99 reasons why earthships are fuc!*ing awesome: Part #4 Reasons 31-40
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Living off-grid in an Earthship home is about many things. It is not just an ethical choice or a building type choice, it is also a lifestyle choice. When you start to live off-grid, and self-sufficiently, you embark on a break out from the matrix/zeitgeist. You start to unplug yourself from the normal, dependent, vulnerable, and highly controlled way of life that many people are used to in cities and highly developed countries.
When you are truly self-sufficient and out of debt you take away some of the main sources of stress: buying food, paying the bills, covering the mortgage or rent, and needing to work full-time to allow this to continue. We can also look at environmental issues and great need to build smarter and in a more connected way, especially in the face of climate change. Our global population is rising and with it the poverty level and inequality of wealth in all forms. To compound this issue, the cost of living is also hurtling up! We are moving toward a very unsafe and unsustainable future if we continue to build and live in the same way that we have been doing.
The systems of an earthship encounter the forces of nature, mainly the sun, rain, and wind, and funnels them into your home to provide everything you need to live comfortably with annual utility bills of around $200 or less.
When you are truly self-sufficient and out of debt you take away some of the main sources of stress: buying food, paying the bills, covering the mortgage or rent, and needing to work full-time to allow this to continue. We can also look at environmental issues and great need to build smarter and in a more connected way, especially in the face of climate change.
Did you know, I built four Earthships in India as well as being instrumental the creation of the first Earthship in the UK, Earthship Brighton. If you are also on this path and would like to read my story, I have recently published a book. It is not only a great story, but a valuable resource for you to learn from. I had no experience or training when I embarked on my mission, but managed to successfully build a gorgeous home called Earthship Karuna.
You can buy this book with Steem on the homesteaders co-op. Whilst you are there please do have a look at some of the other products as there are all kinds of great things there!
https://homesteaderscoop.com/product/earthship-chronicles-ebook/
You can also buy the ebook and paperback on amazon.
http://mybook.to/Earthship-Chronicles
MUSIC: Song by Adam Vitovsky.
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An Earthship home basically seems naturally inclined rather than sophisticated and augumented really, and in this video I understood the essence. "Anyone can basically help you build it" truncates all other points for me really because the fact that the building process doesn't limit anyone shows how Little but important our efforts can be no matter our status. I'm enjoying your series really wow,
Really happy you are enjoying this! It was a fantastic challenge to write 99 reasons.. it was easier than i thought!
Solar installation could be a bit of trouble in Dublin, because we don’t have much sun here but I think this option for earth ship might be less favourite, instead we can compensate it with wind power generation or hydro power generation on smaller scale.
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Yes wayo! U got it.. i prefer hydro as wind is noisy.. although vertical axis wind turbines are better.. also these days u will be surprised how much solar power u can get even with minimal sun!
We are fascinated with this project, because our country has a lot of sun, a lot of wind and a lot of resources and even a lot of fertile land, which could be an advantage due to the self-sustainability issue.
and heading off to bed) I can tell that this is part of my dream, to
Build naturally, cleanly, in balance and without dependency on
External things. Alas I doubt very seriously I'll ever get the
Opportunity to live out this dream, though I am closer
Now than I've ever been before, but I'm also older
Than I've ever been before. I've upvoted this
Post 100% and resteemed it @eco-alex.
Wow that's amazing that you helped to build so many different earth ships!
I loved watching some of the YouTube videos out there about it... there isn't much awareness about what they are and most people think you are talking about some sort of alien mothership or something when you say earthship.
Too bad in most places in the US the building codes are so strict they wont allow you to use materials like tires and cans or mud for building houses. There are a few notable exceptions however like in Taos, New Mexico ;)
thanks!
well from what i hear its OK in most parts of the USA, even NY got approval! but hey maybe im wrong! and for sure Taos was a clear exception.. THey have gained approval in SO many countries now, including Japan, UK, and many more.. <3
Dear @eco-alex We are sure that the reality of each country is different, its culture, its economy, its "freedom".
However, what we are completely sure of is that each one of us is a free being by nature, and it would be wonderful to get rid of the ties that capitalism and so many other economic systems of government have imposed on us.
The important thing about your land ship is that it surpasses the barriers of ideology and culture, even language, just wanting to do things right, saving money and providing economic freedom, this is great, and definitely amazing, I congratulate you.
well said, i couldnt put it better myself! <3
Thanks for your words and support, friend @eco-alex