He quit all to build off-grid village, mountain-long Earthship
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Published 2023-07-16
For $225,000 he bought land packed with wood for lumber, gravity-fed water, and plenty of sunlight for solar and growing. He had to clear road, build a bridge and construct homes, cabins and community spaces and huge gardens and terraced hillside for growing most of their own food.
The Earthship Solarium, which stretches across the hillside nearly the length of a football field, provides year-round, produce and potatoes. Goats chickens and ducks provide milk and eggs.
Schultz, who's an unabashed prepper, says there is plenty of food on the property to survive any kind of disaster scenario. He focused on milk and eggs as ideal survival foods: "You know milk and potatoes are nutritionally complete on their own, you can live forever. The Irish tripled their population with milk and potatoes, right?"
Dan says it costs just $5000 per year to maintain the property. This includes taxes, propane and supplies for building more cabins. His nightly rentals, like the popular hobbit hole, treehouse, a frame, and half moon cabins, pay for any expenses.
Right now there are eight people in his community, but this number fluctuates based on applications. Members don’t pay any fees to live here, they simply help with farm or community chores.
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All Comments (21)
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We just heard from Dan that his ecovillage was wiped out by the Smith Complex Fires. Here's his video explaining everything and his gofundme link to rebuild https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZJfNX6Q1rQ We're so sorry to hear about all the loss. It was a beautiful spot when we visited, and we're so saddened to hear of the loss of animal life, as well as all that they built over 15 years.
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Love what you do. I'm near the end of my life but seeing people doing good in our world lifts me up so high. Thank you for your contribution to humanity. People forget that we can be a good force in our world.
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This 58 year old five-generation Oregonian approves thumbs-up heaven on Earth right there IMO
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Fresh food, no preservatives. Fresh air, water ..... everything fresh. 😍
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Dan is my chiro and friend and I’ve been blessed to be at this place many times! So sad what happened to his land but so happy to hear how many people from this channel have helped them rebuild since the fire! Thank you Kirsten and crew! You really helped them in a massive way.
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That solarium is a work of art!!!
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This is CRAZY! I stayed here in late July 2015 via Airbnb while I drove 12,000 miles around the country. I managed to get there even 8 years ago in my Subaru BRZ sportscar. It’s hard to get to but in just the right way! So much has changed. Absolutely crazy it came up on my recommended when I never even shared anything about it! Guess my tiny home obsession has come full circle. Just wow, it’s so cool to see how much it’s grown. So cool
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I enjoy communities like this. Creating not just a sustainable way to live, but hope for others to escape the game and live more in touch with earth and sustainably. I was with a community like this in Nepal. Completely off grid and self sustaining. 🌎
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This is the future!! Everyone inspired by this don't let that dream die!
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I'm just amazed at how much he has built and developed in just 15 years.
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This dude built paradise. Thank you so much for sharing this with us
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I LOVE his way of thinking about "WORK". Not a word in his vocabulary. 😁😁😁😁
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My wife and I spent a few nights in the treehouse a couple summers ago. The earthship was still in the earlier stages of construction. Wonderful place. I was devastated to learn of the fire that destroyed the residential roundhouse and the Meeting Hall, etc. I'm so glad to have happened across this video to be able to see the completed earthship 🙏🏻
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Nice to see that he’s not overly flaky as well. Stayed in a few communities like this and it’s the people that make all the difference. Need hard working people that pull their weight to make a go of it
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Love the pragmatic combination of permaculture, improving mental health and prepping!
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I just can’t stop smiling reading the comments and watching the video. Dan is a stellar guy. I’m so glad so many people get to see it.
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Thank you so much for his segment , Kirsten ❤ God bless him.
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This guy is not just incredibly capable, he is also a phenomenal artist. Such a cool video :)
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Most people capable enough to create this don't invite Kirsten in to show the world, but thanks for showing us.
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Michigan in the house!🥰 Love your lifestyle! Thank you for sharing
