Open Source Product Development Pipeline Refined
I posted the updated technology set in the last post, but how do we actually develop the Global Village Construction Set in a timely fashion? What is the elusive, scalable methodology for open product development? It’s obvious. It’s this;)...
Explaining the Global Village Construction Set
Yesterday, Mathew, Nick, Jeremy and I participated in the conference call on extending our collaboration ability. One major issue that we face is the large scope and difficulty of explaining the process of building the world’s first, replicable,...
First 3 Raised Beds
We have a total of 11 organoponic raised beds now. No more clay hardpan. We are taking the chainsaw to some pallets, screwing them together, then filling the bed with straw, compost, a little soil, plus mulch on top. The whole garden will be filled with...
First Conference Call on Global Development Strategy
We organized a conference call for Friday, March 20, 10 AM GMT-5 (instead of 9 AM to accommodate West Coast USA), with Conference Dial-in Number: +1.218.339.3600 and Participant Access Code: 362126# . The conference can accommodate up to 96 people, and...
Against School
I’ve been aware of John Taylor Gatto since about 8 years now, and to me, he remains a beacon of clarity on the subject of the educational system. Joseph Zarr, one of our True Fans, just passed on this article. Since it has the proper deference to...
Taking Open Product Development to the Next Level
We have previously introduced an open collaborative product development process. Developing an effective open source product pipeline – as a worthy competitor to corporate research and development (R&D) – remains one of the hottest topics...
Spring Rains
For the record, check out what our place looks like during the rainy season in the spring.
Open Source Tractor Walkthrough
Here is a walkthrough for LifeTrac. We cover the basic structure and hydraulics design. This is for those of you who want to study the design more closely, or may be replicating this in the future. Keep in mind that this is the first prototype, and several...
Solar Village Underground
Pretty soon we will demonstrate that we can press 3000 bricks with the CEB prototype two. We have been thinking about our village design. For some time now I was considering earth-sheltered ecotecture, such as this beauty found at undergroundhousing.com:...
Recruiting a Farm Manager
Any good village will have a robust, low-maintenance agricultural operation. I always dream of the near-future time for us here – of orchards dripping with fruit, trees dribbling with nuts, open source combine and tractor making easy time of formerly...
