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The vision is
to create an intentional community in the foothills of Tulare County, California, just east of the San Joaquin Valley
in a small community called Badger. The property faces east, towards the Sierra Nevada mountains and Kings Canyon National
Park.
The name "earthpod":
EARTH to
symbolize ecological values, and
POD as in a seed pod that grows hope for the future, and also as in
critters banded together in a grouping for efficiency and protection, like a pod of whales.
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The community would initially consist of four
family homes on ten acres. The homes would be built with strawbale construction using plans by Hubble and
Hubble of San Diego, California. The families would own their own homes and share ownership of the surrounding
land and any amenities built there in common. The property will be developed using the principles of permaculture,
baubiology, and the latest green innovations (solar power, etc.). Costs will be kept down by having each home be a compact
size (about 1225 square feet), by having a basic design and by using recycled materials whenever possible.
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