Dear friend, The September issue of the free online Youth Development magazine Dynamic Youth dedicated to Global Youth Development is available in ...
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Marcin Jakubowski
joseph.dolittle@...
Sep 3, 2008 6:32 pm
Friends, Here is the next episode of Factor e Live - video update on Factor e Farm. We've got the CEB press up and running with LifeTrac power. We also show...
Salut everyone,  At my house, the timing of Minciu Sdoas' conversation and proposal aiming to empower women, was accompanied last week by the launcing of a...
Marcin I just watched the video you mentioned (see email below) . It is so very relevant for Dadamac and the new sustainable rural community site at Fantsuam....
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Marcin Jakubowski
joseph.dolittle@...
Sep 6, 2008 7:31 pm
Sorry Pam, the power went out here. Yes, on collaboration. You say, "We'll implement technologies when money is available." We say, "We produce more...
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Marcin Jakubowski
joseph.dolittle@...
Sep 6, 2008 8:14 pm
Pam, Here is one scenario that we have in mind for OSE-USA. At Factor e Farm, our near-term (within 2 years) goal is to produce the following infrastructure...
John - I recommend that you look at http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/?p=304<http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/?p=304.>to get an idea what this is all about. ...
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Marcin Jakubowski
joseph.dolittle@...
Sep 7, 2008 5:17 pm
Friends, We are looking at using compressed earth blocks (CEBs) themselves as part of house foundations at Factor e Farm. Issues of stabilization against...
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Ben de Vries
bendevries1968@...
Sep 8, 2008 7:25 pm
M- Not sure about the block stabilisation, but make sure to put a geothermal array under the foundation (since you already have a big hole dug below the frost...
My understanding is that there are downsides to using air as a thermal mass exchange mechanism to cool or heat buildings. However it might work starting as a...
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anilgb@...
Sep 8, 2008 11:33 pm
I don't normally participate in highly charged lists like this one. But on the issue of open source low cost tractor, Honeybee network has a lot to contribute ...
Hello Everyone, One of the things that have impressed me during my four months stay in Ghana is the potency of some herbal medicine. In addition to the...
I share my business plan for Minciu Sodas http://www.ms.lt and an economics for our culture of independent thinkers. I am glad to see Marcin Jakubowski and...
Andrius, Your honesty is appreciated. Many of us face similar situations. The key I feel is in putting together a compelling plan to operate as some kind of...
... Jeff, thats a hard issue to talk about. Its almost like the old discussions which was the best form of state, be it monarchy , aristocracy, democracy...
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Marcin Jakubowski
joseph.dolittle@...
Sep 9, 2008 1:55 pm
Dear Anil, Honeybee Network is a proven model for us to follow - a wealth of applied knowledge is there already. The closest existing thing that I know of in...
Yahoo! Groups is organizing a townhall meeting in the Chicago area on September 23, 2008, 6:00 pm. I will attend and can bring a guest. Would anybody in...
Ricardo and I spoke today by phone for ninety minutes about our laboratory's strategy for the Includer and making the most of limited Internet access in...
Salut Jeff, Andrius and all, Dear Jeff, you wrote: "Rather, I see the issues is one of you operating in this sole proprieter way that keepstyou from...
Hola Andrius: Just want you to know that your work and the Global Villages conversations are inspiring me on a daily basis. -- Pat Thank you, Patrick! and...
Franz, What I am saying is in no way detracting from the considerable accomplishments that Andrius has made including helping to create some very dynamic...
Hello Jeff, its good to read you letter. ... I appreciate that very much and I am sure Andrius does, too. Its not only his problem, I think we all are in need...
Andrius, this idea of a global village development center in Rusinga Island is excellent and its also a great follow-up to the pyramid of peace as a way to...
Andrius,  Here is a thought:  - How can yahoo facilitate the market forces with a transparent process of expertise consolidation that could implement...
I am a bit of a publisher, myself, and new to the list. My name is Alex Rollin and I am in this group because of my interest in furthering my own understanding...
Hello Alex Welcome to Minciu Sodas I wonder if you are completely new here or if you saw the recent discussion [globalvillages] Global Swadeshi Dialogues. (I...
I'm writing an application for Minciu Sodas to join the European Network of Living Labs, ENOLL, http://www.openlivinglabs.eu "Living labs" are a new approach...