Earth ship greenhouse

FLORENCE, MONTANA - David and Noemi Bassler spent years traveling through Third World countries on the $5-a-day plan.

The people living and building these autonomous homes told Insider what it's like to live in an Earthship, and why they've seen an uptick in interest.

Poor Aayla was sick all night long. She has never been so sick before and it was a scary night for her and us and if we though we needed to do laundry before...we certainly do now. Thankfully we over packed for the girls a bit. She was feeling better in the morning so we packed up to look for a laundromat. Our plan was just o stay at Walmart tonight as Taos Walmart allows boondocking. It's about the only RV friendly place in town. There is NO boondocking to be found, or at least hat we could…

During our holiday family gathering in New Mexico, we took the opportunity to go visit the Earthship educational center. We became interested in Earthships after we watched The Garbage Warrior, fe…

How to build a sheltered in-ground greenhouse for growing your own organic fruits and veggies. The greenhouse is partially underground. This protects your crops and provides much needed insulation against the harsh weather. This earth-bermed

Earthbag houses are typically simple to design and build, especially when building a dome-shaped home. See exactly how this Earthbag dome was constructed.

This home uses one of the world's biggest waste problems as it's basic building material. Can you guess what that is? The result is an incredibly strong,

Greenhouse living is not for everyone. See how this family copes in their ecofriendly home-greenhouse (there's a downside). Take a sneak peek inside.