The Illumi-Nation Project

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Earthship Florida:

Florida's First Earthship

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Florida's first Earthship is on its way to completion

on 10 acres of extremely fertile land, located in Myakka, FL, (near Bradenton, an hour S. of Tampa).

 

The owner who started the Earthship is no longer able to continue building and wants to sell the property.

 

The property has outdoor showers, an outdoor kitchen, lots of camping area, and room for a booming food forest!

 

Unconventional methods of funding will be needed to purchase this property.

 

 

The Mission:

To use this property to provide hands-on education for students of all ages focused on eco-conscious, sustainable practices and community building.

 

We are dedicated to intergenerational knowledge and skill exchange and cultivating an atmosphere for experimentation and development of innovative, sustainable technologies. 

 

The Vision:

Along with having weekly classes and workshops, we seek to create a hands-on sustainability museum and to provide the public school system and public in general with much needed sustainability education and field trips.

 

We envision colleges and universities such as

Eckerd College, USF St. Pete, SPC and New College using the Earthship and this property as a living laboratory to experiment and innovate with sustainability technologies and methods.

 

We also imagine 4-6 people living in sustainable,

tiny houses managing the property.

 

Sustainability Education:

The classes and workshops will be focused on various forms of sustainability such as:

permaculture and organic farming

natural and recycled-material building

water and waste management

sustainable energies

communication skill building

community bonding through art and music

 

 

Our Involvement:

Along with a few of the key people previously involved in building the Florida Earthship, The Illumi-Nation Project and several other eco-conscious activists and innovators have joined forces to form an organization centered around completing the Earthship and developing the entire property as a sustainability educational and research center!

 

We need more board members living in the Tampa Bay-St. Pete.-Sarasota area in our organization is realize this dream!

 

We are seeking the following team members: 

 

Events Manager

Content Manager

Finance Manager

Fundraising Manager

Permaculture Site Manager

Workflow Manager  

 

We are asking all applicants to email us @ info@earthshipflorida.org & provide us with the names and emails/#s of 2-3 people who you currently or recently have worked/volunteered with that can provide character references.

 

We will be having a meet and greet mixer in St. Pete for all prospective members to meet our current crew, introduce ourselves, our organization, and play a few ice breaker and team bullding games to see how well we work together!

 

Please be aware of the distance, many of the periodic physical meetings will be held in the Tampa Bay area. 

 

If you are interested in more information about these positions and being a part of the board, follow this link: Volunteer Opportunities

You can fill out an application here.

Follow this link for more information about Earthship Florida. 

 

Subscribe to the Earthship Florida newsletter to find out how you can be involved and stay informed on our progress!

 

If you are an educator, prospective team member, and/or interested donor or investor please contact us and let us know how we can cultivate a brighter more sustainable future together!