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One Year Ago: Earthship Landing

05. Mar, 2010 1 Comment

My arrival at Earthship Biotecture kicks off a green-building adventure in the high desert of Taos, New Mexico.

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The Fallen Angel’s Nest

06. Apr, 2009 12 Comments

Even the best ideas can be taken too far. The story of a beautiful home, and how it was lost.

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Springtime in Taos is a lot like winter in most places, except maybe harsher. People are full of stories about it:
“Oh yeah, you’ll be out working in short sleeves and then suddenly there’ll be snow and lightning and then the rest of the day you’re in full-on winter gear.”

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R.E.A.C.H. Earthship Community, a pictorial

30. Mar, 2009 10 Comments

So, in my last entry I showed you what a viga run looks like. But there’s plenty I didn’t show you! Including the fact that the entire escapade took place at R.E.A.C.H., the original Earthship community founded in 1989.

R.E.A.C.H. (or “Rural Earthship Alternative Community Habitat” if you favor flavor over brevity) is a PRIVATE community, [...]