A whole lot of stuff is now inaccessible, and I was looking at it on-line only maybe a week ago.

You can go here:
www.youtube.com/watch

You can also check "open-source" video YouTube clips that are shown on the right of the screen, under "Related Videos".

They really did have an incredible site about farm-equipment research and development, making designs available on-line for free.

I get the impression that their research project has hit a wall, financially speaking... but I'm just speculating.

You can Google search: "open source ecology" and find the parts of their Web stuff that are still functioning. I hope their stuff comes back on-line. Very disappointing for the time being.

The site, as of right now, is up and running again... may have been for a few days, dunno.

Worth spending some time with.

openfarmtech.org/weblog/

Hi, Aron

I was glad you took an interest in the farmtech design site I mentioned on the DIY tribe - but dismayed that the site was not functioning properly or showing the data to which I'd referred in my post.

As of today, the site is functional and the info is back on it.

openfarmtech.org/weblog/

An incredible site, in my estimation.

All the best...

Tanemon

Schrodinger's cat wrote: "While I like it that these folks are putting this online and maybe it'll encourage others to believe that they too can decouple their needs nd interests from dependency on other industries at every hand while I like that - - - I haven't seen them do anything all that remarkable. The farmers I've known have done stuff like this ( and more ) for as long as I've known farmers. By and large most the farmers I've encountered have been every bit as intelligent ( maybe more so) as most so called educated folks"

Interesting thoughts. Not exactly sure why you wrote this.

I've lived in a rural situation most of my life. My parents both came from ranching families. I certainly believe what you said about the intelligence and resourcefulness of many farmers & rural people.

My point in posting the link wasn't anything breathless like 'nobody in the past or at present has done anything as significant or interesting'. I just thought it was an informative, stimulating site.


But besides that, a person could come from a self-reliant, smart farming background and decide to pursue education... and continue to do interesting things. So your response leaves me puzzled, S.C., but of course...

Well, I'm just surprised you didn't seem to appreciate it more, but that's up to you. Best wishes.