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Blomskog Farm--Earthship project

Rammed earth tire house.

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Blomskog Farm--Earthship project

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  1. Blomskog Farm Earthship Project

  2. Fall 1991

  3. Purchased in 1996 78 Acres Claim to fame: Old Auto Junkyard

  4. North ½ of SW quarter of section 27 Windemere Township, MN

  5. Tires + compacted sand (rammed earth) Begun in 1998

  6. earth berm cistern windows windows

  7. House as a thermal battery . . . Sunny daytime: solar energy is captured and stored. Evening: when “solar charging” ends, the release of heat begins.

  8. SW View

  9. Earth berm NW view

  10. Insulating snow layer

  11. Rainwater harvesting

  12. inlet from the gutter Poly Cistern: holds2,100 gallons

  13. Model R2 D2 Instantaneous water heating

  14. Water filtration ceramic drip filter

  15. Harvesting Sunlight: the photovoltaic system

  16. Solar array

  17. Electric system components

  18. Battery storage

  19. Back-up power

  20. Heat source

  21. Heat powered fan

  22. Solar slow cooker

  23. Bottle planter

  24. Greywater absorbing planter Planted October 2006

  25. Plant progress January 2007

  26. Dry “sawdust” toilet

  27. “Backyard” Beaver Pond Wild plum thicket > Annuals garden 32 x 48 feet Water storage tank collects from the north roof. < Roof edge >

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