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March 4, 2009 by Sandra

Plans have been submitted for a building permit!

The whole thing cost us $200 (application fee only, more to come!) and we still have to double check a few things. I sent the original HPO application by Greyhound ($13) to ensure we could get the paperwork back in the 2-3 weeks it may take for … [Read more...]

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February 13, 2009 by Chris

The Complete (incomplete) Plan set

The rendered perspective at the beginning of this post is an image of the earthship buried in the ground. You can see berms at the back (north end) of the roof to channel collected water from the roof into the cisterns. The ducting to accomplish … [Read more...]

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January 23, 2009 by Chris

Investigating Graywater

I’ve spent the last couple of days trying to wrap my head around the implementation of a gray water recovery system for the earthship. The information provided in the Earthship volumes by Mike Reynolds is not detailed, and as gray water recovery is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Graywater, Plans

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Sandra and Chris

Welcome to our homesteading adventure in south central BC, Canada! In 2009 we started building an earthship in Darfield. We moved in three and a half years later. Now that the biggest jobs are finished we are having fun homesteading in a modern world. Join us for discussions about finishing the earthship, food preservation, beekeeping, livestock, permaculture and how we interact with technology. It's all about simple living and stewardship of the land without deprivation. Together with our three teenagers we're learning as we go.

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