[Permatopia] 1st tiny hemp house on trailer in WA for senior-design will be shared freely

[Kathy Ging]

1st tiny hemp house on trailer in WA for senior 

Will not require heat.. .

Design will be shared freely

Donations tax deductible per info provided below   

https://www.gofundme.com/helpseniorsbuildtinyhouses

( This info included in email from Northwest Ecobuilding Guild, one of several consultants:  http://ecobuilding.org/ )


Help with this Tiny House - a first!
Help build first Hemp tiny house in Washington state for Senior Citizens

Senior citizen Pat Rasmussen is building the first industrial hemp insulated tiny house on a trailer in the state - right in Olympia  - to show other seniors how they can build their own secure, warm, comfortable green home on a small budget.

Many seniors like Pat live on $800 or less a month social security - some had jobs that didn't put retirement away for them. At age 70, they deserve a secure, warm home and they can have one - a tiny home.

Natural hemp insulation with energy efficient design means no heating is required. Solar panels mean no electricity bills. Solar water heating provides hot water. The tiny house sits on a trailer designed for tiny houses so it can be moved when needed.

Growing industrial hemp is now legal in Washington State - the first seeds go in the ground, spring of 2017. We are fostering a new industry for our state. It's time to get ready for building with hemp!

The tiny house can be in a community space, a tiny home village, or as an Additional Dwelling Unit (ADU) in someone's yard where they can live in community with the home dwellers and other friends in the neighborhood of their choice and with a network of support.

Seniors will work together to build Pat's tiny house, while learning the skills to build their own. They’ll work together with partner organizations and agencies to build a program and develop funding sources so many seniors can take advantage of the new “Tiny Homes for Seniors” housing solution. Partners will be working with the City of Olympia as they launch the “missing middle” project, analyzing what the City can do to remove any obstacles to this type of housing being built in Olympia – such as city codes, fees or other requirements. 

The program will include helping ten more seniors raise funds and build their own tiny houses following this model.  
By donating to Pat's project, you will set off a new green, affordable revolution: hemp tiny homes for seniors!

Fundraising Goal:    $51,000
Share Widely - Gofundme -  https://www.gofundme.com/helpseniorsbuildtinyhouses

Your donations will go to pay for:
Design – http://ionecobuilding.org and www.facebook.com/nwhempbuilders/ and  www.hempace.com/
Wood and windows
Tiny house trailer ironeagletinyhousetrailer.com/tinyhomes/ 
Solar panel installation www.puresolar.org and www.southsoundsolar.com/
Solar hot water installation www.southsoundsolar.com/ 
Hemp batt insulation – Western Green and installation www.facebook.com/nwhempbuilders/
Ecobuilder planning and support http://ionecobuilding.org 
Work parties for seniors  http://ionecobuilding.org and www.facebook.com/nwhempbuilders/ 
Grant writing for the next 10 seniors’ tiny homes and permit processeswww.edibleforestgardens.org
Supporters:
Northwest Ecobuilding Guild - Chris Van Daalen
PureSolar - Rich Phillips
South Sound Solar - Sam Winters
Olympia Unitarian Universalist Church
Hemp Ace International LLC - Joy Beckerman
Northwest Hemp Builders - Matt Eklund
Ion Ecobuilding - Natural builder Joseph Becker
Habitat for Humanity
Natural Action Technologies - Clayton Nolte

Donations are tax deductible 
Design will be shared freely  

Pat Rasmussen
Edible Forest Gardens
PO Box 13273
Olympia, WA 98508
Phone: 509-669-1549   
Email: edibleforestgardens at gmail.com    Web: www.edibleforestgardens.org

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Kathy Ging, M.A., G.R.I.
541-342-8461
Email: kathy at kathyging.com

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