Wendy Tremayne, best known for founding Swap-O-Rama-Rama, and Mikey Sklar, who is geek famous for self implanting an RFID chip into his hand, are also green pioneers. Leaving New York City to settle in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, these two decided to invest their retirement funds into creating Green Acre. Their goals for Green Acre span from being a green lodging spot for geeks to becoming a community center and arts venue for the increasing number of T-or-C locals.
We got the chance to hang with Wendy and Mikey on our long drive from San Fran to SXSW. They graciously toured us around, showed us the hot springs, cooked us meals, and shared the secrets of making papercrete. In the next few videos, you’ll get to hang with them too. Thanks Wendy and Mikey! Also thanks to Jonny Goldstein for putting us in contact!
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[tags]Wendy Tremayne, Mikey Sklar, Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, eco-hotel, green acre, green, sustainability, sustainable, swaporamarama, rfid, ryanishungry[/tags]
I can’t wait to see the tour of the place and the papercrete demo. Wendy and Mikey are great folks.
I’ve been thinking a ton about this. It’s fast approaching that time when I’m gonna have to decide where and how i’m gonna live, and I’m starting to realize that what I really wish to do has a lot in common with what these two said. Just answering a lot of very hard questions, where, what, how, when? It’s slowly coming. I love it when ryan is hungry.
Too cool. Wendy and Mikey simply rock. It’s all about living your values. So few people do that. Or maybe lots of people do that, but just have fucked up values. Can’t wait for the T&C venue–
Brett
Wendy and Mikey are doing what many of us have talked about: using the money we’ve made to build something for ourselves. The point is not to drop out of society, but to start new branches out.
Holla!!! I feel more respected already. Keep up the good work. Mad probs to IO, working it for the camera! Peace & Love
YES.
This is the thing baby, re-use, up-cycle, learning to weld.
thanks for comment in my blog. I am a Spain
What’s the Internet access like?
beth
surprisingly they have a fast cable line coming in.
we thought they’d have nothing out there
but they have the same services that most of us city folk have.
thanks for watching!
How inspiring!
Good luck to you both and i hope to see the results.
Yoav Weiss
(Rekolektzia, Israel)
Hi Wendy and Ryan –
It is so good to see you doing so well. We miss you in New york and I hope to encourage people to consume less by selecting footwear that lasts longer. Cowboy boots are first on the list. Years ago people would buy a pair of shoes and wear them 10 years or more, unless their feet changed.
Papercrete sounds interesting, can I use it for soundproofing my new studio?