namely...
Hexahatch Revolution Incubator Design
Six revolving tubes filled with eggs; the Hexahatch Revolution Incubator design is done and we will be building it tomorrow as part of a workshop. The design is open source on the wiki, complete with bill of materials and implementation plan. The cost...
OSE Presentation at the 4th Oekonux Conference
Here is my talk from the 4th Oekonux Conference. You can download the slides and see a transcript here. Start with an introduction by Franz Nahrada, leader of the Globally Integrated Village Environment: Click To Play Move on to the video on our CEB Story...
Extraordinary fourth Oekonux conference marks milestone for P2P movement
That’s the title of Michel Bauwens’ post on the P2P Foundation blog regarding the recent conference, where I discussed our program for building the world’s first, replicable, open source, off-grid, Global Village. Read the rest of Michel’s...
Factor E Farm Featured in Arthur Magazine Today
Check out Arthur’s coverage of our work in their daily blog.
One Raised Bed a Day Keeps the Grocery Bills Away
Here at Factor E Farm we’re trying to grow all our own food. However, it’s a daunting task to grow and process enough food to feed ourselves. That’s why we have a simple policy this spring to help us get closer to 100% food sufficient:...
What is Open Source Ecology?
Before reading this post, we invite everyone to write a message about what you feel Open Source Ecology means to you, and your ideas on how this can be communicated effectively to others. How do you feel about Open Source Ecology? Open Source Ecology’s...
Oekonux Conference in Manchester, UK
I’m leaving for the Oekonux Conference today. You can see my abstract under the 2nd day program at 2:30 PM. Here is a copy of my presentation, minus the transcript. If you want to meet up, just let me know.
