Milkweed Mercantile: straw bale bed & breakfast at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage - opening soon!

[atfatw]

what a nickel and dime place this communists lily white 'town' is the taxpayer pays for their mortgage and these loafers who are nothing more than lazy meaningless dullards and funks who can't in addition to being exclusively upper class whites, do anything with their lives its a mental health kind of place where they all work occasionally but mostly having bullshit meetings which are really conformity 'group therapy' sessions like the army funks won't let you disagree with any of their shit

[ConstitutionFirst178]

It's a shame that this eco village is a white supremacist group in disguise; they build cool structures. I also wonder why the change agents who started it don't live there anymore. Did they realize that racial purity wasn't a noble aspiration??

[zacfromorchardpark]

I bet you must have loads of money to be able to do an eco village to start with.

Can a village be set up without having money.

It is a very good idea to live with the earth not against it, I would move to one if I could, life in the modern world is rubbish and useless, selfish and destructive.

Im a pauper so probably would never be able to do this.

[greenteen85]

apocalypse, now!

[assman255]

ur just not getting it and i aint got forever to bullshit this much with someone so stupid. i do have a life

[assman255]

may not have as great an r rating as hey it will dramatically increase access/effectiveness to public transportation keeping 100's of cars, rigs, trash tucks,etc.. off the roads in turn making already existing roads safer, less maintnence, new road decline.I don't want to live in a world of concrete but i will so that that is not all there is one day. I'm saying that most of our eco prob is our high population spreading, not wanting to live near each other is understandable but may be necessary

[NexusRebellion]

They have had this land for a long time. Ressesion or not, it doesnt matter. They are not bulldozing this land and throwing down concrete slabs. They are growing their own food and building with biodegradable materials. They are also conserving acres of forest and could be bought and urbanized. I see you have favorited the video about the lady who built her own house. How do you feel that is better than this? she is driving, using the grid and leaving a much bigger footprint.

[assman255]

encroaching into wildlife's environment is wrong. we spread our over populated species over millons of acres of what was a natural environment. if idiots buy into this crap and go there other capitalist and corporations will follow because where there is people there is demand. until mcdonalds is made out of hay i say we build up as to hold off the destruction of nature. look how filthy cities are, why would we want to spread filth. we could work together beter if not for capatilism/greed

[NexusRebellion]

They are not saying we should tear everything down and build with straw bale,,,,

Straw bale buildings simply have a much smaller footprint than conventional buildings. Straw is a waist product that is often burned. It also requires no processing or curing... This is not causing people to demolish our forest. Especially since everything they build is with reclaimed lumber, if any at all. The R-rating also save forests in the long run.

[assman255]

long run is right every thing else is wrong. we may be able to changes now and have better options later, taking advantage of both is good. What i don't like to see is animals natural habitats getting bulldozed in the mean time. this vid was posted during our current long running recession with record home forclosers. i say it is much more eco friendly and inteligent to buy a house that already exist with no ocupents than build a mud hut in bfe knowing others will come and not be so eco friendly

[assman255]

you used the term eco footprint, how do you not get that building up is the only way to decrese our actual footprint. doesn't nature sort of cure our crap a little, if we bulldoze and colinize every inch of space there is no more nature to worry about. I've always owned my own home in the burbs and drove a truck. my big yard is nice but not natural to the original environment. to avoid a greater eco foot print i would say build a 100story apartment on my lot already apart of our grid

[NexusRebellion]

you must understand these people are not living on the grid as most would in the city. They even grow most of their own food.

[RFI]

Awe, the contest holding website no longer exists :(

[Risaac5]

Hay itches and what about ants, fleas and other bugs that like that stuff?

[larsonite]

I believe the Hay is insulated with EarthPlaster. Also, do you not have ants, fleas and bugs in or around your house? These three pests are generally in all homes regardless of the "make".

[Risaac5]

Yes we do but they are not living in our walls and eating them.

[assman255]

so u destroy the environment in the name of capitalism. not to mention all the polution from ur customers driving out to the middle of nowhere. humans need to learn to build up and use less space not be so greedy which will never happen

[NexusRebellion]

You are VERY ignorant.

pessimism is not needed here.

[assman255]

you never meeting me ever in real life leads me to believe your expert analysis

[larsonite]

Your name says a lot about you, lol. I think those who make these videos are making this world a better place. What are you doing?

[assman255]

ok, i'll make a pretentious vid if that will make you happy. as i aim to please

[MMAGRO1]

ya you do have a point, I would also argue that farm land has destroyed and raped the most land by far than residential. I would like to see more vertical farms pop up in urban cities so to cut down on tranportation and also provide more food per square foot of land than conventional farms do, 100 fold. This will help convserve land and also perhaps regeuvinate what once used to be pure wild life habitat.

[hyperlocavore]

WONDERFUL you guys! It is amaaazing to see how far you've come since my visit in 98!

[kkob]

Why not build your own windmill? There are excellent plans out there for 1k generators. You can use old auto generators/alternators, etc. Absolutely no reason to void your community purpose by buying one.

Cheers

[MerryChicky]

yea! it looks great!

[gateofsunrise]

At first I was against building with straw. however, after much research, I have changed my mind. Excellent bldg material. A wonderful way to save resources, also have shelter, and a useful space.

[odin422]

great stuff

[kristenco]

WOW!!! It's looking GREAT, Alline! We will definitely have to come stay when the B&B is ready to go!! Glad to see that the wood we helped denail going to good use!  ;-)

The Owen Family