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= Open Source Ecology (OSE) International =
= Open Source Ecology (OSE) International =
OSE is a global movement and collaboratory. Our goal and current engagement is building the world's first replicable, open source, post-industrial village. The name refers to an ecology, or ecosystem, of open-source hardware that works as an ecological whole. However, the name implies much more than technology - for technology is merely a basis upon which social organization can happen, in harmony with its natural life support systems. The real issue then emerges - the possibility of unprecedented quality of life for all.
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OSE is a global movement and collaboratory. Our goal and current engagement is building the world's first replicable, open source, post-industrial [[global village|village]]. The name refers to an [[ecology]], or [[ecosystem]], of [[open-source hardware]] that works as an ecological whole. However, the name implies much more than technology - for technology is merely a basis upon which social organization can happen, in harmony with its natural life support systems. The real issue then emerges - the possibility of unprecedented quality of life for all.


To build a post-industrial village, we are developing and testing the set of tools required to build such a village - the [http://openfarmtech.org/index.php?title=UM_Presentation Global Village Construction Set]. Land stewardship and local production via open source design and digital fabrication - founded on open sharing of information - are the key features of this adventure. Right livelihood and resolution of pressing world issues is the intended byproduct.
To build a [[post-industrialism|post-industrial]] village, we are developing and testing the set of tools required to build such a village - the [http://opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=UM_Presentation Global Village Construction Set]. Land stewardship and local production via open source design and digital fabrication - founded on open sharing of information - are the key features of this adventure. Right livelihood and resolution of pressing world issues is the intended byproduct.


See an overview of progress in our ongoing social experiment - [http://openfarmtech.org/index.php?title=Distillations the Distillations video series] - which covers progress up to the end of 2008.
 
==New production run is beginning April 2011==
OSE has made tremendous strides in producing powerful but basic tools.
We are beginning our production run April 6, 2011, running until May 20.  Additional opportunities will be available in summer 2011, but early engagement is super important.
 
We are very eager to have someone on site to do video fab documentation the whole time where they would work on fab drawings and cad and exploded part diagrams and schematics instructional videos etc. If someone is ambitious that is a full time job
 
OSE is located in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maysville,_Missouri Maysville in NW Missouri] - one hour from KC.  If you can afford a car rental, that's a great way to go.  Otherwise, we would be willing to arrange a pick up from Kansas City.
 
Also, volunteers would need to be prepared to cover their own meals, but lodging can probably be arranged. We will have 3 Mb Internet.
 
Documentation is critical to successful "open source" manufacturing.  We desperately need more high quality technical documentation. That documentation is simultaneously key to making our work replicable (and therefore truly effective and valuable), and ideal for Appropedia. You can help OSE as well as the greater Appropedia community (as well as the larger open source movement) by supporting this effort.
 
Learn more about our most recent work by watching our [http://vimeo.com/16106427 Global Village Construction Set video].
Also good is our [http://opensourceecology.org/weblog/2009/09/ose-presence-at-paraflows-festival-in-vienna/ How to build a post-scarcity village].
Please also see [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Template:Development_Template our Development Template] and [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Product_Template our Product Template].  These templates are "works in progress" and we could use help in improving them.
 
This documentation project would be a form of dedicated project visit.  See our [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Preliminary_Application application]. Although the full resume is not essential for this documentation project, please provide us some examples of your writing / documentation skills.


= Inventing a New Civilization on a Shoestring Budget =
= Inventing a New Civilization on a Shoestring Budget =
Say you want to build a village, enterprise, or for that matter -  an entire civilization – because civilization is just a compilation of productive enterprises. Say you have only $10k in your pocket. You can begin to build your habitat with a CEB press of 3000 bricks per day production, and a sawmill with 3000 board feet per day of production – easily. You will need a tractor for earth moving and power. These 3 tools total $6500 for materials to build these tools from open soure plans. You can then build the entire technological infrastructure with a personal fabrication open source Fab Lab – with metal melting furnace, 3D printer, CNC machines, and circuit fabrication, for another $3500 in materials, for a total of $10k. You’ll have to learn the skill to build and operate the production machinery. We can teach you, and you can even propagate a 5-kingdom gene bank for an entire agricultural infrastructure – it’s on the house. You’ll just have to find yourself some land, sun, water, and scrap steel. What if this package could be self-replicating? Fab Lab and gene bank make it so. Now we’re talking.


An imaginary situation? Everyone’s entitled to their opinion, but we’re taking the development of the above very seriously at Factor e Farm. See the [http://openfarmtech.org/index.php?title=Distillations Distillations videos]. And if you are compelled to help - we started a request for proposals for the [http://openfarmtech.org/index.php?title=First_World_Conference_on_Open_Source_Ecology First World Conference on Open Source Ecology]. Please consider applying.
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Say you want to build a village, enterprise, or for that matter -  an entire civilization – because civilization is just a compilation of productive enterprises. Say you have only $10k in your pocket. You can begin to build your habitat with a CEB press of 3000 bricks per day production, and a sawmill with 3000 board feet per day of production – easily. You will need a tractor for earth moving and power. These 3 tools total $6500 for materials to build these tools from open source plans. You can then build the entire technological infrastructure with a personal fabrication open source Fab Lab – with metal melting furnace, 3D printer, CNC machines, and circuit fabrication, for another $3500 in materials, for a total of $10k. You’ll have to learn the skill to build and operate the production machinery. We can teach you, and you can even propagate a 5-kingdom gene bank for an entire agricultural infrastructure – it’s on the house. You’ll just have to find yourself some land, sun, water, and scrap steel. What if this package could be self-replicating? Fab Lab and gene bank make it so. Now we’re talking.
 
An imaginary situation? Everyone’s entitled to their opinion, but we’re taking the development of the above very seriously at Factor e Farm. See the [http://opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Distillations Distillations videos]. And if you are compelled to help - we started a request for proposals for the [http://opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=First_World_Conference_on_Open_Source_Ecology First World Conference on Open Source Ecology]. Please consider applying.


If you can’t make it to the Conference, but would like to support this as a True Fan of this work, then subscribe to our campaign by [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/?p=458 going to our blog].
If you can’t make it to the Conference, but would like to support this as a True Fan of this work, then subscribe to our campaign by [http://opensourceecology.org/weblog/?p=458 going to our blog].


= Factor e Farm =
= Factor e Farm =
*Our main open source collaboratory and land-based development facility, since 2007, is Factor e Farm, in the Kansas City area, central USA. See [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/ our weblog] for ongoing updates.
*Our main open source collaboratory and land-based development facility, since 2007, is Factor e Farm, in the Kansas City area, central USA. See [http://opensourceecology.org/weblog/ our weblog] for ongoing updates.
**Ongoing events and workshops are posted at the [http://groups.google.com/group/factorefarm Factor e Farm mailing list]
**Ongoing events and workshops are posted at the [http://groups.google.com/group/factorefarm Factor e Farm mailing list]
**Our Drupal website is [http://factorefarm.org/ here]
**Our Drupal website is [http://factorefarm.org/ here]
**[http://openfarmtech.org/index.php?title=First_Year_at_Factor_e_Farm First year of Factor e Farm]
**[http://opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=First_Year_at_Factor_e_Farm First year of Factor e Farm]


*Wiki development site for the [http://openfarmtech.org/index.php?title=UM_Presentation Global Village Construction Set]
*Wiki development site for the [http://opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=UM_Presentation Global Village Construction Set]
**[http://openfarmtech.org/index.php?title=Open_Source_Ecology:Site_support Donate to the project]
**[http://opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Open_Source_Ecology:Site_support Donate to the project]
**[http://openfarmtech.org/index.php?title=Open_Source_Ecology:Site_support [[Image:donate button.jpg]]]
**[[Image:donate button.jpg]]
**[http://openfarmtech.org/index.php?title=Open_Source_Ecology:Site_support Subscribe] to this work: [[Image:subscribe button.jpg]]
**[http://opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Open_Source_Ecology:Site_support Subscribe] to this work:  
**[[Image:subscribe button.jpg]]
*The first [http://osemidmo.wiki-site.com/index.php/Main_Page university chapter of OSE] started in 2008 at the U. Missouri, Columbia
*The first [http://osemidmo.wiki-site.com/index.php/Main_Page university chapter of OSE] started in 2008 at the U. Missouri, Columbia


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*Discussion on [http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/marcin-jakubowski-on-a-policy-to-expand-material-peer-production-through-land/2008/06/25 land stewardship basis of distributive economies]
*Discussion on [http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/marcin-jakubowski-on-a-policy-to-expand-material-peer-production-through-land/2008/06/25 land stewardship basis of distributive economies]
*Open source design and manufacturing resource at the P2P Foundation - [http://p2pfoundation.net/Category:Design]
*Open source design and manufacturing resource at the P2P Foundation - [http://p2pfoundation.net/Category:Design]
*[http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/proposed-ose-specifications-aim-to-guarantee-truly-open-physical-peer-production/2008/02/12 OSE Specifications for Distributive Production] and [http://openfarmtech.org/index.php?title=OSE_Specifications internal link]
*[http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/proposed-ose-specifications-aim-to-guarantee-truly-open-physical-peer-production/2008/02/12 OSE Specifications for Distributive Production] and [http://opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=OSE_Specifications internal link]
*Review of sustainability movements - [http://kevflanagan.wordpress.com/2008/08/08/permaculture-appropriate-technology-and-open-source-ecology/]
*Review of sustainability movements - [http://kevflanagan.wordpress.com/2008/08/08/permaculture-appropriate-technology-and-open-source-ecology/]
*Greenr - Accelerate the Change - [http://www.greenr.com/blog/2008/05/04/open-source-ecology blog post on Open Source Ecology]
*Greenr - Accelerate the Change - [http://www.greenr.com/blog/2008/05/04/open-source-ecology blog post on Open Source Ecology]
*German blog discussing the [http://nachhaltigbeobachtet.ch/blog/archive/2008/07/10/besser-als-die-siedler-von-catan.html wealth of resources that come from land]
*Swiss blog discussing the [http://nachhaltigbeobachtet.ch/blog/archive/2008/07/10/besser-als-die-siedler-von-catan.html wealth of resources that come from land]


= Videos =
= Videos =
*[http://openfarmtech.org/index.php?title=Factor_e_Live Factor e Live series] - chronicles of Global Village construction
*[http://opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Factor_e_Live Factor e Live series] - chronicles of Global Village construction
*Video Interview on [http://vinay.howtolivewiki.com/blog/hexayurt/global-swadeshi-dialogs-667 Global Swadeshi Dialogues]
*Video Interview on [http://vinay.howtolivewiki.com/blog/hexayurt/global-swadeshi-dialogs-667 Global Swadeshi Dialogues]
*Video of Presentation on the Global Village Construction Set, [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-710075551990473235 U. Missouri, Columbia, 2008]
*Video of Presentation on the Global Village Construction Set, [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-710075551990473235 U. Missouri, Columbia, 2008]
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= Highlights of our Work =
= Highlights of our Work =
*Advanced Compressed Earth Block [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/?p=91 (CEB) press prototype] done
*Advanced Compressed Earth Block [http://opensourceecology.org/weblog/?p=91 (CEB) press prototype] done
*[http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/?p=311 Open source tractor prototype in action]
*[http://opensourceecology.org/weblog/?p=311 Open source tractor prototype in action]
*[http://openfarmtech.org/index.php?title=Overview Product ecology overview]
*[http://opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Overview Product ecology overview]
*OSE [http://openfarmtech.org/index.php?title=Main_Page#Deployment Product Development Cycle]
*OSE [http://opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Main_Page#Deployment Product Development Cycle]
*[http://www.p2pfoundation.net/Neocommercialization Neocommercialization] of open source technology
*[http://www.p2pfoundation.net/Neocommercialization Neocommercialization] of open source technology
*[http://openfarmtech.org/OSE_Proposal.doc Technical proposal] for the Global Village Construction Set
*[http://opensourceecology.org/OSE_Proposal.doc Technical proposal] for the Global Village Construction Set


= Collaboration =
= Collaboration =
*[http://openfarmtech.org/index.php?title=Core_Team Core Development Team application] - for the Global Village Construction Set
*[http://groups.google.com/group/solar-turbine Solar Turbine development] email group
*[http://groups.google.com/group/solar-turbine Solar Turbine development] email group
*Student internships and research - see [http://openfarmtech.org/index.php?title=Category:Research_Projects Research Projects]
**[http://openfarmtech.org/index.php?title=OSEMidMO OSE Mid-MO]
*We are accepting organic farming internships through [http://attrainternships.ncat.org/internDetail2.asp?id=1559 ATTRA], [http://www.organicvolunteers.org/farm_finder.asp?Mode=1&S=17 Organic Volunteers], and [http://www.wwoof.org/ WWOOF]
*We are accepting organic farming internships through [http://attrainternships.ncat.org/internDetail2.asp?id=1559 ATTRA], [http://www.organicvolunteers.org/farm_finder.asp?Mode=1&S=17 Organic Volunteers], and [http://www.wwoof.org/ WWOOF]
*Find out why you should donate [http://openfarmtech.org/index.php?title=Open_Source_Ecology:Site_support here.]
* [[Open Source Low-Cost Power Monitoring System]]
[http://openfarmtech.org/index.php?title=Open_Source_Ecology:Site_support [[Image:donate button.jpg]]]
* [[Belt-Driven Open Source Circuit Mill Using Low-Cost 3-D Printer Components]]
{{OSN Member}}


[[Category:Organizations]]
= Recent Activity at Factor e Farm =
Last updated 12/09
*December 2009 - First CEB press is in [http://opensourceecology.org/weblog/?p=1331 production]
*December 2009 - Building [http://opensourceecology.org/weblog/?p=1304 open source lathe]
*December 2009 - [[LifeTrac prototype II]] in design phase
[[Category:Sustainability organizations]]

Revision as of 22:28, 3 January 2020

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Open Source Ecology (OSE) International

Marcin Jakubowski - Civilization Starter Kit- TEDxKC
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OSE is a global movement and collaboratory. Our goal and current engagement is building the world's first replicable, open source, post-industrial village. The name refers to an ecology, or ecosystem, of open-source hardware that works as an ecological whole. However, the name implies much more than technology - for technology is merely a basis upon which social organization can happen, in harmony with its natural life support systems. The real issue then emerges - the possibility of unprecedented quality of life for all.

To build a post-industrial village, we are developing and testing the set of tools required to build such a village - the Global Village Construction Set. Land stewardship and local production via open source design and digital fabrication - founded on open sharing of information - are the key features of this adventure. Right livelihood and resolution of pressing world issues is the intended byproduct.


New production run is beginning April 2011

OSE has made tremendous strides in producing powerful but basic tools. We are beginning our production run April 6, 2011, running until May 20. Additional opportunities will be available in summer 2011, but early engagement is super important.

We are very eager to have someone on site to do video fab documentation the whole time where they would work on fab drawings and cad and exploded part diagrams and schematics instructional videos etc. If someone is ambitious that is a full time job

OSE is located in Maysville in NW Missouri - one hour from KC. If you can afford a car rental, that's a great way to go. Otherwise, we would be willing to arrange a pick up from Kansas City.

Also, volunteers would need to be prepared to cover their own meals, but lodging can probably be arranged. We will have 3 Mb Internet.

Documentation is critical to successful "open source" manufacturing. We desperately need more high quality technical documentation. That documentation is simultaneously key to making our work replicable (and therefore truly effective and valuable), and ideal for Appropedia. You can help OSE as well as the greater Appropedia community (as well as the larger open source movement) by supporting this effort.

Learn more about our most recent work by watching our Global Village Construction Set video. Also good is our How to build a post-scarcity village. Please also see our Development Template and our Product Template. These templates are "works in progress" and we could use help in improving them.

This documentation project would be a form of dedicated project visit. See our application. Although the full resume is not essential for this documentation project, please provide us some examples of your writing / documentation skills.

Inventing a New Civilization on a Shoestring Budget

Building more than homes : Chris Reinhart at TEDxBloomington
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Say you want to build a village, enterprise, or for that matter - an entire civilization – because civilization is just a compilation of productive enterprises. Say you have only $10k in your pocket. You can begin to build your habitat with a CEB press of 3000 bricks per day production, and a sawmill with 3000 board feet per day of production – easily. You will need a tractor for earth moving and power. These 3 tools total $6500 for materials to build these tools from open source plans. You can then build the entire technological infrastructure with a personal fabrication open source Fab Lab – with metal melting furnace, 3D printer, CNC machines, and circuit fabrication, for another $3500 in materials, for a total of $10k. You’ll have to learn the skill to build and operate the production machinery. We can teach you, and you can even propagate a 5-kingdom gene bank for an entire agricultural infrastructure – it’s on the house. You’ll just have to find yourself some land, sun, water, and scrap steel. What if this package could be self-replicating? Fab Lab and gene bank make it so. Now we’re talking.

An imaginary situation? Everyone’s entitled to their opinion, but we’re taking the development of the above very seriously at Factor e Farm. See the Distillations videos. And if you are compelled to help - we started a request for proposals for the First World Conference on Open Source Ecology. Please consider applying.

If you can’t make it to the Conference, but would like to support this as a True Fan of this work, then subscribe to our campaign by going to our blog.

Factor e Farm

  • See our legacy webpage here.
  • Archives of some of our theory and history are here.

External Links

Videos

Highlights of our Work

Collaboration

Recent Activity at Factor e Farm

Last updated 12/09

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