On a stretch of Baja coast, half way between Los Cabos and La Paz (a map here; a decent website here), a dream is coming together.  All Jeff’s life, he’s wanted to build an ‘EcoShip’ in which to travel through modern life. We found the ‘vessel’ in a technique called Earthbag construction.  See examples of finished projects on the Earthbag page. Our dream is to gather our family, friends, and local Mexicans.  Together with the earth, sun, and sea, we will craft an abode of beauty, simplicity and comfort.  Working together, we’ll expand our horizons - how to build a safe and beautiful home for a small cost.

We have built the infrastructure you need (water, septic system, shower, toilet, outdoor kitchen, sink, satellite internet, and free phone service to USA), and have prepared a beautiful camp environment. From November 20, 2008 through January 13, 2009 we are inviting you to help build 2 domes and a semi dome bathroom.  Plans for the building are found here.  The team we’ve collected is introduced here.  Models of similar design are shown at the bottom of this page, with a cool You Tube video of a project near us viewable here.  We are offering 3 cooked meals a day to workers, a fun and family-friendly environment to work and hang out, and 3 nights stay for each day of labor worked. 

But the real gift is what we’ll find when working with the earth, being together, and learning this simple and fun technique.  A poem from a good friend, Rich Greenwood, of what he’s gotten thus far:

In your Abode By The Sea, you will see

and you will see what will be

in the by and by

and who might come by

and what might come by their arriving

You'll be able to see lives change

and seasons blur

and sunsets burn

and dirvishes whirl

You will, with your family and friends

be able to make amends

of the split ends that we tend to append

with the lives we have in suburban, and urban and urbane existence

You will

in short

disappear from this mortal coil

to re-emerge in your own timeframe

your own schedule

You Own Private Non-Idaho

and where it will go

is up to you and yours

and I wish you well

and will join you

to the extent that Life allows me

You see

(this world still pulls at me).