My wife and I took a tour of the experimental Eart...

My wife and I took a tour of the experimental Earthships. It is a very cool tour. There buildings are really interesting, made of things like old tires, used soda can's, plastic and bottles. It's really very unique. The main building has an indoor garden where they were growing tropical plants including bananas. The structures are built to collect water in big underground cisterns. The structures are partially buried to provide coolness in the summer and warmth in the winter. The generally have solar power and wind power. The main building filtered gray water through the garden and then reused it. It is totally worth a tour to see some neat and unique building ideas that are sustainable. We were lucky the day we visited as there was a tour lead by a person that lives and work there given for a group of students. They also have a self-guided tour. There is a new building going up that demonstrates a lot of these building techniques. It is a very cool building. We both very much enjoyed our tour. It can be muddy so it's best to go after a dry spell. If I was younger I would want to build one. You are not allowed to drive around to see other Earthships that are in this development.