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Are any of them built on open source software and open hardware ? I think that's part of the big idea here.

by zzzeek 11y ago

jmspring 11y ago
One could, eschew software, and handle the requirements and growing manually. It's actually pretty rewarding when you have the time and space.
- derrickdirge 11y ago
  This strikes me as a non sequitur. If I wanted to eschew software, I wouldn't be reading about building a "personal food computer."
chillingeffect 11y ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceBuckets/ https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceBuckets/ A community of 20,000 DIY indoor gardeners. Subset from the SpaceBucket manifesto: Humans of the Earth! Hear the Space Buckets calling. It is time for a DIY indoor gardening revolution. We stand at the vanguard: I. Bucket culture is open. We are a community of learners, a movement of tinkerers. Our goal is to spread information about how to grow plants inside small containers with artificial lighting. Anyone can join us. II. Bucket knowledge is free. We believe in the free flow of ideas and the unparalleled power of the Internet. We are part of the web, and we contribute to it. Profit is not our motivation, innovation is. Also found these: [1] http://hmeter.sourceforge.net/ http://hmeter.sourceforge.net/ [2] https://www.3dponics.com/ https://www.3dponics.com/ ( a 10,000 person community ) [3] http://yieldbuddy.com/ http://yieldbuddy.com/ An open source automation system for hydroponics [4] http://www.powerhousehydroponics.com/crash-course-open-source-hydroponic-systems/ http://www.powerhousehydroponics.com/crash-course-open-sourc... [5] http://scienceinhydroponics.com/2013/02/the-first-free-hydroponic-nutrient-calculator-program-o.html http://scienceinhydroponics.com/2013/02/the-first-free-hydro...
ph0rque 11y ago
Are any of them built on open source software and open hardware ? Yes: http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Aquaponic_Greenhouse_Workshop http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Aquaponic_Greenhouse_Works...
staticvar 11y ago
Farm Hack is another community of farmers collaborating to create Open Source tools for Ag. http://farmhack.org http://farmhack.org

Are any of them built on open source software and open hardware ? I think that's part of the big idea here.

by zzzeek 11y ago

Are any of them built on open source software and open hardware ? I think that's part of the big idea here.

One could, eschew software, and handle the requirements and growing manually. It's actually pretty rewarding when you have the time and space.

derrickdirge 11y ago
This strikes me as a non sequitur. If I wanted to eschew software, I wouldn't be reading about building a "personal food computer."

chillingeffect 11y ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceBuckets/ https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceBuckets/ A community of 20,000 DIY indoor gardeners. Subset from the SpaceBucket manifesto: Humans of the Earth! Hear the Space Buckets calling. It is time for a DIY indoor gardening revolution. We stand at the vanguard: I. Bucket culture is open. We are a community of learners, a movement of tinkerers. Our goal is to spread information about how to grow plants inside small containers with artificial lighting. Anyone can join us. II. Bucket knowledge is free. We believe in the free flow of ideas and the unparalleled power of the Internet. We are part of the web, and we contribute to it. Profit is not our motivation, innovation is. Also found these: [1] http://hmeter.sourceforge.net/ http://hmeter.sourceforge.net/ [2] https://www.3dponics.com/ https://www.3dponics.com/ ( a 10,000 person community ) [3] http://yieldbuddy.com/ http://yieldbuddy.com/ An open source automation system for hydroponics [4] http://www.powerhousehydroponics.com/crash-course-open-source-hydroponic-systems/ http://www.powerhousehydroponics.com/crash-course-open-sourc... [5] http://scienceinhydroponics.com/2013/02/the-first-free-hydroponic-nutrient-calculator-program-o.html http://scienceinhydroponics.com/2013/02/the-first-free-hydro...

ph0rque 11y ago

Are any of them built on open source software and open hardware ? Yes: http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Aquaponic_Greenhouse_Workshop http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Aquaponic_Greenhouse_Works...

staticvar 11y ago

Farm Hack is another community of farmers collaborating to create Open Source tools for Ag. http://farmhack.org http://farmhack.org