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Description
I was going to talk about the CEB press today, but I need to back up a little bit - to put our work more into context so that future episodes will make more sense.This discussion stems from a comment on a very important topic of appropriate technology comment #9 in the Distillations Part 1 blog post. The comment dealt with what was perceived as Factor e Farms overly high reliance on technology for solutions to sustainability issues.This gets into several points worth exploring. Bear with me here, please.
See the blog for more into - http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/?p=484
A
Okay,
welcome
I
was
going
to
talk
about
the
CB
press
today,
but
I
need
to
back
up
a
little
bit
and
put
some
more
context
into
our
work
so
that
future
episodes
will
make
more
sense.
This
discussion
stems
from
a
comment
and
a
very
important
topic
of
appropriate
technology,
which
was
comment:
number
nine
on
the
distillations
part,
one
blog
post,
which
you
can
see
common,
dealt
with
what
was
perceived
as
factory
farms,
overly
high
reliance
on
technology
for
solutions
to
sustainability
issues.
A
A
So
called
current
predominant
paradigm
of
modern-day
employment.
Such
alienation
is
a
presupposition
in
Luddite
critique,
but
we
are
striving
for
much
more
than
that.
A
much
more
evolved
state
of
existence,
the
integral
approach
of
becoming
truly
productive
human
beings,
whom
we
call
integrated
humans.
This
requires
both
high
skill
and
appropriate
equipment,
which
enables
the
so-called
high
tech
self
providing
that
free,
hough,
Bergman's
new
work
movement
has
proposed,
and
I'm
not
talking
about
industrial
technology
based
self
providing,
which
is
in
itself
a
contradiction
in
terms
because
industrial
technology
requires
a
central
support
apparatus.
A
I
am
talking
about
post
industrial
technology,
which
can
be
self
fabricated
and
open
source
wise,
it's
transparent.
Then
a
question
arises
which
technology
is
appropriate.
Our
responses.
All
technology,
should
be
open,
sourced,
optimized
and
integrated
into
ecological
holes.
If
the
technology
does
not
show
promise
of
being
integrated
into
such
ecological
holes,
it
should
be
left
alone.
A
If
technology
is
open
sourced,
then
it
becomes
transparent
enough
that
people
can
make
choices
about
it
through
their
own
discretion,
not
that
of
admin
not
of
publicity
marketing
the
keys
to
have
choice
which
we
do
not
have
today,
because
the
only
available
industrial
technology
option
does
not
really
constitute
a
choice
to
back
up.
I
keep
talking
about
a
technology
base
for
evolving
to
freedom.
A
This
may
sound
offensive
to
the
humanist
I
clarify
that
our
goal
is
entirely
humanistic
and
that
an
integral
life
ie,
the
integrated
humans
that
we
talked
about
of
merging
once
true
needs
with
their
reality,
is
a
primary
goal.
This
is
a
game
played
on
the
spiritual
and
psychological
field.
Yet
from
a
pragmatic
perspective,
how
can
we
become
integrated
humans
if
we're
involved
in
crap
jobs
and
immersed
in
unhealthy
environments?
A
A
This
is
our
present
two-year
phase.
We
want
to
be
done
with
it
and
move
on.
That's
why
we
keep
telling
everybody
to
drop,
what
they're
doing
now
and
produce
the
option
of
a
vehicle,
highly
productive,
open
source
economic
system
which
helps
those
with
higher
aspirations
than
a
nine-to-five
to
pursue
their
dreams.
A
This
has
to
be
done
once
and
then
the
tools
become
available
so
subscribe
to
this
work.
These
are
not
just
ideals.
We
have
a
program
for
action.
We
will
publish
a
separate
episode
on
a
different
ways
that
you
can
benefit
directly
from
the
infrastructures
that
we're
creating
a
factory
farm
okay,
to
return
to
the
discussion
on
the
appropriate
technology
issue,
which
is
more
appropriate
abroad
fork
or
a
rototiller.
A
My
response
is
that
a
broad
fork
should
be
used
for
broad
forking
and
a
rototiller
should
be
used
for
rototilling.
The
discretion
is
left
up
to
the
user.
As
far
as
ourselves,
we
may
use
the
rototiller
for
now
until
we
developed
a
more
advanced
agricultural
Spader
to
feed
a
village
in
the
making
of
30
people.
If
it
can
be
shown
that
we
can
produce
a
hundred
percent
complete
diet
with
a
broad
fork,
while
allowing
from
as
much
freedom
time
while
allowing
for
much
leisure
time
to
pursue
more
global
aspirations,
then
I'm
all
for
it.
A
I'm
saying
that,
with
an
open
mind,
I
would
be
really.
It
would
be
really
useful
to
perform
the
following
experiment.
Take
the
open-source
life
to
live
track
tractor
with
its
agricultural
implements,
show
the
most
effective
method
for
producing
a
hundred
percent
food
for
30
people
while
using
live
track.
Assist
next,
take
the
same
30
people
and
arm
them
with
hand
tools,
possibly
draft
animal
power,
give
them
the
same
task
of
providing
a
hundred
percent
diets
for
each
of
them
year
round
than
see
who
ends
up
having
more
free
time.
A
Even
if
we
include
the
time
and
energy
to
produce
the
live
track
infrastructure
itself.
So
here
we're
talking
about
engaging
primarily
perennial,
integrated,
open
source
agroecology
food
systems.
In
both
cases,
it
may
be
possible
that
with
good
design,
the
manual
route
is
just
as
effective,
but
it
is
likely
that
if
a
lifetime
design
power
assist
is
available,
it
will
probably
result
in
more
leisure
time.
Such
an
experiment
is
worth
documenting
with
technology
maintenance
requirements
internalized.
A
In
that
analysis,
I
cannot
help
but
add
if
we
have
the
mechanical
power
equivalent
of
50
horses
or
the
equivalent
of
a
hundred
slaves
and
the
techniques
and
skill
to
harness
that
power
with
wisely
without
human
rights,
abuses
of
slave
plantations
isn't
absolute
prosperity.
The
only
possible
outcome,
that's
the
experiment,
we're
engaging.
Are
we
missing
something
in
our
experimental
design?
We're
open
to
comments
on
this
observation
shows,
however,
that
most
people
with
small
tractors,
the
size
of
the
55
horsepower
life
track,
do
not
live
in
mansions.
A
This
shows
me
that
somewhere,
along
the
line,
our
technology
system
has
failed
and
this
failure.
This
failure
is
what
we're
trying
to
address
a
factory
farm
I
have
not
yet
added
fuel
fiber
small
industry
education
functions
that
will
be
engaging
as
part
of
our
economic
ecology.
Here,
when
we
consider
an
integrated
economy,
I
cannot
see
how
our
30
person
team
will
prosper
without
so
some
high
performance
tool.