Living Off The Grid

Earthships are passive solar, eco-friendly, self-sustaining, off-grid homes that remind me a little bit of a Mad Max film. Despite the odd appearance, earthships have a certain charm – especially if you’re into gardening indoors! Earthships first appeared on the scene (in modern form) in the 1970′s when Earthship Biotecture (see link below) wanted to create a home that would be sustainable, use natural / recycled materials, and generate its own utilities off the grid.

Stuart Simmons’ Earthship in Durango, CO
Lot’s of great pictures from the beginning of the project to the finished home.

Earthship Info on www.GreenHomeBuilding.com
A good introduction to the Earthship concept from a leading website on natural homes.

Taos Earthships
John Kejr’s earthship community in Taos, NM

Earthship Biotecture
The original earthship builder.

The Trash Home
A Wired Magazine article about earthships.

The Garbage Warrior
A review of the new documentary about Michael Reynolds, as featured in the Environmental Cinema Circle.