For those of you who have been anxiously waiting:

Brad Lancaster's new Rainwater Harvesting Book for Drylands and Beyond, Vol 2, is out and already on the shelves at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden bookstore.

Thanks to SBBG bookstore manager Gail Milliken for carrying so many permaculture books, and getting this one out so early.

$24.95 plus tax, Garden members get 10% off purchases in the bookstore and plant nursery. No admission to the Garden if you are only there to shop. Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Rd (805) 692-4726. ext. 112.

Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond Vol. 2

Water-Harvesting Earthworks

Brad Lancaster

Turn water scarcity into water abundance!

Earthworks are one of the easiest, least expensive, and most effective ways of passively harvesting and conserving multiple sources of water in the soil. Associated vegetation then pumps the harvested water back out in the form of beauty, food, shelter, wildlife habitat, and passive heating and cooling strategies, while controlling erosion, increasing soil fertility, reducing downstream flooding, and improving water and air quality.

Building on the information presented in Volume 1, this book shows you how to select, place, size, construct, and plant your chosen water-harvesting earthworks. It presents detailed how-to information and variations of a diverse array of earthworks, including chapters on mulch, vegetation, and greywater recycling so you can customize the techniques to the unique requirements of your site.

Real life stories and examples permeate the book, including:

How curb cuts redirect street runoff to passively irrigate flourishing shade trees planted along the street
How check dams have helped create springs and perennial flows in once-dry creeks
How infiltration basins are creating thriving rain-fed gardens
How backyard greywater laundromats are turning “wastewater” into a resource growing food, beauty, and shade that builds community, and more
How to create simple tools to read slope and water flow
More than 225 illustrations and photographs

About the Author

Brad Lancaster has taught, designed, and consulted on the sustainable design system of permaculture and integrated rainwater harvesting systems since 1993. He lives on the thriving 1/8th-acre urban permaculture site he created in downtown Tucson, Arizona.

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