Hi Nikolay, I am definitely working in the same direction. I cc: p2pfoundation list ; Marcin , and a few other friends living in , or in between, Berlin and Leipzig - see links Nikolay shares - http://oseeurope.org/2012/01/**creating-ose-community-in-**germany/<http://oseeurope.org/2012/01/creating-ose-community-in-germany/> (in English) http://oseeurope.org/2012/01/**aufbau-der-ose-community-in-**deutschland/<http://oseeurope.org/2012/01/aufbau-der-ose-community-in-deutschland/> (in German) Personally, I currently start with the focus on the development of a project in Leipzig, for which we currently have an initial 100 000 euros to purchase a first building. http://sharewiki.org/en/Leipzig_project Regarding land use, I am interested in the potentials of the* region between Berlin and Leipzig, * and more specifically along the regional train lines / stations, http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=51.8499755859375&layers=T&lon=12.249755859... and regional/international cycling routes , in red on this map : http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=51.8499755859375&layers=C&lon=12.249755859... Some existing communities live along such lines - possibly some potential can rest in partnerships. I also believe there are networks of people ( including engineers, designers, activists, students, ... ) in Berlin and Leipzig interested in learning together by supporting ( non commercial ? ) open source technical approaches to food farming. I believe I will pass by Berlin shortly in February. We can stay in touch, and visit places together ? // further notes : I keep looking at buildings on LWB http://lwb-immobilienangebote.de/index.php/objekte/anzeigen I also noticed a big factory via google street view, and wonder if it is for sale ? http://g.co/maps/vxsur http://g.co/maps/wk6x9 It is next to a S-Bahn - a lot of trees around it, and also a lot of Alottment Gardening<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allotment_(gardening)>nearby. I wish to use open source ecology on large, cheap land between Berlin and Leipzig, but would be interested in introducing such approaches to allotment gardens with the facility of urban transportation, nearby ( technical ? ) universities, and the potential for urban living collectives and the purchase of abandoned industrial space for developing manufacturing aspects ( the machines ) related to an open source ecology approach. In addition to visiting such places together ( in february ? ), I am willing to discuss funding schemes, and legal structures. Furthermore, it may be interesting to discuss such approach at the Ecotopia ( site will probably be updated : http://ecotopia2012.org/ ) , since the Ecotopia is situated in the region - and along the regional train line - between Leipzig and Berlin, next to a train station bought by people related to community projects. Greetings from Brussels, Dante-Gabryell On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 11:39 AM, Nikolay Georgiev < [email protected]> wrote:

Hi Dante,

a new friend (Sabine S from Berlin) recommended that I write you on this topic.

we are starting Open Source Ecology Community in Germany and are looking for a Dedicated Team: http://oseeurope.org/2012/01/**creating-ose-community-in-**germany/<http://oseeurope.org/2012/01/creating-ose-community-in-germany/>(in English) http://oseeurope.org/2012/01/**aufbau-der-ose-community-in-**deutschland/<http://oseeurope.org/2012/01/aufbau-der-ose-community-in-deutschland/>(in German)

Do you have any idea who would like to participate?

Best Regards,

Nikolay

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