Comments on: Four years of Open Source Ecology at the Factor E Farm: a 4-year status report https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/four-years-of-open-source-ecology-at-the-factor-e-farm-a-4-year-status-report/2011/03/28 Researching, documenting and promoting peer to peer practices Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:34:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.15 By: Poor Richard https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/four-years-of-open-source-ecology-at-the-factor-e-farm-a-4-year-status-report/2011/03/28/comment-page-1#comment-481796 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:34:31 +0000 http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/?p=14855#comment-481796 This is an exciting and inspiring project. I especially like the modular approach with a single mobile power plant (tractor) used to power all kinds of equipment. Of course, this is the way much farm equipment has been designed for ages. I hope the Factor e Farm folks are making their power take-off (PTO) interface compatible with existing standards to make their tractor and implements interchangeable with existing tractors and implements.

For people who live in post-industrial nations, I also want to encourage people to recycle/refurbish/purchase used equipment which is abundant. Recycling used equipment is the most cost-effective, energy-efficient, and material-conserving solution. Of course, many consumers don’t have the expertise to refurbish things but a lot of used equipment is available in working condition. There is a also an opportunity for people with the skills to build businesses around refurbishing and repairing used equipment, and this is a very green business model.

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