Reply #41: A self sustaining eco-home on a decent plot of land [View All]

probably something around Asheville, NC (very liberal artist's community-and I could work on turning the state blue). Since I run a business out of my home it would be a fairly large place-but it's more than possible to build an eco friendly 3,000-4,000 foot home that has a smaller footprint than most 1,000 ft. condos! I would use rammed earth or straw bale, wind and solar, water collection systems on the roof, bamboo flooring, etc.I would want to be off the grid. I would grow fruits and veggies on the land, and possibly have a few chickens for eggs. I'd also donate some land to a few lower income apartment dwelling neighbors for organic garden plots of their own. The rest I would leave wild-if it had been a farm, I'd reforest sections of it. I've thought about it quite a lot, really. :-)