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Old 03-28-2008, 02:28 PM   #20 (permalink)
trebuchet03
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Originally Posted by LostCause View Post
Personally, I wouldn't mind a half-submerged berm home...hobbit-like. Heavily modified earth-ship comes to mind, with an urban vegetable garden. Totally off the grid, totally sustainable, but still in suburbia/urbia would be awesome. 1/5 - 1/4 acre...but now it's just a mental exercise. Quite a bit different from the average dream of a mcmansion, I suppose.

- LostCause
Wow, that Earthship thing is totally cool! Thanks for linking
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