OSE Interview with Gernot Minke
I took many hours of video at the workshop in Kassel, Germany – 11 hours total, I think. Some of them I commented in English, some are in German. The videos tell the story in either language but if you have questions, just ask me.
OSE Interview with Gernot Minke
I think we have about 11 hours of video from the workshop in Kassel, Germany. Some are in English, some in German. On most the video itself is enough to understand what's going on. If you have questions, I'll be happy to answer them.
Facility Sanitation Improvement (by a factor of ‘e’)
To our colonic relief, we added a second composting toilet, a public outhouse with privacy. Now no one needs to wonder who is going to enter the vestibule while performing defecation maneuvers. Albeit temporary, it satisfies our immediate needs. Thanks...
Health and the Future of Factor e
Molly and I built a hand washing station and I put together a shower Factor e Farm. This post is an analysis of the sanitation issues rooted in geography, infrastructure, and human use following Christopher Alexander’s guidelines for design analysis....
The Beginning of a Revolution (in hygiene): a Hand and Dish Washing Station
Wednesday afternoon I packed up my most useful belongings, hitched what didn’t fit to the sides of my camping backpack and set out from Fort Greene in Brooklyn, NY to spend 3 weeks at Factor E Farm in Missouri. I’ve never been to that area...
The Brick that Broke the Camel’s Back
I have a lot to say about where I am, about what I’m doing, about what I’m feeling and about bricks. And no pictures to say it with. So, please be persistent and listen to what I have to say and perhaps we’ll all be the wiser for it....
Solar Panel Construction
Here are some videos of solar panel construction that we took last weekend. This video shows the process for connecting solar cells to one another: Here is video on how we tin the tabbing wire, and here is how we set up the soldering station. In about...
Well – Solar Turbine – LifeTrac Day 1
We have finally completed our water well-drilling adventure. Everything that could went wrong – amounting to a 2 month delay – but the bottom line is that we have a 4 inch-bore well that we estimate is giving us 1000 gallons of water per day...
Down on the Farm: Wild Strawberries and Global Swadeshi
It has taken me a while to allow my experiences and inspirations from this weekend at Factor E to gestate, to ferment into tangible thoughts that I can easily disseminate to readers. Being lucky enough to sit down with Brittany and Marcin and talk face...
