Hatching the Future... with Earthships!

One of the stories I'll br sharing with you from New Mexico comes from Rohan Guyot Sutherland, who works at the Earthship Biotecture Academy in Taos, NM. I don't have the words to express how excited I am about Earthships; even though the original designs hail from the 70s, they are a manifestation of my vision for the future.

Have you heard of Earthship Biotecture before? If so, you'll know that an earthship is an off-the-grid, self-sustaining home that can even produce all of your food. When I visited Taos, Rohan gave me the low-down on the architecture and principles of Earthships, and I had the opportunity to tour a few different homes. I'll be sharing all this with you in the Hike the Divide film.

In the meantime, if you just can't wait to learn about these incredible buildings, I have a podcast interview with Earthship visionary Mike Reynolds, hosted by Collin Gabriel of Hatch Innovation for you. Which brings me to my next point - HatchLabPDX.

Hatch Innovation is a 501 (c)(3) social enterprise based in Portland, Oregon. Their initiatives fall under four categories:

A clear path to get social entrepreneurs through the launch process: PurposeWorks
A local place and community in which ideas for a better world can be tested: Hatch Labs
A profit mechanism for Oregonians to raise local investments: Hatch Oregon
A policy platform for ecosystem developers to implement best practice for community capital: ComCap

I want to talk about the second category, Hatch Labs. Kristen Mico and I (that's right, the whole Hike the Divide team!) have spent the last month working out of HatchLabPDX. Described as "more than a coworking space," membership includes: "access to not only physical resources – such as meeting rooms, coffee, tea, homemade baked goods, homegrown salads, phone booths, standing desks, web conference equipment, etc. – but also invites you to our monthly community gatherings, events focused on social enterprise and innovation, connections to business and nonprofit professionals, and a panel discussion series (and live Hatch the Future podcast recording) devoted to talking about the untalkable."

Hike the Divide is all about community and building a better world - if you've followed along at all, you already know this. We're grateful to the Hatch team for working with our post-production budget so that we could enjoy this fertile work space filled with earnest folks working to build a better future.

Coming soon: our first teaser trailer! Stay tuned.