The following presentation will be given at the New Mexico and Arizona book tour eventsTurning Water Scarcity into Water Abundance with Water Harvesting: Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain Into Your Life and Landscape

This is the inspiring story of how a poor dryland farmer and his family turned a wasteland into an oasis in the driest region of Zimbabwe by teaching themselves how to harvest the rain – and you can do the same where you live! Eight guiding principles of integrated water harvesting are demonstrated that can be replicated anywhere to help turn water scarcity into water abundance.

This story and its principles are presented in the context of how our community of Tucson, Arizona, like many across the globe, has taken the wasteful path of scarcity by rapidly depleting its water resources by dehydrating the landscapes of its watersheds. Yet, we can choose the stewardship path to abundance by rehydrating our landscapes through simple water harvesting. Mr. Zephaniah Phiri Maseko and his family – the Zimbabwean water harvesters – are our example and the principles are our guides.

Brad will also be on hand to sell and sign copies of his new book, Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands, Volume 1 – Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain Into Your Life and Landscape.