open source

Hey everyone,

Just a short intro, I basically know nothing much about farming except that its a pretty data-driven and specialized practice with a wide range of different kinds of farming. I'm a web developer/CS student whose had several web apps under my belt (see my github: github.com/mding5692) and am working on an online hackathon by the USDA called the USDA Innovations Challenge (http://usdaapps.devpost.com/) and am working with a professor from North Caroline State University who specializes in plants as well several other devs.

http://producingoss.com/en/ Producing Open Source Software How to Run a Successful Free Software Project Karl Fogel

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I found sections of this book very helpful in framing the Farm Hack project. I recommend others taking a look - especially around documentation and cultural best practices.

Some excerpts:

From Introduction "People should feel that their connection to a project, and influence over it, is directly proportional to their contributions."

Frank Aragona just posted two podcasts on his Agroinnovations web site that cover on-farm biodiesel production, and the thinking and model behind Farm Hack and open source hardware.

They can be found here http://agroinnovations.com/podcast/2014/05/06/episode-139-on-farm-biodiesel/

and

Here http://agroinnovations.com/podcast/2014/05/20/episode-140-farm-hack/

Frank's other podcasts are terrific resource and I highly recommend checking them out! http://agroinnovations.com/

Open Food Network The Open Food Network (http://openfoodnetwork.org/) is an online marketplace that connects people with local farmers and food hubs. Their about/mission statement:

“We are the Open Food Foundation and the Open Food Network is our first project. It is afree and open source project aimed at supporting diverse food enterprises and making it easy to access local and sustainable food.

I'd like to create a group of people interested in arduino for agriculture. Been blogging and tweeting a lot about this @agroinnovations and agroinnovations.com. I've already started to build the list community. Wondering what the best route for doing this is.

Here is a graphic representing the open source data tool landscape.

http://www.bigdata-startups.com/open-source-tools/

Also relevant is the landscape for the internet of "things"

http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/internetofthings2.jpg

Why are you interested, intrigued, excited about Farm Hack? Where would you like to see it go? Share your thoughts, rants, vision, or relevant links here!