[Lapg] Rainwater Harvesting talk with Brad Lancaster Wed 6/26 at 7:30pm at L.A. Eco-Village. Please pass along to others interested

[Lois Arkin]

      RAINWATER HARVESTING WITH BRAD LANCASTER WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 2013
      AT 7:30PM AT LA ECO-VILLAGE 117 Bimini Pl, LA 90004 (directions
      <http://laecovillage.org/wp/home/directions/>)



author of
/Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands
Turning Water Scarcity into Water Abundance; Vol.1, 2nd Edition/
/R/ainwater Harvesting expert Brad Lancaster returns to Los Angeles with 
his newly published 2nd Edition of his award winning, best selling book
Brad’s books have always encouraged readers to turn water scarcity into 
water abundance by welcoming rain into our lives, landscapes and soils.  
In this newly updated 2nd edition, Brad updates real life case studies 
for harvesting rainwater, completely renovates the approach to seeing & 
understanding sediment flows, and adds more tools for harvesting 
rainwater and other often overlooked free on-site resources, such as 
wind, sun, and shade.
Rainwater harvesting is the process of capturing rain and making the 
most of it as close as possible to where it falls.  By harvesting 
rainwater on the land within the soil and vegetation, or in cisterns 
that will later irrigate the land, it is possible to control erosion, 
reduce flooding, and minimize water pollution.  This practice is 
enormously beneficial in a world with a finite supply of fresh water 
that is becoming increasingly polluted.
Although rainwater harvesting has been accomplished by humans in 
virtually every drought vulnerable region of the world for millennia, 
our society, until very recently with the help of people like Brad 
Lancaster, seemed to have a collective amnesia about the utility, 
efficiency, and beauty of rainwater harvesting practices.
Brad Lancaster is an author, permaculture teacher, designer & 
consultant, and co-founder of Desert Harvesters (DesertHarvesters.org 
<http://DesertHarvesters.org/>). Brad has taught programs for the ECOSA 
Institute, Columbia University, University of Arizona, Prescott College, 
Audubon Expeditions, and many others. He has helped design integrated 
water harvesting and permaculture systems for homeowners and gardeners, 
including the Tucson Audubon Simpson Farm restoration site; the Milagro 
& Stone Curves co-housing projects.  Brad lives on an eighth of an acre 
in downtown Tucson, Arizona, where annual rainfall is less than 12 
inches. He practices what he preaches by harvesting over 100,000 gallons 
of rainwater a year, and with his brother Rodd, have created an oasis in 
the desert by directing harvested rainwater into a thriving landscape 
that includes abundant gardens, food bearing trees, and habitat for 
wildlife, instead of into the streets and storm drains of Tucson.

Donation:  $5 to $10 (no one turned away for lack of funds)

Event sponsors:

Los Angeles Eco-Village Collaborative:

CRSP Institute for Urban Eco-Villages, Urban Soil-Tierra Urbana Co-op,
Beverly-Vermont Community Land Trust, Greywater Action


<http://www.sweetwatercollaborative.org/>[] []
Other SoCal events with Brad Lancaster:
*Santa Barbara*:
Tue, June 25, 2013 at 7:30pm, $5 donation
Santa Barbara Central Library, Faulkner Gallery
(805) 962-2571
/margie at sbpermaculture.org <mailto:margie at sbpermaculture.org>
/www.sbpermaculture.org <http://www.sbpermaculture.org/>

San Diego
June 29,30 Rainwater & Greywater Workshop
hosted by the San Diego Sustainable Living Institute
http://sdsustainable.org/event/rainwater-harvesting-earthworks/
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<http://sdsustainable.org/event/rainwater-harvesting-earthworks/>**M**ore Info 
on **Harvesting Rainwater:*
www.HarvestingRainwater.com <http://www.harvestingrainwater.com/>
Sweetwater Collaborative
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sweetwater-Collaborative/113158298771036
We are the successor to the Santa Barbara Green Living Co-op and are now 
locally based.
Our legacy is putting in water harvesting projects using a barn raising 
model, in hands-on, community-based workshops.
Permaculture Credit Union
http://www.permaculturecu.org/
You Tubes:
Rainwater Harvesting with Brad Lancaster
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9Ku_xpyLK4
Sustainable World Radio Podcast Brad Lancaster
http://pdcastsusworldradio.libsyn.com/webpage?search=brad&Su

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