Braggi
11-11-2007, 10:21 PM
We just got back from the Green Festival. What an amazing event! Very stimulating, almost overwhelming at times. There were a lot of people there.
One of the best presentations we went to was given by Brad Lancaster on the topic of "Turning Water Scarcity into Water Abundance." Mr. Lancaster is from the arid Southwest (Tuscon, AZ). He receives only 12 inches of rain a year yet waters his abundant landscaping with only rainwater, which he captures with cleverly designed landscape features and in a cistern/water tank, and graywater from his home use.
His website is here: https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/
His book is available here: https://www.amazon.com/Rainwater-Harvesting-Drylands-Vol-Principles/dp/097724640X
With any luck, his highly informative and entertaining talk will be available on CD here: https://www.greenfestivals.org/content/section/14/111/
The talks from this event are not yet listed on that website, but they should be within days.
We saw some other good presentations which I hope to find time to write about tomorrow.
It was a very inspiring event. There actually is some good environmental news. Brad Lancaster's talk was at the top of my list and gives me hope that water shortages around the world can be turned into water abundance stories in very short time frames with minimal financial investment using low tech tools and technology.
Every city planner, civil engineer and politician in every city should read this book. Every homeowner should read this book. Every landscaper should keep this book in his or her truck for reference.
I think I'll buy a box for holiday gifts.
-Jeff
One of the best presentations we went to was given by Brad Lancaster on the topic of "Turning Water Scarcity into Water Abundance." Mr. Lancaster is from the arid Southwest (Tuscon, AZ). He receives only 12 inches of rain a year yet waters his abundant landscaping with only rainwater, which he captures with cleverly designed landscape features and in a cistern/water tank, and graywater from his home use.
His website is here: https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/
His book is available here: https://www.amazon.com/Rainwater-Harvesting-Drylands-Vol-Principles/dp/097724640X
With any luck, his highly informative and entertaining talk will be available on CD here: https://www.greenfestivals.org/content/section/14/111/
The talks from this event are not yet listed on that website, but they should be within days.
We saw some other good presentations which I hope to find time to write about tomorrow.
It was a very inspiring event. There actually is some good environmental news. Brad Lancaster's talk was at the top of my list and gives me hope that water shortages around the world can be turned into water abundance stories in very short time frames with minimal financial investment using low tech tools and technology.
Every city planner, civil engineer and politician in every city should read this book. Every homeowner should read this book. Every landscaper should keep this book in his or her truck for reference.
I think I'll buy a box for holiday gifts.
-Jeff