civilization starter kit

If
I were of a mind
to build my own house
from the dirt below my feet,
I now have the instructions
which would allow me to construct
my own Soil Pulverizer (to loosen the dirt below my feet),
my own Tractor (to transfer the soil from the dig site),
my own Compressed Earth Brick Press (to mold the material into stackable units),
and my own Power Cube (to energize all pieces).

And so could you.

Thanks to Marcin Jakubowski and Factor e Farm in Missouri, anyone in the world can obtain these massive tools for a fraction of the cost of buying them preconstructed.
Thanks to this kickstarter project, the blueprints may be easily accessed by anyone with a computer and internet connection. Everything I have on this DVD, you can now access right here.
Everything.
The Soil Pulverizer, or Rototiller: go here.
The Tractor's instructions are here.
Then check here for the CEB Press, aka The Liberator.
And what else? Oh, yes, the Power Cube.
Gather all of the materials, use the instructions and videos to construct the tools, and then you can build the house, known by them as the HabLab, where they all live and work on Factor e Farm.
This is Jakubowski's Christmas gift to the World.
I once dreamt of technology and knowledge being open source, available to all, free.
I am now seeing that I did not dream alone.
Thank you, Marcin, and thank you to your fine crew.

it takes a village

These pictures show the Tractor designed by Open Source Ecology.
In eight hours last month, two men took the pieces in the lefthand photo (above) and constructed the finished product on the right.
In eight hours.
One of the most impressive projects that fliss backed last year was the Global Village Construction Set. The project showed up on Kickstarter in early October, hoping to raise the venture capital needed before Thanksgiving. Not only did they succeed, they surpassed their goal, allowing them to move forward more quickly with their big dream and to share their dvd of instructions before the end of the year.
Talk about your big dreams!!! These folks in Missouri at Factor e Farm have focused on building, in do-it-yourself fashion, the fifty industrial machines required for the construction and maintenance of a village. That's right - building your own tractor, your own brick press, your own bulldozer from a set of FREE blueprints, with all materials and instructions readily available for a fraction of the cost of a manufactured machine.
Motors, power supplies, and other parts can be readily interchanged between the EIGHT prototypes they currently have. That's right: They have EIGHT of the fifty machines already prototyped, with the schematics, instructional videos, and product manuals published online and FREE for the taking. Because the construction is modular, you don't have to build the same core component, such as a motor, over and over; you need only swap the module into the machine you need at that time.
Part of the reason I have a love of science, and chemistry in particular, is the same reason I was drawn to this project. The ultimate goal of scientists is to make the world a better place for ALL of us. The ultimate goal of the GVCS is also to make the world better for ALL, specifically by allowing the spread of the benefits of civilization. Buildings can be constructed using bricks pressed from the very dirt at one's feet. Land can be revitalized to grow the crops needed for a stable town. People will have the tools and machines to transform their lives from subsistence to existence.
When I was in high school, back in the dreamy 1970's, this type of project seemed most possible, but somehow did not materialize. Thank God an immigrant from Poland saw the need for this step toward freedom for all and started creating a solution in the last decade. Thank God I was allowed to be part of this incredible dream and was able to help bring it into reality! In all the TEDTalks for 2011, the one for the Global Village Construction Set is in the Top Ten. Read all about it here - and help spread the word!
By the way, I have joined 1000 True Fans. I'm showing the conviction of my thoughts and my heart by dipping into my pocket for the next two years to continue supporting the GVCS and Factor e Farm. You may have missed being part of the Kickstarter fundraiser, but you can still be part of the process to make the world better by the sharing of this knowledge.
I hope you'll join me.

global village construction set

Marcin Jakubowski is living in the heartland of the United States and wants to help the world live better. To that end, he founded Open Source Ecology, a network of farmers, engineers, and supporters. Together, they have designed equipment that can be easily built on-site anywhere in the world, with the versatile pieces in a kit.
That's right: build you own tractor, using parts from a kit. Build your own brick press - to construct houses - with the pieces from that same kit. And the list of industrial machines goes on and on, to fifty total.
That's right: fifty machines to build a village, from one kit.
The Global Village Construction Set.
Much cheaper than having to buy something premade and then having it shipped.
Much easier means of turning subsistence into a livable life.
From bakery ovens and bulldozers to well-drilling rigs and wind turbines - the instructions will be available to all, as well as any pieces which cannot be easily manufactured.
I want to see Factor e Farm, the place where it all comes to life.
That's the funding level I chose.
The privilege of visiting the site in Missouri. The GVCS deluxe dvd with the instructions to build the Tractor, the Compressed Earth Brick (CEB) Press, the Power Cube, and the Soil Pulverizer. The punch-out magnet, formed by the fabrication of the CEB Press and Tractor. The video thank-you.
I want to truly be part of this worthy and needed endeavor.
Maybe they'll even let me help build something when I visit.