{"id":50716,"date":"2020-10-28T19:46:20","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T01:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/discovery-diy-network-wraps-up-filming-of-ignacio-off-grid-home\/"},"modified":"2020-10-29T01:46:20","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T01:46:20","slug":"discovery-diy-network-wraps-up-filming-of-ignacio-off-grid-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/discovery-diy-network-wraps-up-filming-of-ignacio-off-grid-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovery DIY Network wraps up filming of Ignacio off-grid home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Shalina
Shalina Luna hugs her daughter, Joli Galvan, 18, as Joli moves her personal items into an earthen home Tuesday south of Ignacio. Discovery DIY Network finished filming construction of the off-grid home last weekend.<\/span>Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Filming finished Sunday on Ignacio\u2019s newest, soon-to-be-famous earthen home.<\/p>\n

In September, Shalina Luna and her daughter, Joli Galvan, residents just south of Ignacio, embarked on a warp-speed project<\/a> to build the 18-year-old an off-grid, earthen house in four weeks \u2013 with Discovery DIY Network film crews in tow.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe recording is a wrap, the filming was awesome and we\u2019re pretty confident that we\u2019re going to get everything finished by our deadline,\u201d Luna said.<\/p>\n

While Luna can confirm filming is complete, she couldn\u2019t reveal whether the house is finished because of network contracts \u2013 that would be a spoiler, she said.<\/p>\n

\"Shalina
Shalina Luna inside the earthen home she is building for her daughter, Joli Galvan, 18.<\/span>Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Community members will just have to tune into the episode of \u201cBuilding Off the Grid\u201d in December to see how the build went.<\/p>\n

Luna could say that recording took place for 12 to 16 hours each day, seven days a week. The film crews kept the family motivated to keep going, and when the crews weren\u2019t around, time-lapse photography captured the family\u2019s progress.<\/p>\n

\"Shalina
Shalina Luna and Joli Galvan were challenged to build an earthen home in four weeks south of Ignacio. Discovery DIY Network was there 12 to 16 hours every day, seven days a week, filming the work, Shalina Luna said.<\/span>Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

In front of the cameras, the family had to meet deadlines, solve problems, stay on task \u2013 and, yes, there was some drama.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou always see these things on TV, and you\u2019re wondering like, \u2018Are they acting that out?\u2019\u201d Luna said. \u201cBut when you\u2019re in the middle of recording, you realize we really do have daily drama.\u201d<\/p>\n

Galvan said the filming process pushed her to step outside of her comfort zone.<\/p>\n

\"Joli
Joli Galvan, 18, plugs in a lamp in her new home. The house is made of locally sourced, natural materials and runs on renewable energy. A water catchment system provides running water.<\/span>Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

\u201cWhenever the camera crews came around, they saw very real moments,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Viewers of the episode will be educated about earthen homes. They\u2019ll see something \u201cunique\u201d while watching a family build a home, Luna said.<\/p>\n

The family already lives in an off-grid house on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation, and Galvin\u2019s new home was built on the same property. Both homes are off-grid: They\u2019re made of locally sourced, natural materials and powered by renewable energy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so nervous about seeing myself on TV,\u201d Luna said. \u201cIt\u2019s just flooring \u2013 it\u2019s all becoming real.\u201d<\/p>\n

smullane@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Joli
Joli Galvan looks at the views from her new earthen home with her mom, Shalina Luna, on Tuesday.<\/span>Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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