Blue Rock Station,
1190 Virginia Ridge Rd.
Philo Ohio 43771 USA
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Back to the Earthship
By Ben Saylor
For most folks, going from a waterless, composting toilet to a low-water-use one isn’t exactly moving on up. But for the Warmke family, it represents the culmination of a journey spanning more than 10 years and 1,000 tires. Ohio University graduates Annie and Jay Warmke, along with their 12-year-old granddaughter Cat, will become permanent residents of the environmentally friendly Blue Rock Station, located in Philo, Ohio, this winter. They will join some rare breed chickens and two llamas—JoJo and Baxter—that currently reside at the Station. For the family, the journey to Blue Rock Station has been a long, roundabout one, taking them as far south as Florida and as far east as Europe.
As Confucius once said, a journey of 1,000 miles—or perhaps in this case tires—begins with a single step. In this case, a radio broadcast set the family on their path. While working in Tampa, Fla., at a women’s shelter she founded, Annie, who has worked with several non-profit organizations, happened to catch an interview with Michael Reynolds. During his broadcast he discussed a type of house he created called an Earthship.
Read more about the Blue Rock Station in the Winter 2006 issue.
Annie with NBC affiliate reporter doing a live broadcast from Blue Rock Station
