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Tag: Open Source

Bee Report — 2017 Management Plan for Honey and Splits

March 7, 2017

The goal for this year is over 120 lb of honey and going into the winter with between six and eight hives. If successful, that means we’ll have quadrupled our colonies and gotten honey in the process. … More Bee Report — 2017 Management Plan for Honey and Splits

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Open Source Tools — Farm Hack

February 16, 2017

This week is Open Source Week here at the institute. We’re celebrating all things open source. We’re taking a broad view of this term, which generally includes peer production, open collaboration, and free licensing. Part of our guiding ethos here at the institute is to create and share tools to house, clothe, and feed ourselves … More Open Source Tools — Farm Hack

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Open Source Research — Wikipedia

February 15, 2017

This week is Open Source Week here at the institute. We’re celebrating all things open source. We’re taking a broad view of this term, which generally includes peer production, open collaboration, and free licensing. Woah. Take it easy. I can hear the howls from the academy and well-educated among you: “Wikipedia is a pox on … More Open Source Research — Wikipedia

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Open Source Computing — Linux

February 14, 2017

This week is Open Source Week here at the institute. We’re celebrating all things open source. We’re taking a broad view of this term, which generally includes peer production, open collaboration, and free licensing. The lovable Tux, the penguin and mascot, represents the open-source computing world of Linux (source for cover image), which might more … More Open Source Computing — Linux

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Open Source Audio Books – LibriVox

February 13, 2017

This week is Open Source Week here at the institute. We’re celebrating all things open source. We’re taking a broad view of this term, which generally includes peer production, open collaboration, and free licensing. Has the breathless pace of news got you needing a break? Are you tired of paying for audio books? Looking for … More Open Source Audio Books – LibriVox

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Spring is coming and we're planting out tons of starts! This is a skill that's really helpful to avoid the large cost of buying plants from nurseries at the scale we would need for a subsistence Garden.
A quick translation of a German reel teasing folks who think wind turbines are ugly as we've gotten so used to other infrastructure that we just take in stride.
Our #compost study is keeping on, even in the winter.
#Butchering #chickens is not my favorite task, but having too many #roosters in a flock stresses all the birds out. It's nice to have this done and behind us for the year.
I do try and find time to put out more information on instagram, and I hope to do more in the new year. Thanks for the well wishes and same to you in the upcoming year.
Time to clean off the solar panels after a day of snow. Never mind that it's 28 below out here. There's sun!
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