Build a Personal Food Computer

A few days ago we talked about 11 inventions to make our house greener. Within these inventions was Replantable, a nano-farm system so that everyone could grow vegetables in a more sustainable and ecological way. Pulling the thread and with a tip by Alejandro Sacristán, I came to a very interesting project: OpenAg (Open Agriculture). It’s an initiative of the MIT Media Lab, founded in 2015 by Caleb Harper. Here you have his TED Talk explaining the project.

Its objective is the development of solutions and agricultural platforms in controlled environments, Food Computers, which can vary in size and functionalities, from experimental, educational or personal use to the production of a Food Datacenter. The key to the project was to release it using open source technologies and create kits so that anyone could have their own Food Computer. Here you can see a video of how to build one step by step.

Currently, it has generated a network of people interested in experimenting with these technologies and sharing the knowledge obtained. If you use a “recipe” with the variables offered by the system (carbon monoxide, minerals, temperature, oxygen …) and improve the “recipe” of another person for a specific plant, you can share it for others to use!

You can find more information in their forums, their Wiki or their Twitter profile. Does anyone already have a PFC at home? 😃

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