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        • The Earthship Visitor Center

          2 Earthship Way, Tres Piedras, NM 87577

          Self-Guided Tours available daily – visitors are welcome to arrive anytime from 9am – 4pm.

          $9 per person for the self-guided tour of our Visitor Center

          • Free for Taos locals and Earthship alumni
          • Free for ages 12 and under

          UPDATED WINTER HOURS:

          Guided Tours available Thursday, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 3pm to 4:30pm
          (please arrive a few minutes before)

          $22 per person • Tickets available at the front desk or: https://exploreorigin.com/en/listings/872008-guided-tour

          NEW! Extended Self-Guided Tour 
          $15 per person • Tickets available at the front desk or:
          https://exploreorigin.com/en/listings/876139-earthship-movie-time

          Private Tours available when scheduled ahead of time More Info

        • Earthship Nightly Rentals:

          Earthships allow people to experience a luxurious off grid life. Being self-sufficient does not mean reducing one’s quality of life.

          Our Earthship rental homes are equipped with all amenities that conventional housing provides

          We are 20 minutes northwest of town of Taos, New Mexico. We are very happy to show you how you can live comfortably without harming nature …

          CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT AVAILABLE NIGHTLY RENTAL EARTHSHIPS.

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        • What is an Earthship?

          An Earthship is a type of house built with natural and recycled materials, with energy conservation in mind. It is designed to produce energy, water and food for its own use.

        • An Earthship is a type of passive solar house that is made of both natural and upcycled materials. Several models exist, and can be built in any part of the world, in any climate and provide electricity, potable water, contained sewage treatment and sustainable food production. Choose your favorite model.

           

          View Earthships currently for sale or buy some land in the Earthship Community

          Building cost could be significantly reduced if you decide to host an Academy or a Field Study.

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Independent Study

Academy Step 3

The Independent Study is the last step towards the Earthship Academy graduation. Once you have completed an Academy session, and one (or several) Field Studies, we believe that you will be confident enough to complete an Independent Study. The Independent Study does not have any cost, the academy staff will review your proposal and once the project is accepted, you will be able to put it in action. Once you have finished your Independent Study, our staff will review it and send you a diploma allowing you to build Earthships.

 

There is no time limit to complete your Earthship studies. So far nearly 50 people from all over the World have graduated from the Earthship Academy.

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The Independent Study may be physical (launching a demonstration project in China, staging and facilitating a relief project in Haiti) or digital (designing a CAD model of an Earthship city in Turkey, mapping Pockets of Freedom in Australia).


For Example, you can read below an amazing Independent Study from Ian Watson. He has done in-depth research about Earthship performances and their inhabitants satisfactions:

Earthship Independent Study - Ian Watson report

Also the sum up of an Earthship Independent Study build, where 3 amazing Earthship students Juan, Santiago, and Tato have teamed up and created their own Earthship build in Salta, Argentina:

Salta Argentina Earthship

And we have students, such as Taylor Bode that wrote a very successful book about their Earthship building journey in California:

A final example (but we have hundred more example of outstanding Independent Study) could be the one from Eric Ficinus, that developped a cardboard Earthship model, so fun for the kids!

Independent Study proposal information and format:

Proposals should be brief, organized, and to the point.

Proposals should include:

  • Description of the project

  • Proposed beneficiaries, if any

  • Time frame (target dates)

  • What resources you will be requesting from Earthship Biotecture (if any)

  • How you intend to document your project

  • How you will share your finished project with fellow Academy Students and world

Be assured that we will really help you to make your Independent Study successful, please do not hesitate to email us if you have any more questions.