Open Source Ecology (project)
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Open Source Ecology is a network of farmers, engineers and other supporters. The main goal of OSE is the eventual manufacturing of the Global Village Construction Set
(GVCS). As described by Open Source Ecology "the Global Village Construction Set
is an open technological platform that allows for the easy fabrication of the 50 different Industrial Machines that it takes to build a small civilization with modern comforts." Groups in Oberlin
, Ohio
, Pennsylvania
, New York
and California
are developing blueprints, and building prototypes in order to pass them on to Missouri. The devices themselves are on the Factor e Farm in rural Missouri
, built and tested.
, he had the feeling that science was too closed off from the world's problems, and he wanted to go a different way. After graduation, he devoted himself entirely to OSE.
OSE was publicly revealed in 2011 during a Ted Talk that Jakubowski presented on the subject.Shortly after, the GVCS won Make magazine's
Green Project Contest. The Internet blogs Gizmodo and Grist produced detailed features on OSE.
product by a third party group was completed. Jason Smith along with James Slade and his organization Creation Flame developed a functioning open source CEB press. A group in Baltimore, Maryland, and a group in Dallas, Texas have also begun production of GVCS machines.
Global Village Construction Set
Global Village Construction Set is a project created in 2004 by Marcin Jakubowski built around a list 50 industrial machines that can be built by individuals to create and sustain a small technologically advanced farming and manufacturing community with modern comforts...
(GVCS). As described by Open Source Ecology "the Global Village Construction Set
Global Village Construction Set
Global Village Construction Set is a project created in 2004 by Marcin Jakubowski built around a list 50 industrial machines that can be built by individuals to create and sustain a small technologically advanced farming and manufacturing community with modern comforts...
is an open technological platform that allows for the easy fabrication of the 50 different Industrial Machines that it takes to build a small civilization with modern comforts." Groups in Oberlin
Oberlin, Ohio
Oberlin is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States, to the south and west of Cleveland. Oberlin is perhaps best known for being the home of Oberlin College, a liberal arts college and music conservatory with approximately 3,000 students...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
are developing blueprints, and building prototypes in order to pass them on to Missouri. The devices themselves are on the Factor e Farm in rural Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, built and tested.
History
The nuclear fusion physicist, Marcin Jakubowski, founded Open Source Ecology in 2003. In the final year of his doctoral thesis at the University of WisconsinUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
, he had the feeling that science was too closed off from the world's problems, and he wanted to go a different way. After graduation, he devoted himself entirely to OSE.
OSE was publicly revealed in 2011 during a Ted Talk that Jakubowski presented on the subject.Shortly after, the GVCS won Make magazine's
Make (magazine)
Make is an American quarterly magazine published by O'Reilly Media which focuses on do it yourself and/or DIWO projects involving computers, electronics, robotics, metalworking, woodworking and other disciplines...
Green Project Contest. The Internet blogs Gizmodo and Grist produced detailed features on OSE.
Factor e Farm
Factor e Farm is the main headquarters of Open Source Ecology and where the machines are prototyped and tested. The farm itself also serves as a prototype. The residents grow their own food, collect rainwater, and produce all their electricity by solar panels.OSE Europe
Open Source Ecology is developing in Europe. The goals of OSE Europe are to help with the GVCS fundraising and development, start OSE Communities and distributive enterprises and encourage the development of open source hardware and abundance based economies in Europe.GVCS replication
During October, 2011 the first successful duplication of a Global Village Construction SetGlobal Village Construction Set
Global Village Construction Set is a project created in 2004 by Marcin Jakubowski built around a list 50 industrial machines that can be built by individuals to create and sustain a small technologically advanced farming and manufacturing community with modern comforts...
product by a third party group was completed. Jason Smith along with James Slade and his organization Creation Flame developed a functioning open source CEB press. A group in Baltimore, Maryland, and a group in Dallas, Texas have also begun production of GVCS machines.