The Freeville Earthship: December 2014

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Want to Spend the Night?

Our Earthship B&B is back up and running with select dates February-June and any date July-August! This includes a full tour and our time to answer any questions you may have, and a home-cooked breakfast for you the following morning:
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/1249134

FAQs:

How many tires, cans, and bottles did you use?

We have estimated about 800 tires; 15,000 cans; and 3,000 glass bottles.
Did you have any issues with the town or your community?

Luckily, no! Our town was wonderful with this process. We really didn't face any roadblocks with our build, besides the state law of having this giant conventional septic system. Since most of the water is used and contained in the house the 330-gallon-a-day tank we had to install is overkill. Our neighbors and community members appear to like us and our earthship!

Why did you do this?

Because it's a neat concept, very rewarding, and just makes a lot of sense. It is self-sustaining and we want to feel safe and independent. We are young, don't have a family yet, have summers off both being teachers, and just decided to go for it!