Yes it is attractive. Our current system is doomed. In what state are they building this open source economy? I see that he was speaking at Marion Institute. I live in Alabama so I know where that is.
In Missouri. There’s some information about the location and more behind the following link.
http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Factor_e_Farm
The whole batch of eggheads and tradesmen are working like dogs, but the website is a mess, IMO. There’s someone working on the website recently, too, though, probably while doing other work.
I’ll PM you a couple of links to the latest pages that I’ve found with the most information on ‘em.