Calling all architects, visionaries, dumpster-divers, permaculturalists, and experimental home-makers... a great film about thermal mass, grey water, home food production, building with trash, and battling the powers that be for the right to experiment with housing....

GARBAGE WARRIOR
by Oliver Hodge

Friday Feb 12 - 7pm
Troy Bike Rescue - 51 3rd St., Downtown Troy
Suggested Donation - $3

What do beer cans, car tires and water bottles have in common? Not much unless you're renegade architect Michael Reynolds, in which case they are tools of choice for producing thermal mass and energy-independent housing. For 30 years New Mexico-based Reynolds and his green disciples have devoted their time to advancing the art of "Earthship Biotecture" by building self-sufficient, off-the-grid communities where design and function converge in eco-harmony. However, these experimental structures that defy state standards create conflict between Reynolds and the authorities, who are backed by big business. Frustrated by antiquated legislation, Reynolds lobbies for the right to create a sustainable living test site. While politicians hum and ha, Mother Nature strikes, leaving communities devastated by tsunamis and hurricanes. Reynolds and his crew seize the opportunity to lend their pioneering skills to those who need it most. Shot over three years and in four countries, Garbage Warrior is a timely portrait of a determined visionary, a hero of the 21st century.

heres the trailer:

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