by Brad Lancaster © 2015 www.HarvestingRainwater.com A story of early motivation I grew up in the suburbs of Tucson, surrounded by lush desert vegetation. I would climb it, hide in it, and play…
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May 25, 2015
by Brad Lancaster © 2015 www.HarvestingRainwater.com The following was prepared for the BECC/COCEF 2015 Border Green Infrastructure Forum. It is an evolving document meant to help promote and evolve the concept and practice…
May 13, 2015
by Brad Lancaster © 2015 www.HarvestingRainwater.com Yesterday riding my bike home I saw a bare wet spot. A prime planting spot. A potential-life spot. A food spot. A joy spot. Such a spot…
April 16, 2015
by Brad Lancaster © 2015 www.HarvestingRainwater.com There are a number of ways we can work, live, and play with the seasons’ changing sun paths to freely and passively heat, cool, and power indoor…
October 19, 2014
by Brad Lancaster © 2014 www.HarvestingRainwater.com My dance with the hurricane rains began on my last day in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as I walked along a beautiful acequia that predates the United States…
October 9, 2014
by Brad Lancaster © 2014 www.HarvestingRainwater.com Hurricanes Norbert and Odile caused horrible destruction in Baja, Mexico, while those of us further north were more fortunate. We got the abundant rainfall from the hurricanes…
August 1, 2014
by Brad Lancaster © 2014 www.HarvestingRainwater.com Got fog? Plant and grow living fog-harvesters or become one yourself, and you’ll end up increasing your rainfall—or at least your fogfall. Many native plants that grow…
July 23, 2014
by Brad Lancaster © 2014www.HarvestingRainwater.com Around the world among rainwater-harvesting cultures, people clean their water catchments before the rain. Children often have this responsibility, sweeping a flat roof- or patio-catchment. At my home,…
July 12, 2014
by Brad Lancaster © 2014 www.HarvestingRainwater.com In the latest reprinting of “Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Volume 1, 3rd Edition,” and on my website I have revised appendix 4 by adding a…
July 8, 2014
by Brad Lancaster © 2014 www.HarvestingRainwater.com One of the best ways to make sure we have clean water is to avoid polluting our air and the water in the first place. This is…