Earthship Biotechture: The Food Producing Sustainable Home

Posted by on January 14, 2012 · 2 Comments 

Earthship biotecture was first created by Michael Reynolds from Taos, New Mexico in the 1970’s. This new model of green infrastructure uses recycled tires that are beat full of earth to create thick, solid walls for your home instead of wasting away in landfills. Rainwater is captured for all household use. Water from the sinks […]

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Garbage Warrior

Posted by on July 5, 2011 · 7 Comments 

Michael Reynolds builds living spaces out of garbage. He takes all of the things that are thrown out locally and turns them into houses. But not only are they houses, they are each unique, beautiful living structures, enviroartistically designed and completely self-sufficient. These incredible pieces of art, called Earthships are all completely different.  Each one is specifically designed […]

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"In order to change an existing paradigm you do not struggle to try and change the problematic model.

You create a new model and make the old one obsolete. That, in essence, is the higher service to which we are all being called."
~ Buckminster Fuller ~