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Re:Build a Personal Food Computer by zzzeek on Sunday March 27, 2016 @09:40PM (#11372283)
Are any of them built on open source software and open hardware ? I think that's part of the big idea here.
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Re:Build a Personal Food Computer by chillingeffect on Monday March 28, 2016 @09:49AM (#11374211)
https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceBuckets/ A community of 20,000 DIY indoor gardeners.

Subset from the SpaceBucket manifesto:

Humans of the Earth! Hear the Space Buckets calling. It is time for a DIY indoor gardening revolution. We stand at the vanguard:

    I. Bucket culture is open. We are a community of learners, a movement of tinkerers. Our goal is to spread information about how to grow plants inside small containers with artificial lighting. Anyone can join us.

    II. Bucket knowledge is free. We believe in the free flow of ideas and the unparalleled power of the Internet. We are part of the web, and we contribute to it. Profit is not our motivation, innovation is.
Also found these:

[1] http://hmeter.sourceforge.net/

[2] https://www.3dponics.com/ ( a 10,000 person community )

[3] http://yieldbuddy.com/ An open source automation system for hydroponics

[4] http://www.powerhousehydroponics.com/crash-course-open-sourc...

[5] http://scienceinhydroponics.com/2013/02/the-first-free-hydro...

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Re:Build a Personal Food Computer by jmspring on Sunday March 27, 2016 @10:51PM (#11372457)
One could, eschew software, and handle the requirements and growing manually. It's actually pretty rewarding when you have the time and space.
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Re:Build a Personal Food Computer by derrickdirge on Monday March 28, 2016 @08:20AM (#11373798)
This strikes me as a non sequitur. If I wanted to eschew software, I wouldn't be reading about building a "personal food computer."
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Re:Build a Personal Food Computer by ph0rque on Monday March 28, 2016 @11:13AM (#11374713)
Are any of them built on open source software and open hardware ?

Yes: http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Aquaponic_Greenhouse_Works...

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Re:Build a Personal Food Computer by staticvar on Monday March 28, 2016 @12:26PM (#11375213)
Farm Hack is another community of farmers collaborating to create Open Source tools for Ag. http://farmhack.org
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