We planted over 60,000 gallons of annual stormwater, 36 native food-bearing trees and bush trees, & 114 multi-use native understory plants in this year’s annual neighborhood rain & native food forest planting. See…
April 21, 2023
Ancient and modern methods of collecting and storing rainwater are being used to address severe drought today.
February 4, 2023
How neighborhood forestry-led efforts turn flooding problems into a free irrigation resources that also help recharge the aquifer and other local waters. Turns flooding problem into a free irrigation resource that also helps…
December 12, 2022
A case study planting rain and neighborhood native food forests to grow regenerative abundance By Brad Lancaster (Author) and Karryn Olson (Editor) with The Regenerative Economy Collaborative I get up predawn to pee,…
– vibrant acts of hope, collaboration, and letting go
September 24, 2022
by Brad Lancaster My heart sinks, but I also want to act, when I read of, and experience, suffering as is often the case with worsening climate conditions, such as how my desert…
September 20, 2022
This system works great as a temporary drip irrigation system to get your newly planted plants established. Move them around as needed. Once your plants are established, this bucket irrigation system moves on…
September 10, 2022
Drought-deciduous plants have adapted to drop many or all of their leaves in dry seasons and/or drought to conserve water.Then revive with a quick, vibrant growth of leaves upon arrival of the rains,…
September 7, 2022
Drought-deciduous plants have adapted to drop many or all of their leaves in dry seasons and/or drought to conserve water. Then revive with a quick, vibrant growth of leaves upon arrival of the…
September 5, 2022
A simple strategy to divert stormwater from one side of the street to the other in order to fill all the rain gardens on both sides of the street in a way that…
August 23, 2022
This is a wonderful example in this time of great need for water conservation and collaboration, which I’ve added to my Self-Guided Water Tour of Tucson. See the story and photos in the…