http://www.harvestingrainwater.com Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:36:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.harvestingrainwater.com/aboutbrad/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond by Brad Lancaster » Blog Archive » Soil, Water, Carbon, Energy, and Economy Comprehensive Module - Columbus, New Mexico Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:22:49 +0000 http://www.harvestingrainwater.com/aboutbrad/#comment-65 [...] Permaculture Design Course with Darren Doherty, Brad Lancaster, Scott Pittman & Daniel [...] [...] Permaculture Design Course with Darren Doherty, Brad Lancaster, Scott Pittman & Daniel [...]

]]> http://www.harvestingrainwater.com/aboutbrad/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Greening Gumview » Advice from Experts - the Water Harvest Expert Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:27:10 +0000 http://www.harvestingrainwater.com/aboutbrad/#comment-18 [...] was the strongest piece of advice that Christopher’s long-time friend, Brad Lancaster, gave us when he visited this weekend.  Brad has written two books on Stormwater harvesting, [...] [...] was the strongest piece of advice that Christopher’s long-time friend, Brad Lancaster, gave us when he visited this weekend.  Brad has written two books on Stormwater harvesting, [...]

]]> http://www.harvestingrainwater.com/aboutbrad/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Permaculture 101: Go With The Flow: Harvest The Rain : eCo Times Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:32:44 +0000 http://www.harvestingrainwater.com/aboutbrad/#comment-10 [...] Brad Landcaster is a rainwater harvesting expert who lives in Tucson, Arizona and models a truly sustainable lifestyle built on permacultural practice. He explains that directing water flow on a piece of land allows us to see how our world is a closed-loop system; how everything is connected. Rain that falls onto your roof, can run into a gutter system that leads to a rainwater collection tank, from there the water can be stored for later use during a dry period on a garden. When the water enters the soil, it allows seeds to germinate and grow into nutritious food. We eat the food, and either directly compost, or feed the scraps to small animals (such as ducks) who replenish the soil with nutrients in their droppings. The re-nourished soil then obtains more water in times of dryness from the rainwater tank and the whole cycle begins again. [...] [...] Brad Landcaster is a rainwater harvesting expert who lives in Tucson, Arizona and models a truly sustainable lifestyle built on permacultural practice. He explains that directing water flow on a piece of land allows us to see how our world is a closed-loop system; how everything is connected. Rain that falls onto your roof, can run into a gutter system that leads to a rainwater collection tank, from there the water can be stored for later use during a dry period on a garden. When the water enters the soil, it allows seeds to germinate and grow into nutritious food. We eat the food, and either directly compost, or feed the scraps to small animals (such as ducks) who replenish the soil with nutrients in their droppings. The re-nourished soil then obtains more water in times of dryness from the rainwater tank and the whole cycle begins again. [...]

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