Archive for June, 2009
Monday, June 29th, 2009
Power Cube Completed
Power Cube is our open source, self-contained, modular, interchangeable, hydraulic power unit for all kinds of power eguipment. It has an 18 hp gasoline engine coupled to a hydraulic pump, and it will later be be powered by a flexible-fuel steam engine. Power Cube will be used to power MicroTrac (under construction) and it …
9 Comments » - Posted in Industrial Swadeshi,MicroTrac,Open Source Technology,Pattern Language,Permafacture,Post-scarcity,Power Cube by Marcin
Friday, June 26th, 2009
Headed to the Rainbow Gathering
Ben, Guy, and I are headed to the Rainbow Gathering in New Mexico tomorrow. We’re going to be looking for organic farm volunteers after the main event of July 1st to 8th during the cleanup phase from July 8th to 27th. We’re also going to be giving a little presentation on OSE after the …
No Comments » - Posted in Open Source Ecology by Jeremy
Thursday, June 25th, 2009
Back from the earth brick construction course in Kassel, Germany
Sunday, June 14th at 5:30 a.m. Erich and I left Klagenfurt, Austria for Kassel in Germany. Erich’s car has only about 95 hp and we were pulling a small motor home behind us. After some involuntary detours in the vicinity of Munich we arrived in Kassel at around 8:30 p.m.
Next morning at 8:30 sharp …
No Comments » - Posted in Inga's House by Inga
Monday, June 15th, 2009
LifeTrac in MAKE Magazine
LifeTrac, our open source tractor, was recently featured in MAKE Magazine. Thank you to Abe Connally of Vela Creations, who wrote the article.
Look Inside >>
Volume 18
19 Comments » - Posted in LifeTrac by Marcin
Monday, June 15th, 2009
May 1 Walkthrough
Here is the natural history of Factor e Farm just at the beginning of plantlife leafing out – May 1 prior to my Austria trip. We go through the wild areas, garden, orchard, and greenhouse. This is a major contrast to what the place looks like right now. I will blog about that in …
2 Comments » - Posted in Animals,Goats,Natural History,Open Source Nursery,Open Source Permaculture,Permaculture,Seasons,Visiting by Marcin
Sunday, June 14th, 2009
HexaHatch Review
It’s been a while since we reported on the Hexahatch project. Here are the results of the first test. We started collecting eggs in an insulated chest in Marcin’s room the week before April 25th, when we put 48 eggs in the incubator, and then put in 6 fresh eggs the next day. Over …
14 Comments » - Posted in Open Source Chicken Incubator by Jeremy
Saturday, June 13th, 2009
Video camera on and roll….
I’m now the proud owner of a Sanyo Xacti video camera and hopefully will be able to use it at our workshop in Kassel.
Franz, thanks for reminding me to ask Prof. Dr. Minke for permission to document everything with my camera. I kind of did ask for permission….
My bag is packed and I’m ready …
No Comments » - Posted in Inga's House by Inga
Friday, June 12th, 2009
LifeTrac Loader Arms Adjustment
As we’re getting ready to change the world in the 2009 season – we had to modify the open source tractor slightly for better weight distribution. I torched off the loader arms and welded them closer to the LifeTrac body. Now the back wheels won’t come off the ground with a full load in …
1 Comment » - Posted in LifeTrac by Marcin
Friday, June 12th, 2009
Air Powered Water Pump Prototype
An automatic water provision system is one of the foundations of a Global Village infrastructure. Yesterday we got one step closer to this with a successful demonstration of an air-powered water pump that Guy suggested. We will install this pump in our well, which we dug last year and which still has a …
23 Comments » - Posted in Air Powered Well Pump by Marcin
Friday, June 12th, 2009
Inga is learning to build walls, vaults, domes with earth bricks
Do you want to watch me? Yes you can!
Sunday, June 14th at 5:30 a.m. Austrian time Erich Schneider and I take off in his mobile home for the University in Kassel, Germany for another adventure in Inga’s already colorful life.
If you have not watched this great video on how to build vaults and domes …
