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Amazing Ideas From an Earthship
by
APieceofRainbow
(IC: blogger)
Look at this gorgeous hobbit village we stayed at on our trip to New Mexico! Actually, they are Earthships!
An earthship is an unique type of house which produces food and energy, cleans water, moderates temperature, and turns trash into treasure!
An earthship is an unique type of house which produces food and energy, cleans water, moderates temperature, and turns trash into treasure!
Sounds amazing? Let’s take a tour and perhaps we can apply some of the inspiring ideas to our own homes!
Have you ever noticed that humans are the only species that have the concept of “waste”? In nature, everything is part of a beautiful cycle of life. One of the most amazing things about Earthships is that it turns what society considers “trash” into treasure – soda cans become building materials, glass bottles become stained glass art, discarded tires become vessels for earth walls, can lids become outlet covers…
When we walked into the earthship that we were staying at, the guide told us “Please don’t try to conserve water! Take nice long showers, the plants love it!”
From figs to bananas, kale to tomato, the Earthship grows food year round! Some newer ones even have aquaponic systems, when fish and plants co-exist!
Almost no energy bills due to several ways to utilize solar and wind energy!
Intrigued by all the genius ideas? Visit the link below to explore more and check out a list of great resources!
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Published September 4th, 2014 10:14 PM
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Heather Stimmel on Sep 30, 2014This is absolutely ingenious!!!!! I love everything about the homes! Asthetically, they're beautiful!!! To say it is beautiful what they do for the earth and our environment would be a complete understatement!!!!!! I'm soooo ready to live life like this... peacefully and at one with God's world:)
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