By Brad Lancaster © 2010 www.HarvestingRainwater.com Watergy is a term coined to describe the interconnection of water and energy. Every time we consume power we consume water. This is because water is used…
May 10, 2010
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April 27, 2010
By Julia Fonseca Whew, digging swales and basins is hard work! Gutters and tanks are expensive. And as the skimpy summer rains of 2009 demonstrated, how do you harvest rain when the rain…
April 6, 2010
By Brad Lancaster © 2010 www.HarvestingRainwater.com Rainwater is known as “sweet water” throughout much of the world due to its pure “sweet” flavor when compared to brackish, alkaline, chemically-treated, or polluted ground and…
March 12, 2010
By Brad Lancaster © 2010 Drops in a Bucket Blog, www.HarvestingRainwater.com When I was little I was terrified of death. I often cried myself to sleep as I thought of the end of…
July 27, 2009
© 2009 Brad Lancaster, www.HarvestingRainwater.com Many garden hoses leach lead and other chemicals into the water as it sits in the hose. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and brass fittings are often the culprits. To reduce…
March 24, 2009
How the harvest of urban nuisance runoff is reviving a community
March 6, 2009
Crushed rock or decomposed granite used excessively on landscapes grinds up mountains to spread them out in yards, but there are alternatives.
January 23, 2009
Recommendations from an Australian delegation touring U.S. cities to share their experiences with water efficiency as a result of prolonged drought
January 7, 2009
Harvesting street runoff to passively irrigate community orchards and support public celebrations
December 14, 2008
A simple retrofit of a parking lot enabling it to harvest water and grow food-producing shade trees.