Moving Forward
First of all, thank you for the many useful comments on the recent unfoldings at Factor e Farm. I apologize to Ben and Jeremy for my unjustified accusation, which was my mistake under escalating stress. This is a chance to gain clarity: Factor e Farm...
Mediator
Online and in personal emails it has been suggested to get a mediator to help in settling this conflict. We are open to this.
Hot day at FeF 97 degrees F and 97% humidity
At home in Klagenfurt I have a cleaning lady come in once a week, I really hate cleaning and what it does to my hands! At FeF I clean everything from the dishes to the kitchen, from the floor in my room to the latrine bucket from my outhouse. I still...
OSE TV Interview – Austria Tour
We just got a copy of this TV interview that we did back on the OSE tour in Austria. Michaela from Earthship Austria organized this particular event. The interview took place at a local TV station in Bad Kleinkirchheim – a well known ski resort...
Factor e Farm: The Early Days
Today marks the 3rd anniversity of settling the land. We came with a hundred chickens, a goat, Massey Ferguson tractor with loader, Chevy suburban, trailer, Lister one-cylinder diesel running on waste oil for electricity, and a lot of dreams and desires.
Dedicated Project Visits
Inga and I refined a collaboration procedure for development work at Factor e Farm. We are focusing our development efforts on dedicated project visits – a topic that we’ve discussed a number of times, and finally put down on paper. All together,...
CEB Vault Construction Workshop
Here is our formal initial announcement of the 10-day Compressed Earth Block (CEB) Vault Construction Workshop. It will be held at Factor e Farm, in the Kansas City area, Missouri, USA, at the end of September, 2009. Examples: Modern, earth-sheltered...
The Eagle has landed….
…well, actually I’m a Leo (August 7th and don’t forget!) but I have landed, I did it, I made it, I’m here!! I spent my first night on a bed, not the floor. Expecting (almost) nothing is working great, you should try it, too. Marcin...
Touchdown expected at 6:30 p.m. today!
In 4 1/2 hours my daughter Angela will drive me to JFK to catch the flight to Kansas City. The suspense is almost killing me…. My dad always said: expect nothing and you will not be disappointed. Hey dad, I’m trying! My next message will come...
Zero Turn MicroTrac
MicroTrac achieved zero turn motion. If one walks around rapidly, one can turn the walk-behind tractor around in place. MicroTrac is turning out to be a beautiful freak: Play this freak show. To do this, we added two small, freely-turning wheels to MicroTrac....
