EarthShip Fleurieu

AboutEarthShip Fleurieu

The idea of being independent and sustainable rose from listening to Robert Kiyosaki as he spoke earnestly about the very real potential of a severe market crash resulting in a Global Financial meltdown – AKA – Leman Brothers Failure.

What could, or would we do in such a situation if we were fully reliant on the existing system of Corporate Dominance?

The ideal of being debt free and independent was not only stimulating but necessary so we set it as a goal to make it happen. Also, the possibility of being in a position to support others, was very exciting.

These ideals lay dormant for over 10 years then suddenly the circumstances aligned to make the goal possible…….Interesting, the power of a goal!

A Major part of Mike Reynolds philosophy in his EarthShip development was to make it such that it would be simple and feasible for a person with no specialized construction skills to build.

Could we build our dream house, ourselves???

Then, with the understanding gained from being involved in an EarthShip Build, locally, with Marty Freney at EarthShip Iron Bank, the choice was easy.

The Plentiful Barn would be host for “EarthShip Fleurieu”. The blend was complete.

As the EarthShip Concept is relatively new to South Australia, it was way outside the ‘norm’ of conventional home building. So to avoid the ‘hurdle’ of financing the project, we sold our house to raise the necessary cash. [This should not be a limit to your thinking, as once “EarthShip Fleurieu” is a fully liveable, extremely functional home, it will be a blue print for others seeking finance.]

Rose and I will ‘project manage’ the build and there will be great opportunity for you, friends and others, who anticipate a future EarthShip build or who are interested in the concept, to come “play” with us and learn the necessary skills.

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What a privilege it is to part of something far greater than ourselves. The march towards sustainable families, communities, countries and the whole planet must succeed or we as humanity are doomed. Maybe not in our limited life time, but God willing that will stretch out another 30 years or more but in the lifetime of our children’s, children’s children, and so on. That means that we must plant now for the future. Plant the trees of ideals, of example, of learning and teaching that will live far beyond us; trees that provide shade that we possibly will never enjoy.

In this regard, individually I can control but one person – me. So I have started planting. By myself the results will be small as I can only plant a finite number of trees. With Rose by my side, we will achieve at least twice as much. However, by our actions and example we may be able to influence a few others, maybe many; and this is our goal. But we are not alone in our quest. The march started generations ago, and is only now ramping up, gaining momentum and starting to be noticed.

We live in awe of those precious souls, now gone, who have laid the paving stones of ‘sustainability’ in the years gone by, toiling selflessly and un-rewarded for their exceptional efforts. The best way we see to honour them, is to walk on the road they have paved with the full intention of extending that path all the way to a totally sustainable existence here on earth.

Hopefully you will enjoy your tour through our web pages, and are impacted by the content. Furthermore we hope our influence transforms your thinking and way of life.