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This is a pretty slick site. Learned about it from my TEDtalk addiction. http://www.ted.com/talks/marcin_jakubowski#t-28866

They are trying to put together a cheap, durable, DIY version of everything a civilization needs to be self sustaining with most of the modern comforts. They've got a lot of stuff already built, and an awful lot still in the testing phase. Check it out.

http://opensourceecology.org/
 
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Marcin Jakubowski does a really good interview on the permaulture voices podcast where he talks about this project. Here ya go. http://www.permaculturevoices.com/61
 
He got surgery to replace his foot with a pig. He said it was because of this tiny ad:
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