The Most Unique Visitors Center In New Mexico Is Certainly Worth A Special Trip
By Catherine Armstrong|Published December 15, 2018
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Catherine Armstrong
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Writer, editor and researcher with a passion for exploring new places. Catherine loves local bookstores, independent films, and spending time with her family, including Gus the golden retriever, who is a very good boy.
Do you ever stop to think about the electricity or water that you use every day? Most of us just flip a switch, turn on the tap, or flush the toilet without a second thought. Of course, once you open that electric bill and budget for your water bill, you might be a little more interested in looking at some sustainable practices that can lower your bills…or even take you off the grid all together. Here’s the most unique visitor center in New Mexico, and you’re going to fascinated by what it offers.
The Greater World Earthship Community is made up of people who have all built homes that are 100 percent off the grid.
If you're not ready to build an entire earthship home, you might still be interested in learning ways to reduce your carbon footprint, and save and conserve energy.
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Take the self-guided tour to experience a self-sustaining home for yourself. You'll want to plan on spending about an hour touring the home and looking at the displays.
Self-guided tours are offered anytime, but if you're interested in a more in-depth guided tour, you'll want to schedule it at least two weeks in advance. Call the visitor center at (575) 613-4409 to reserve a spot.
As you wander through this unique center, you'll see how items that are typically thrown into the landfill are repurposed as building materials.
From earth-filled tires to walls made of mud and repurposed glass bottles, you'll be amazed at what you can do with items that many people consider garbage.
Check out the solar panels and roof ventilation that are designed to keep these homes cool in the summer and warm in the winter, and generate electricity from the sun.
You might even decide that you want to build an earthship of your own. Talk to the folks here about hiring a team to build one of these homes for you, or apply to the Earthship Academy, where they'll teach you how to build it yourself.
Visit the Earthship Biotecture Visitor Center seven days a week, all year long.
