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Very cool. It would be awesome to automate as much as possible of permaculture and everything you need to create small communities that can survive entirely off
by malandrew 13y ago
Very cool. It would be awesome to automate as much as possible of permaculture and everything you need to create small communities that can survive entirely off the grid in a way that affords people plenty of free time.
People who did this might want to also check out the Global Village Construction Set:
http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Global_Village_Construction_Set http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Global_Village_Constructio...
- timdiggerm 13y agooff the grid, yet with a powered robot?
- Zikes 13y agoPlenty of off-grid power options, like solar, wind, and water.
- HeyLaughingBoy 13y agoAnd gasoline.
- Zikes 13y agoYep, that does power plenty of tractors and tills already.
- VikingCoder 13y agoI'm reminded of this, my favorite TED talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/willie_smits_restores_a_rainforest.html http://www.ted.com/talks/willie_smits_restores_a_rainforest.... He talks about turning a de-forested area back into a rain forest. It's like an algorithm for sustainable living.