Brad’s TEDxTucson talk, Planting the Rain to Grow Abundance
December 2, 2021
Watch and read the American Oasis story about Brad Lancaster and others who are building on the region’s water-harvesting heritage and traditions.
Join Verge Permaculture as they interview Brad at his home. How is it possible to live off grid and achieve water security in a desert without a water or sewer connection? Learn how…
Dryland-harvesting home hacks sun, rain, food & surroundings Join Kirsten Dirksen as she tours with Brad around his home, his and his brother’s urban-Tucson property, and the surrounding neighborhood, learning about their harvests…
October 16, 2021
Compiled by Brad Lancaster The following resources were compiled as part of a workshop presented at the 2021 Rocky Mountain Natural Building Conference. Passive Water Harvesting – plant the rain Rainwater Harvesting for…
August 27, 2021
The following are some of my favorites, and can be used as templates for other communities to create similar incentives… Rainwater-Harvesting Rebate in Tucson, Arizona Rainwater-harvesting rebate can reimburse you up to $2,000 for…
How rainwater cisterns can be placed to harvest the warmth and light of sun in cool/cold times, while harvesting cooling shade in hot times… This makes the rainwater in the tanks go further,…
August 7, 2021
These multi-use rain-garden plants lists are invitations to collaborate with and enhance living systems in our shared built environments… They are the result of striving to transform simple plant lists into more dynamic…
There are three rain-garden planting zones, each for a different microclimate within a rain garden… Bottom – typically bottom of a basin or swale.Prone to temporary pooling of water and cold air (cool…
This is a month-by-month planting guide for food plants in the Tucson area, southern Arizona, and northern Sonora Mexico… It is compiled from Desert Harvest, Tucson Organic Gardeners’ Composter newsletter, Native Seeds/SEARCH planting…