Amazing machines for the world's poorest farmers!

http://www.thefullbellyproject.org

Our vision is to support the improvement of economic possibilities for people in global communities.

Full Belly is about as small as you can find: Two staff and a gaggle of determined volunteers.

Our BBC World Challenge recognition was like the week-end film makers getting the Oscar nomination. It was a global spotlight on the strange idea that factories can come in cartons and precision machine parts can be made in the backyard of any mud hut. For the world's poorest farmers, efficiency is the ladder to prosperity and we try to make our machines the first step on that ladder. For Full Belly, the nomination was the first step to the possibility of making this happen around the world. We were very honored.

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Gravity Pump (see more projects at link)

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10 replies	Author	Time	Post
Amazing machines for the world's poorest farmers! (Original post)	G_j	Oct 2012	OP
I'm getting a 404 Error message	Le Taz Hot	Oct 2012	#1
thanks, fixed!	G_j	Oct 2012	#2
Some neat ideas there.	RC	Oct 2012	#3
I work with this outfit!	NCcoast	Oct 2012	#4
yes it was the story on WLOS about the gravity pump	G_j	Oct 2012	#7
thanks	G_j	Oct 2012	#8
I just spent some time on the website. Great innovation	NBachers	Oct 2012	#5
Wonderful story to read. Thanks for posting.	snagglepuss	Oct 2012	#6
k	G_j	Oct 2012	#9
--	G_j	Oct 2012	#10

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Sat Oct 20, 2012, 12:10 PM

Le Taz Hot (22,271 posts)

1. I'm getting a 404 Error message

from your link. I'm VERY interested.

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Sat Oct 20, 2012, 12:15 PM

G_j (40,305 posts)

2. thanks, fixed!

I saw a news story about this and checked it out. I am inspired and impressed. Check out some of the other machines also!

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Sat Oct 20, 2012, 12:25 PM

RC (25,592 posts)

3. Some neat ideas there.

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Sat Oct 20, 2012, 01:12 PM

NCcoast (465 posts)

4. I work with this outfit!

I just check our website and was surprised to see most of the traffic today was coming from a place called democraticunderground.com. Thanks for the post G_j. How did you discover the Full Belly Project?

An ABC affliliate in Asheville just did a story on this pump which you can watch here:

Gravity pump

Here are a few videos about our other designs.

This is Jock Brandis' most famous design. It's a nut sheller that costs very little to make, will last for 35 years, and allows one person to shell as many peanuts in one hour as it used to take 5 people all day to do. Providing a great source of protein while enriching the soil.

The Universal Nut Sheller

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Here's a great pump that can be built and repaired anywhere using old truck inner tubes for baffles.

The Rocker Pump

AND!!! We have a television series in development!

Replan It with Jock Brandis

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Sat Oct 20, 2012, 03:00 PM

G_j (40,305 posts)