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Chris White: Building a Sustainable Community
In this inspiring episode of Colorado Soul Stories, Mama Jill travels to the high mountain ridge of Poncha Pass to sit down with her longtime friend and visionary builder, Chris White, the creator behind Yurts at Poncha Pass and a self-built, sustainable Earthship home.
What begins as a conversation about off-grid housing opens into a deep exploration of community, resilience, affordable living, and reclaiming personal agency in a world shaped by rising costs and rigid building codes.
Chris shares how his journey started with a simple need—an affordable home—and evolved into a multi-year…
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