Chickens! Those are some healthy chickens! Not only do they eat all our food scraps, they help with bug control and fertilization.

Bio Digester

Biodigesters convert organic wastes into a nutrient rich liquid fertilizer and biogas, a renewable source of electrical and heat energy.

Bio Char

Biochar is charcoal created by pyrolysis of biomass, and differs from charcoal only in the sense that its primary use is not for fuel, but for biosequestration or atmospheric carbon capture and storage. Charcoal is a stable solid rich in carbon content, and thus, can be used to lock carbon in the soil. Biochar is of increasing interest because of concerns about climate change caused by emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases (GHG).

Worm Box

Our worm box turns food scraps into nutrient rich soil.

Composting

All food scraps and leaves that don't go in the worm box go in the compost pile creating beautiful, rich soil.

Bat Boxes

Our friend Ryan made homes for bats to encourage fruit bats to stay in our area. Fruit bats are excellent at keeping the bug population in check without the use of toxic chemicals. 

Garden

We grow as many herbs and vegetables as we can with the limited space we have.  But there are fruit and vegetable trucks that come through the neighborhood.  When they roll through you just have to roll out of the hammock to get your food for dinner.  Empanada man also comes through around lunch time selling delicious meat-filled bread treats and pan dulce (sweet bread).

Energy Efficiency

Sky lights allow for natural light to come through, reducing the need for lights. Fans instead of AC. We have many mango trees on the property, providing shade and the ocean breeze is like natural air conditioning.

Local Materials

All the materials used at The Flutterby House were harvested within 30 miles.  We do not use endangered hard woods.  

Coming Soon...

Rain catchment
Solar Power
Solar water heating