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_All of these _These projects are learning opportunities for the Spring 2021 semester. While some Some of the projects below were started in the Fall 2020 current fall semester. They serve as an inspiration rather than a strict to-do list._ ## Be part of an experiment- This experiment is new to all of us. What do you think this experience should look like?- Sense emerging future opportunities for change, there are plenty and decide what you want to contribute to and do it.- Document for the future for others to build on your  ## Animal/gardening- take care of options our future pig- maintain beds, plant seeds- work on making greenhouses to grow tropical fruits- learn how to advance butcher, harvest animals ## Wildlife- observe the animals/plants/ecosystem and improve the current systems._talk about bio-mimicry in tech- forage for food- wild-craft herbal medicines ## __Independent studies that need to be continued__- Wind turbine design - see ISR-G from fall 2020 - [[Notes - Wind Turbine ISR-G]]
## Community building
- What does it take to live in an intimate community of ten or more people?
- Intentional community engagement - how to address conflicts, balance community needs, develop relationships- Ceremonies, intentional group meetings, parties- Being immersed in a supportive off-grid farm community
## Activism or direct Direct action/social justice</br>- Anti-racism literature and talks with Supa and Elizabeth- Be part of an experiment - this is something new for everyone. What opportunities do you see?
- How to leverage our collective network to co-create lasting change
- Humanitarian outreach and design for people who need your help as an artist, engineer, and thinker
## Art, sewing, crafting, cooking</br>
- Light Installation that tells us the battery status in a non-numerical way
- Make your own earrings out of clay
- Thread bracelets,
- Internet optimization with LTE antennas, Wifi extenders
- Micro-hydro brushless generator maintenance
- Backup self-starting generator electricity supply
## Carpentry and wood working</br>- Furniture- Mechanical (and electrical) integrationprototyping- Interior architecture - Small tool cabin building ## Building stuff - mechanical building/design</br>
- Solar panel panning mechanism to track sun; integration of sunlight sensor to self-calibrate
- 3 kW wind turbine blade design and iteration on current design
- Solar hot water system
- Innovative way of washing clothes - potentially a bike-powered washing machine
## Tree house</br>
- Build safely up in the trees in a harness
 
## Logistics and project/group management
- How do you organize a semester experience for 12 people?
- Project planning and group communication
- Food budgeting for a large group
- Reaching out to sponsors, fundraising, leveraging our communal power
- Sliding-scale monetary contribution, ethical group economics
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