The self-sufficient ecovillage with 24 Eartships

[@jimanoo]

Great project! Excellent example of what's possible when a group of sensible people empower themselves to create a living environment that actually meets the combined needs of humans and nature. There should be millions of these communities all over Europe.

[@valoriethechemist]

We should likely be examining these as small scale proof of concepts and converting even our largest structures into sustainable environments.

[@AdnAwd24]

how beautiful and amazing this deserves a full documentary with an hour long at least

[@TheRootedBlueprint]

I agree with you. Good to see other people interested in those projects!

[@sappir26]

We need more of these all over the world.

[@discoverFigureitout]

Would you join this type of community/lifestyle?

[@sappir26]

@@discoverFigureitout for sure

[@aerindinescarro47]

@@discoverFigureitoutpersonally? Totally.

[@vanthursday]

@@discoverFigureitout Have you seen Squatting and homeless community?

[@michellecelesteNW]

Beautiful! It's so important to know how to build our own homes. Well done!

[@RickY2525000]

So funny to find this video, 10 years ago during my environmental science studies me and my classmates helped building for a while. Back then we were building the tyre walls and we helped with roofing. It was a lot of fun

[@ttenrabdn]

I enjoyed the video, however there were several times where the music overpowered the speakers voice making it very hard to understand, even with subtitles.

[@adeleburrows9013]

I could understand what he was saying but because I have a medical condition which makes sensory processing challenging I found the addition of music so disturbing I couldn’t follow this to the end.

[@kimm1318]

Music in TV shows, the news, KZbin, etc. is quite annoying! I miss so much of what is said.

[@Mr_natenut]

That's why I love the comment section of other people. I learn from other people and implement what I learn on my channel. Thank u folks 😊

[@Antilleotheclown]

It’s simple turn on closed captions and turn the volume off it will. Help

[@carissafisher7514]

I think they fixed it!

[@Wildnativeedimentals]

Beautiful, we just need more trees♥️🌺🌴🙏🏼

[@sinclaire5479]

I would love to live in a place like this

[@Npwn]

I dream to one day live in a community like this, where people share skills and resources. To me, this is how humans used to live, if you go back far enough in time. Modern society has taken away a lot of these human natures, here in the UK, we keep ourselves to ourselves in our own houses, and don't tend to cooperate with our neighbours, its sad to me, and I wish I could live like these in this ecovillage one day

[@TheMaxqb]

I don't know if there are many like this, but the U.S. has many communes that are always welcoming new people. It is a bit of a swim though

[@bez2215]

The uk seems to be especially like this, people living in neighbourhoods never knowing their neighbours or even looking up to say hi

[@JeriReino]

Thank you very much for promoting such a beautiful and necessary culture .

[@nateb7780]

Beautiful Project. Very inspiring to many others. I'm very interested in how they ensure the cohesiveness and stability of the group socially. It is so commonly the undoing of other intentional communities.

[@plagiarisedwords]

I got the impression they just don't ask too much from the people that are in the community. You pitch in to maintain shared areas instead of paying some contractor to do it for you. However, you live your own private life much as you would anywhere else.

[@Rushtik9506]

I wish I could live with them, its so rare to find them.

[@choui4]

Id really like to hear more details about this project. Who started it? Who can join? How is conflict resolved? How are finances figured? How is food and waste delt with? How was land surveyed and allocated? How far from the city are you? I have so many questions

[@SunRabbit]

Wow, I LOVE this!!! I wish this was possible to do everywhere, but it doesn't surprise me that this project is in Holland, the friendliest country I've ever personally visited, having visited about 1/10 of all the countries of Earth.

[@waxon2]

This is fantastic. I love how so many of the important details to optimal human function are so well thought out and implemented. Brilliant work. Thank you for your empowering example.

[@thefairyqueen369]

It seems like a wonderful community! Well done all of you!

[@Li2b3th]

Amazing! I wish we could all live like this.

[@jkomkaran4545]

Awesome video. Thank u very much for sharing. Very Nice and enjoyable narration, and very happy to perceive the great philosophy behind the project and watch that in action !!!

[@codeyfox622]

The sick dig at the netherlands warms my soul

[@lilo4000]

it's so calming , i can imagine me being there

[@a.994]

What you have created is beautiful and I am sure many of us are envious. Side note: watch out of the buddleja davidii (which i have seen zoomed in on a few time) because it is exotic and extremely invasive and it must be contained.

[@ErnestoSun]

Fantastic community design! Congratulations!!

[@EcoNexon]

Eco is the future for the world!

[@theotjeerd]

Ik weet nog dat ik rond 2010-2012 zoiets jullie al volgde over de aardhuis-community. Ik er toen graag bij gekomen.

[@simonpannett8810]

Hempcrete would be a good alternative to Straw? Any ideas to use it in the future??

[@nullobject7966]

I like how the typo is how a dutch person pronounces earthship 😂

[@best-lifedesign]

I love your project and I have plan to create project same you too I hope that one day we will can to be friend and make this world full-fill of happiness with nature connect our soul ☺️ Thank you so much for your video

[@dustinabc]

3:16 in a few sentences he exposes a lot of the flaws in earthship homes. I was fairly obsessed with them for a year couple years, then i realized there are better ideas the function just as well or better with a lot less work & time (=money).

[@tracy419]

I was as well, but now all I think about (aside from the intense labor) is the off gassing of the tires. I brought this up in the comments of a video on an earthship home a while back and unintentionally offended the person. But they didn't offer any counter information. Other than that, I really do like the idea.

[@mariaoiklou973]

​@@tracy419the tires produce gasses only when exposed to weather. In the dirt (and some cement between the living space) they do not produce gas. That's why they are a cool building item, because at the same time you take them from the tire piles where they produce the gas.

[@TheRealHonestInquiry]

@@tracy419 There is no hard and fast rule that you absolutely must use tires for your Earthship wall. As mentioned in the video it was taking too long and going overbudget so they used an alternative that is functionally the same.

[@ziad_jkhan]

@@TheRealHonestInquiry Why not just use compressed earth blocks instead? Material is available everywhere, has no cost and the machinery is DIYable. Anyway, I'm curious to know what alternatives you used.

[@donaldendsley6199]

@@mariaoiklou973 Ummm... No. They may produce very little gas when out of the heat and sunlight, but they are still off gassing. Don't believe me, inflate a tire, put it inside for a few months then let the air out. I guarantee you the air coming out of that tire will have a tire smell to it. Is it a health hazard? With the proper ventilation rate, probably not. What's the proper ventilation rate? Who the heck knows, we are just now beginning to get an understanding of indoor chemistry and we don't have a great understanding of what proper ventilation rates really are for "normal" houses, much less for houses built with non-standard materials.

[@RandomGreymane]

Wonderful houses! I can only hope I’ll be able to live in something similar as I get older. For the domes I have to wonder if covering them with coconut fiber mat would allow for better growth?

[@dustinabc]

5:13 i wonder how much of this shuffling is done voluntarily and how much is mandated. Certainly there is value in many people understanding many aspects of how the community functions, but there is also value in people doing what they're good at and really enjoy doing. Hopefully the system balances that out!

[@ahveganpizzabella]

Didn't you listen? It's for everyone to learn the necessary skills to maintain the whole community, for example everyone learns how to cook or clean or maintain the clean drinking water system, or build a house, or install electricity, instead of just having one expert and 50 people not knowing anything, so that if anyone leaves or someone dies, it's not a loss, everyone else in the whole community can take over and keep doing the necessary maintenance, daily functioning, repair or install anything needed

[@eugenio1542]

Kirsten Dirksen must be invited to showcase !? ☝️❤️✌️🌍🙏

[@EatTheRichAndTheState]

Really love solarpunk, knowing of how many alternatives there are for capitalist and hirarchical ways of living really gives me hope, stay strong you all ♡♡♡

[@ziad_jkhan]

I've planning something similar lately even if it goes even further. It's called Humania Town for anyone curious.

[@Catthepunk]

Where?

[@giulias.5104]

Where?

[@ziad_jkhan]

@@Catthepunk It's still in the planning phase but you can just google the name for a 3D overview. There's a link in the comments if you want to get into the details.

[@Catthepunk]

@@ziad_jkhan thnx

[@ziad_jkhan]

@@giulias.5104 My previous comment answers the question hopefully, else feel free to let me know. I can't post a link here without it being shadowed.

[@NaturenNatashacandlecrafts]

... I remember as a child asking that same question ...Why do animals take care of themselves, build their homes, forage and hunt for food. But grown ups stop playing and have to pay bills. The animals are free, why aren't we. As an adult I'm remembering the only one true sauce is love, fear is a human condition that fearful thoughts manifest negatively. I pray as a collective we open our hearts and consciousness to the power of LOVE to manifest joy into this world ❤⁸

[@HUEHUEUHEPony]

Animals don't pay rent LMAO, renting is a scam

[@bernadinemarr8432]

Wow, my dream made real ❤

[@DrDanWeaver]

Please make some connections with UK gov who are about to change the planning regulations to build a LOT more houses- your expertise would be well received in many quarters- if not we will simply be giving vile-home builders a tonne of support and cash.

[@halcon2134]

I hope it is a place free of fear, I have something like that.

[@NightsideOfParadise]

Fear is anxiety of future. Only way to escape it is to become stronger😊 and leaning to let go. The place without fear is inside you.

[@jimborice]

Build these near the equator - "utopia" year round!

[@mack_solo]

Not my thing, but i appreciated knowledge sharing as apart of building a community resilience - a good idea. Also interesting comment on community outgrowing its connections with over 25 families or so. Sounds like we have not evolved beyond tribalism after all.

[@laurentroose2429]

The principles I like and thumbs up for the hard work! I just wanted to give my critical opinion because there are too less opinions in this world 🤪. I’m a real design lover and also love esthetic architecture. Well let me just be critic on the interior. I just wished there were communities with people that love iconic design furniture. The reason why is because real design is somehow durable. I saw a Poang chair in the house of ikea and some leather sofa’s that were trendy in the year 2000 but you will have to replace those in 15 years time. As well as the fabricated things that are just not cohesive in my view wich is sad because it seems like durable vision was the base point. Long story short , it’s not because its ecologic that it shouldn’t look good. But then again I’m just easy typing here so “petje af” for the effort and vision. For the not dutch people: petje af is like the same as “I take my had off for you guys”.

[@birchstudio2900]

the Ukranian flag made me cry, thank you so much incredible people for supporting us.

[@madjackpatciderhouserules8436]

Inspirational.❤

[@UniDeathRaven]

Love anything self-sufficient and government free. Fcuk the control and overreach.

[@donaldstevens272]

Your description has a typo, it is called the Aardenhuizen Peoject. You misspelled Aarden as Aaden. Aardenhuizen is dutch for Earth (Aard) House (Huis)

[@benjaminngopwaamos6878]

I only ever see things like this done on a small scale, like village, town or small community level. Never on a large scale like a city or a state or region. Does that mean that things like these are much more realistic and achievable because they're done on a small scale and therefore accountability and transparency are more viable?

[@tacolover5000]

every metropolitan needs to turn into earthships with tower farms so we can return earth to the way it was originally.

[@reptipis148]

Explain me how you solve the problem of waste water and sewage treatment plants before I might start to admire your project.

[@ScheveSneeuwSchuifSchep]

I think most earthships separate gray water (kichen, shower, laundry) and black water (toilet). In the grey water system biologically degradable soaps and detergents are used, the water is usually filtered through sand and gravel before being used to water crops. Black water may be directed to a septic tank where organic mater is decomposed by microorganisms, see it as similar to a compost heap just with additional liquid. The resulting water is usually treated in a similar way as the grey water but is not used to water food crops or at least not crops that grow close to the ground.

[@darcytemple5044]

pretty cool. I really admire theses projects. I still feel the overreliance on solar panels isn't a very self sufficient approach. its easy now because if they break or you want to expand the grid... just go buy another. i guess its a compromise to have the luxury of reliable electricity.

[@addhoc256]

Het lijkt me ook leuk een huis te bouwen zoals arme landarbeiders vroeger: van turf. Maar dan met meer hout en staal erbij dat het langer houdt. Of iets met wol als isolatie.

[@thierryremy1298]

Le plus difficile dans ces projets c’est l’adhésion des personnes et le budget. Est-ce que ce type de projet est abordable à tous ? Dans le temps est-ce que cela fonctionne ? As ton asser de recul ?

[@sladjanaradisic2364]

Where is that?

[@InVerum]

Typo in your title! Great video though.

[@Catthepunk]

So u grow all ur food here?

[@ScheveSneeuwSchuifSchep]

Probably not, I see too little farmland or planted crops around the area and the guy explained that there are people from all different kinds of professions. They probably do get a fair share of produce relative to their plot of land and most of the inhabitants will likely buy locally grown organic produce for the things that they don't grow themselves

[@Jipper1984]

Very cool:)

[@manavk]

Random question about car tire wall: Is it possible to split tires in half (meaning if you lay a tire flat on the floor, split it horizontally so you get two open doughnuts) and then stack them, rubber side down? Would that Save a lot of time stuffing the tires? But then the reduced friction between the rubber and dirt in the open doughnuts might reduce shear strength? Compared to rubber against rubber. What about adding a stabilizer like 7% lime or 5% cement into the fill ? So many questions. No chance to experiment. Asking for potential future reference.

[@matts3714]

I've seen a couple of Earthship builds that used tire bales, very large tire bales, as the back wall. They felt like the performance is similar to the rammed earth tires but does require heavy equipment to unload, position, and stack. The tire wall of the original Earthships rely on the rammed earth for thermal mass and the tires seem like they are mostly just easily moved containers and building blocks.

[@ScheveSneeuwSchuifSchep]

I would guess breaking up the circular shape of the tires reduces the integrity of the whole structure as circles have no weak point. Cutting the tires open would make them wobbly and make the rammed earth susceptible to decompression I think.

[@raffaelarenzulli3718]

TRULY a blessing and very beautiful Unity project! Congratulations!...BUT PLEASE REALIZE that those so called electric cars are far away from being a good idea - due to the many environmentally damaging aspects of the electric batteries in the engines...not to mention the regular criminal child slave labor that is almost always used to extract the ores needed for the electric batteries from the ground... Another very big disadvantage is that the electric cars often have a tendency to burst into flames at random... But otherwise I think your community is very worthwhile, guided by the most noble ideas and a very successful chance for our humanity now as also for future generations ! Blessings, even more inspirations and Light success to you and thank you for sharing ! 💛🧡❤🧡💛👏👏👏💯...

[@JennNinjakittenCootware]

Wish I wasn't disabled and could live like this 😞

[@asperFromTG]

Where's your forest?

[@alegro4046]

the moment i heard "diversity" i knew where this was going

[@RextheRebel]

I'm starting to think it was referring to biodiversity as in various fauna and flora..

[@potatsioxd]

@@RextheRebel You can no longer say diversity of flowers or trees because they are offended

[@RextheRebel]

@@potatsioxd damnit. You're right. I wasn't thinking about their feelings... What a bigot I am.

[@kdimitris17]

I believe it would be wise to start living a way of life using the least possible electricity.

[@fireflymary9269]

Cost? In American dollars?

[@Agathe.May...]

Even if everything isn t perfect, it s should be the norm

[@fergal2424]

typo in video title btw!

[@eveadame1059]

Eartships instead of Earthships

[@LaineyBug2020]

Shaky cam makes it hard for some people to watch.

[@CUBETechie]

Can earthships be scaled up for more Apartments?

[@ScheveSneeuwSchuifSchep]

You mean vertically? I think you could quite literally increase the size of the whole thing but the main problem is the surface area taken up by the earth wall which functions as a thermal battery. I reckon it would be possible to dig a large pit for a chemical thermal battery based on non-toxic salts and hook it up to a well-insulated multi-story building with a good air ventilation system and heat exchanger but it may be cheaper and easier to just leave out the thermal battery and use the heat/cold storing capacity of the earth itself.

[@carissafisher7514]

Mailbox #32 seems quite ordinary.

[@tacolover5000]

people dont realize the amount of excess heat that can be recycled

[@talentmkhwanazi6756]

Where are the people?

[@jeremiasrobinson]

"Eartship"? Is that like an Earthship?

[@emmasottardi]

The music is far too loud. I couldn't watch this because of how loud and annoying the music is.

[@lilo4000]

this is what i imagine project kamp would be but ....

[@discoverFigureitout]

But how does your community generate an income?

[@ScheveSneeuwSchuifSchep]

The guy stated that the people who live their are from all kinds of professions so that must mean that many people who live there work jobs outside of their community.

[@mikehunte398]

Beautiful. But certainly not "self-sufficient" nothing is an island. Also where is their farm?

[@uranixcz]

Actually not self sufficient at all (maybe in energy) but still nice.

[@ThorHavenFarm]

Great concept, but no animals? No chickens, rabbits, pigs, cows, goats.............

[@amarynth100]

💗💗💗

[@10-OSwords]

See that's the problem with anything eco friendly; they all want to force you to be part of their "community". It's not enough that you are doing your part to save the earth, they can't just leave people ALONE.

[@propjam2]

Very impressive but at the same time looks very cultish?

[@MikeZadik]

Smells like greenwashing an unsustainable rich-people suburban lifestyle that covers an enormous amount of ground. Then the daily communing, because they live remote, required a lot of gas. Which also proves they are not self-sufficient. Where I live, in the same area, we have more than 700 inhabitants. How to apply that "awesome great sustainable concept" for average people?

[@mangjose5446]

that place seems so nice.. maybe more during night time =) the only thing is dont make the bushes or plants to grow so much because of snakes and other small dangerous creatures like scorpions including the rooftops.

[@GeneralKenobi69420]

Self sufficiency in a modern society is a myth

[@rabiamariamsamra2513]

Ammi ki halat bohat but I lakin kausar nay karachi mai support kiya karachi kay loog strangers ko nahin jantay tuo bohat mushkil sub kausar nay kiya lakin zahida nay return dukhtar khubast nahin buni KHALIDA KI ZINDAGI BARBAAD KARDI

[@kiwiesp]

Midsommar vibes.

[@Lynn705Hal]

He wasn't clear on everything and unless I missed it, I didn't hear him state an overall purpose, so I'm left to make assumptions.

[@markb.8460]

this in spain and im moving

[@viz8746]

"Self-sufficient" is a polite way of stating I am poor and DESTITUTE!👍😂

[@potatsioxd]

as far as I know, they spent 5 million euros, so I don't think they are that poor

[@Eligriv_maitre_constructeur]

Solarpunk utopia

[@boyishchiiqsz1]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@blue8code]

I want to share my Eutopia idea hope we are not far...

[@PresidentDoochBag]

What’s an eartship?

[@ScheveSneeuwSchuifSchep]

An earthship is a sustainable living concept for housing developed by Mike Reynolds. They are usually built from second hand materials. The walls are most often built with discarded car tires which are packed with earth and then sealed up with clay. On the north side there is a thick earthen wall and a glass wall on the south. (Or the other way around on the southern hemisphere) The earth wall and the soil in the tire walls take up the heat from the sun during the day while radiating out this heat at night. I have seen videos of earthships in Canada that only needed additional heating a few days a year in winter!

[@MrSpleenboy]

It looks to be a beautiful concept, and an idyllic place to live. I wonder how difficult it would be to try something like this in the UK? It seems like over here, there'd always be one numpty that would ruin it for everyone. I hate to use the word communism because of the negative connotations that are often associated with it (especially in the USA), but this does seem like the perfect form of communism...

[@Zinitruz]

This might be closer to Anarcho-communism, mainly because I don't see any form of hierarchical structures which is pretty cool

[@iamtimsson]

*earthships?

[@trollman88889]

watch at .25 speed

[@josersleal]

until the first teenager gets muscle

[@Greenmahn333]

👍

[@notimpressed7559]

i would say this is great, but i would also say that those houses are too close together, part of the beauty of self reliance is the solitude. i think we're not as social as we want to be...? we need space, this looks like a suburb... the best suburb ever, yes... but still...

[@marklister5519]

I like this project. A little research on how green electric cars are might be beneficial. The production and longevity of electric cars is not good. I do like how this village community is run.

[@fabianmillan7198]

There's no body around in the video

[@armageddonready4071]

Why does this “thriving successful” place, look pretty much abandoned and unused?

[@RextheRebel]

"nourished by diversity and beauty, do you believe it can exist?" No. No i don't. Diversity will always lead to division and therefore the tearing apart of community... This can only work if it's homogeneous. Otherwise, all this sounds extremely worthwhile to attempt.

[@acmulhern]

In other words you're telling us all that you're a racist? Sure buddy, you do you.