Earthship Fife Visitor Centre

General information

Sustainable Communities Initiatives is a charity based in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland. It was established in 2000 to support and take actions to:
- promote sustainable lifestyles
- minimise waste
- protect natural environment
- build sustainable communities
The mission is being achieved through:
- workshops
- green ways days
- eco school days
- storytelling
- team building activities
- festivals
- guided tours
SCI runs Earthship Fife Visitor Centre - the first Earthship built in United Kingdom. This year is its 10th anniversary. The construction programme started in July 2002 during an intensive 8-day building programme with American Earthship builders, including Earthship pioneer Michael Reynolds, and 11 trainees from across Scotland and England. From July 2002 - 2004 more than 200 volunteers completed the Earthship during weekends and work experience days.
An Earthship is a passive solar building with thermal mass. This means that it maintains a comfortable living temperature year round. It is made from natural and recycled materials - predominantly earth-rammed tyres and aluminium cans. It is powered by renewable energy, such as wind, water and solar power. It catches its own water supply from rainwater, and treats and contains its own sewage in planter beds.
Earthships are a concept, not a set design. They can be adapted for any climate worldwide. Earthships offer people the opportunity to build their own homes and make a conscious decision to live lightly on the earth.
Earthship Fife Visitor Centre is open every Thursday and Friday from 11am to 2pm.
Feel free to drop by and have a look around the Earthship and our Mongolian Yurt, take an audio tour and have a cup of tea/coffee.