Are Earthship Homes The Future Of Sustainable Housing? | Homemade | Abode

Love mine. It affords me the greatest luxury on earth, the ability for my wife to stay home and raise the the kids because the cost of living is so much lower. I live in Western Canada, They aren't just a New Mexico thing.

"You shouldn't have to make money to live, you should make money to play." Well said!

New life goal buy a land and build an earthship ❤❤❤

as an aspiring architect, this is the most sustainable idea i have ever seen, IM IN LOVE!! I need to be able to make these houses

Many may call him a rule maker but I call him wise. He's ahead of his time. In order to live on this planet with climate change and rising costs, we will need to think outside the box.

I personally like the idea of junk repurposed homes, and I think it could be great for everyone not just hippies and outsider culture.

You shouldn't make money in order to live, you should make money in order to play -Michael Reynolds

Mike Reynolds is the modern-day Frank Lloyd Wright, in terms of going with the land instead of against it. Both men truly are revolutionary. I've already decided that an Earthship is what I want for a self-sustainable house.

I was fortunate enough to stay in an earthship back in the early 90s owned by Dennis Weaver. It was a two-story 6000 square-foot luxury home located in Ridgway, Colorado. I absolutely loved it and knew, even back then in my early 20s, that someday I would buy land and build my own. I’m getting close to that point in my life where I’ll be able to do that. I will be heading to New Mexico to learn about these in depth hopefully sometime next year. These are the future of practical, sustainable living for those who want self-reliance all over the world.

I grew up in New Mexico & have seen these spread all over the state. I have really wanted one for years. Now I’m living on the east coast and recently got hurt in a bad accident. I really would love to have one & know so much about these. Maybe so,e time I can get out there to learn from the best and have others help me build mine. Helping to save the planet & teaching others how to do it is an amazing thing!

I have utter respect for Michael. He’s like Zefram Cochrane on the Star Trek movie

Moving to Virginia to buy a small piece of land and make my own earthship partially out of tires. Thank you for paving the way, Michael! ❤

The Earthships are so awesome!!! Great ideas!!! I love them.👍💯😊

Fantastic documentary, thank you! It's still absolutely crazy to me that Mike and his wife don't live in The Phoenix. After all of that work and artistry, not to mention the mature vegetation that takes years to cultivate to where it's producing food, to abandon that masterpiece as a mere rental seems insane. If I'd built that house I'd never leave.

Some of those houses are beautiful, specially the gigantic one you're still working on.❤

I’d say he is a forward thinker. We need more of these people.

I checked to find the elevation of Taos is 7,000 feet thanks for posting this

its just a start to the movement.. so many ways ,,, so many options.. Mike is part of the global Game changer crew!

I think it helps to be in a warm climate.

The Phoenix Earth ship design reminds me of the Nautilus house in Mexico. Absolutely beautiful