Now THIS is OFF GRID! Earthship Biotecture, Taos, New Mexico

Last March while on a ski trip to Taos, New Mexico, my son and I stopped in to Earthship Biotecture for a quick look around. I hope you are as inspired as we were to live truly off-grid! Please subscribe to my channel and let me know if you would like more videos like this one. City girl urban gardener turns late bloomer homesteader!
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[@Latebloomershow]

You can see my green bruise on my forehead from running into 8' T-posts for my electric fence the week before.

[@rainrabbit9209]

❤️

[@handssolo7980]

How she knows the song in my heart is incredible. How she knows God's love is so.

[@melody7779]

Hi Kaye, I am faily new to your channel learning something new each time. I am so glad you have a son. I thought you were alone. I watched your video yesterday and learned you have recently lost your sister. I am 54 and never had a sister. I had 6 older brothers. One of my brothers died July 2022. There are now 3 left. We use to be close years ago, but not in a few years. He was 69. I believe I will see him again. He believed in Jesus Christ. Big hug to you from Charlotte, NC.

[@Latebloomershow]

My son is married and living in Asheville, but he invited me on a ski trip, just the two of us, and I jumped at it. We haven't travelled together since he was 15. I also have another married son, but he lives in Idaho. Yes, I believe I will see my sister again also. God bless you and thanks for sharing. I'm glad you are here. Write often!

[@augiefrank732]

Amazing! Beautiful& full of vibrant life! The entry doors are so unique! Love the indoor garden!

[@Latebloomershow]

I loved those too! How inspirational to have a doorway like that.

[@litag6143]

Thanks for the tour! I'm from southern New Mexico. I moved to Oklahoma in 1983, but my heart is in NM. I miss those deep blue skies! Thanks again! God bless!

[@Latebloomershow]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@litag6143]

@@Latebloomershow I really did! I even made some enchiladas for supper!

[@tiffanybryant8296]

THANK 🕵🏽‍♀️YOU FOR THE EARTHSHIP TOUR . 👁️ AGREE 👍🏾 WITH WALKER KOOL . ✔️👈🏾

[@jenpalazzo5728]

Greening the planet❣️

[@dirtywhitehorse]

When we left NM in1978, the alternative community was in full swing (have you seen the video "Garbage Warriors" of the growing pains..??Corina took the academy course about 8years ago.Our passive solar greenhouse was inspired by these days .This was my stomping ground way before I met KC ..

[@kathybrehman3208]

I love the whole concept of the Earthship. I find it very interesting how earth-berm building and geothermal heating and cooling reduces your demand and need for expensive units. I'm also interested in the waste water recycling for flushing and greenhouse. If I could build again, I would use the earth-berm strategy for sure.

[@AprilMayShowers]

I love the garbage warrior documentary.

[@Latebloomershow]

What is what?

[@job999]

Thank you for your full cooperation thank you

[@franmoyer8527]

I always wanted an Earthship.

[@skblack5050]

I remember reading about alt. building with tires and " Reading" about it way back when we bought the Dome house. Log homes were getting big at that time as well. ✌

[@Latebloomershow]

You have a dome house?? concrete? I've seen a lot of videos.

[@elleb1177]

Hi Kaye, I drive by the EarthShips everyday, going out to the Taos gorge bridge, I'm a vendor up in the rest area and I sell the beautiful glass wind chimes next time you're in town come by and see me. Thank you for putting this up and you absolutely did a beautiful job with your documentation, and I love your channel been following you for quite a while.. so come back soon, the spring is beautiful!🦋🌹✝️🙏🌍. I would like to suggest to everybody watch a documentary on KZbin called Garbage Warrior, a documentary featuring Mike Reynolds the brains behind this and how it all got started 50 years ago, very informative very entertaining, it's a shame that you and your son or maybe you did you just didn't film it didn't go through the model and watch the video that they display and yes the greenhouse is warm and humid because that's what plants like, but you must have been there too when it was warm here in Taos, we average about 90 in the summer.

[@Latebloomershow]

It was in March. We went spring skiing and I fell after two glorious hours, did a face plant, sprained my thumb (lost my thumbnail), and spent 8 hours between the mountain clinic and in the ER waiting for a scan. Diagnosis, concussion without loss of consciousness. I had a headache and wasn't feeling great, but knew I needed to produce this video, so I got what I could. I'm MOST sorry I didn't know about your glass wind chimes. I doubt I will be back any time soon, so where can I see them online?

[@Latebloomershow]

Did you see the comment above, and do you have any comment?

[@HealyMeans]

hi kaye 🤗 thanks for sharing this valuable information with us. i really like the concept and could see me living this kind of life.

[@Latebloomershow]

You are so welcome

[@rhondajoyce6814]

That is awesome

[@rainrabbit9209]

How fun!

[@Latebloomershow]

Thanks!

[@WhatDadIsUpTo]

Ooh. Aaah.

[@lorilumax6850]

I love the earthships... If In had money, I would build one in Saskatchewan... we get a lot of sun... even in the winter... dream the dream

[@dirtywhitehorse]

MY husband and I toured alternative communities in the northeast using stone and wood as well as others in NM inthe70s. There are similar stuctures even better in my opinion for that region,Earthships are well suited as well as beutiful and creative for the southwest as well as those wanting all the high tech features ..but many an be way cheaper and simpler alowing them is a whole other deal

[@Latebloomershow]

Gosh, it's good to hear from you!

[@mariagillinson8527]

Dear Kaye! That’s what I was saying to you a few months ago to attach a glass room (reclaimed windows) to the side of your home.

[@Latebloomershow]

Yes, I know but the sun is on the side with all the maple trees. I'd have to cut them all down and somehow rebuild the porch. It only works if it faces the South I believe.

[@junglemom1055]

Would love to have one of those home. Totally fascinating!❤

[@jakezgab8576]

Fig trees don’t like humidity, this building reminds me of the lockdown.

[@Latebloomershow]

Interesting. Good to know as I have one in the house for the winter.

[@jakezgab8576]

@@Latebloomershow 40-50% humidity is optimal for figs, my indoor figs r still producing some figs, 1-2 figs per day, at the very end of their cycle.

[@cbass2755]

I would love to live in one of those homes! But I ask myself “What would be the downsides of living like this? “. Did they speak of that Kaye? Even living in our brick and mortar homes, their is downsides….Thank you for taking us along the trip, & introducing your Son….how nice!

[@Latebloomershow]

I had to practically twist her arm to give me that interview, so I didn't get any more info than that. She was very camera shy, though I don't think you can tell. The downside for me, having been to NM and AZ a few times is walking outside and everything is dry dirt. And especially out there, lot of wind, nothing to break the wind. Wind was hard on the microphone.

[@cbass2755]

@@Latebloomershow Ah…yes! Dry and the soil wouldn’t be great for gardening. Raised bed I think would be the answer? Anyways, great video!

[@lisaf7688]

Love it! 😍

[@Latebloomershow]

So glad!

[@sued.530]

Wow that is awesome Kaye! You are so lucky to have your son there to show you around for these unique communities. So people who live there actually build their own homes or they can purchase one already made? I think that would work great in certain climates but be much more difficult to build and maintain in others. Thanks for bringing us along on your adventure to Taos New Mexico!

[@Latebloomershow]

You're welcome! My son invited me to go skiing with him. I fell the first morning and after having hit my head the week before when I ran into T-posts sticking out of my pickup (you can see the green bruise on my forehead), we decided to end skiing after I fell and spent 8 hours in the clinic and then the ER in town waiting for a scan. So, as a consolation prize, he drove me out there the following day. Darrell had encouraged me to go see them. I only had my cell phone and wind obliterated the mic. I have a feeling wind is probably common out there in the wide open expanse.

[@sued.530]

@@Latebloomershow We are not as young as our mind makes us believe we are. I try to avoid the ER and doctors like the plague and pray it does not catch up to me one day. I love skiing too but only cross country now.

[@MGP1970]

Kaye, will you be doing livestreams again?

[@Latebloomershow]

I'm thinking on it. They did not help my channel at all, with new subs or income, however, it was nice to get together with my besties. :)

[@MGP1970]

@@Latebloomershow :( I looked forward to them!

[@REX4156]

Where were you on my birthday ? 04-15-1960

[@deadlywound1991]

Modern caveman approach in this area is very smart. I would really like to see the Alaskan version. High tech common sense is rare , & way cool .

[@Jojojamjar]

why can you not have a white picket fence?

[@Latebloomershow]

Maybe because it look too much like a typical neighborhood? IDK.

[@michaelamaestas4950]

The guy who runs the community is a jerk. He has ripped people off, and lies. all covered up. there are even law suits it is so bad.

[@Latebloomershow]

Oh gosh, I'm really sorry to hear that. I was simply a visitor. I didn't know. TFS

[@Latebloomershow]

I wonder if it's just that place or all of them worldwide?

[@davidgallegos5507]

Also they didn't mention that the tires they use can make people sick from the gases they give off, as a result of some of the lawsuits, door to mention but true, plus people pay to help build someone's house, can you believe that???

[@shellbells339]

Dreadfully, this would be living in high cotton in a post apocalyptic mad max 3rd world life. I didnt see many trees, how are they heating those $1 million dirt huts in the low temps at night? What if it rains? Treatises and HOAs...smh.. Why cant we seem to move away from HOAs. I would rather live in a treehouse if I were to break away from society. Lol

[@Latebloomershow]

haha, yea, kinda balked at the rules, but they seemed reasonable. She said those houses are so warm and indeed it was very warm in there, and she lived in town in a drafty cold house. I'm sure their website covers heating. Sewage is another thing....