ecoVillages Journal #43: Are Earthships about to go viral in Portugal? The signs are very good. First Meeting on 31st August..

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As many of you will know, the ecoVillages project is initiating in rural Portugal. We are gearing up right now to start our first pilot project and test model in October. Plans are being finalised, and the tiny earthship home is already looking very promising. Im very happy to have Jonathan Kalviac on board at this design stage. Jon will also be here to lead the start of the build whilst volunteers all learn hands on how to do this. Since we are building small and simple, I am estimating that we will complete all the tyre work within one week, and i hope that within three weeks the roof is on! That is a very short time-line, but i believe it is possible with the support of the local community, and good management. Time will tell!


I am holding our first meeting on Tuesday and have invited everyone in the local area. There is a lot of interest and i am hoping to see many people come to find out more and see the designs. Also, im VERY happy to be able to say that the most important person, the local government architect who is responsible for signing off any work is very excited about this project. I am in touch with him now, and he will also be attending this first meeting.

This bodes well with the ecoVillages mission, to make this approach go viral in the area. There are SO many people just waiting and trying to choose a suitable option to self build, and it is my hope that we are going to hand it all to them on a silver platter.

If this design is approved, and works, which im confident it will, then the gates will be opened for anyone with a desire and very small budget to finally get safe and secure in suitable housing for this climate. I think our local planners understand this, and i am looking forward to meeting them very soon to discuss some details. This first earthship will be build to not only meet the local building codes, but also to fly above them and check all their boxes for safe, suitable housing for this area.

The most important step will also happen i hope very soon, and this is to get their permission to build this on the land that we have here and I am currently living on in a Yurt. It is not easy let me tell you, as wonderful as yurts are, they are not good in the hot summer days and life is a great challenge on a daily basis because of it. This experience has only given me more determination to make this happen, not only for myself, but for all my friends near and far who also need to find a practical solution and fast!

If i am able to build this design on a budget of 30,000 Euros i will be happy. If i am able to do it on a budget of 20,000 Euros i will be very happy.. and IF i am able to do this on a budget of 15,000 Euros i will be ecstatic! This price includes the main structure and walls and flooring and roof. It doesn’t include finishing, furniture, and power which could be as much or as little as you wish to spend. Its relatively easy to finish an earthship by yourself slowly since you are covered and sealed from the outside elements. Most furniture and lighting can be done DIY and to your personal taste.

So i am very excited and also nervous to start so soon. I hope that we don’t hit a hitch once i speak with the local architect and forest department.. I will know soon and will be updating everyone i know more. Also i will be recording the meeting and maybe even live streaming it.. There are many people off and on Hive who are unable to make it but are very interested to keep up with the news. Anyone who is considering self building, and especially in Portugal will find this very useful and interesting to watch....

So thank you to everyone on Hive who has supported me. There are so many of you who have shown your support in so many ways, and i think its fair to say that without Hive that this project may never have even seen the light of day. Now i am so close to starting an actual build it hard to believe.. its all unfolding just like the vision said!

Onwards and Upwards!

 


Imagine a world where you were truly secure, relying not on the vulnerable and unethical model of modern capitalism, but instead on the natural intelligence and reliability of the forces of nature. Imagine leaving the city and joining a rural community, discarding the whole notion and concept of money as you know it, and instead embracing a new paradigm based on self sufficiency.

ecoVillages is a new paradigm in self sufficient building and living, based on empowered groups that live off-grid with little to no bills or debt using earthship biotecture.

What lies at the core of ecoVillages is that it is a model that embraces decentralisation in every way. We make sure every aspect of life is as close to home as possible, and under an individual's control!

Wouldn't it be wonderful if you didn't have to play the game of success, being forced to sacrifice your life so that you can try to get ahead of your neighbour to survive in this modern world? Are you tired of the rat race? Can you see how unhealthy cities have become, the darkest most lonely version of the Orwellian nightmare manifesting right in front of your eyes?

Would you be interested to hear of a way to gain true freedom and security? A world where being poor is no longer criminalised, and where money barely even matters anymore. Then welcome to the ecoVillages Project!

There has never been a more ripe time for everyone to consider a new way to live. Millions of people have suddenly become unemployed, and our family security and future are looking very uncertain. We can no longer rely on the systems that held our world and our economy together, but we can rely on mother nature and her great abundance. It doesn't have to cost the earth to live comfortably, and we hope you will think about your future and how you would like it to look, both for you and your children.

This, right now, is your chance to be a part of a truly world changing opportunity.

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