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An Open-Source Design Ecosystem for Civilization: OpenFarmTech.org - #Commons

Submitted by Pierre Terre on April 28, 2011 - 11:39

Open Source Ecology is a network of farmers, engineers, and supporters that has been imagining and creating the Global Village Construction Set, an open source, low-cost, high performance technological platform. These DIY-fabricated industrial machines can be used to build a sustainable civilization with modern comforts. The GVCS lowers the barriers to entry into farming, building, and manufacturing. It is a life-size lego-like set of modular tools that can create entire economies.

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Vandana Shiva: To Feed Ourselves, First Feed Other Species - #Commons

Jul 03 2010
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Dr. Vandana Shiva, a physicist and powerful leader in the worldwide, growing movement towards organic food, describes her vision for the diverse, healthy ecosystems that once sustained, can provide ample food for humanity. Part of her experience is the  nearly 5,000 years of agriculture in India - one of the longest, and perhaps an example for other places seeking a sustainable future.

In a stunning critique, she describes her research demonstrating that organic, diverse food-ecosystems provide far more food, better quality food, better ecosystems/habitat, and more profitability for organic farmers. From the interview:

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