Hey Everyone!

It's pretty hot and dry this time of year!  Is your landscape suffering?  It doesn't have to!  Using your washing machine water is a simple, cost effective way to get more water to your trees and shrubs.  It's also a good time to plan for your rain collection so that this time next year you have an abundance of water resources to meet your landscape needs.  Check out these upcoming opportunities to learn more!  Spread the word!

Laundry-to-Landscape Workshop
Sat, September 22, 9:00am – 10:30am
Olive Branch Green Building Supply
3030 N Park Way, San Diego, CA 92104, USA (map)
http://www.olivebranchgbs.com/ai1ec_event/greywater/?instance_id=1105

Learn the fundamentals of using greywater with a simple, laundry greywater system according to county regulations, which requires no permit.   We have parts on hand to aid discussion and allow for some hands-on work.  We will also discuss Branched Drain greywater systems to highlight how to use your water in simple ways from showers and sinks.  We will cover regulations within San Diego as well as wider water issues to add context to this important solution for water management.  You can go home with a kit or individual parts to get started or work with Brook on a site-appropriate design for your space.  Taught by by Brook Sarson.

 Water Harvesting Tour
Sat, September 22, 1:00pm – 2:30pm
Talmadge Residence, to be disclosed upon RSVP (map)
Come see water harvesting in action! Guided by Water Harvesting Professional and Permaculturist, Brook Sarson, you'll see how a passive water harvesting techniques, combined with a 1525 gallon rainwater storage system, as well as laundry and bath greywater work together to grow a garden of edibles (including 20+ fruit trees) using less than 1/3 of the water that most San Diegans use each day. As you tour this urban farm setting, you'll see natural building techniques including a cob chicken coop, decorative benches as well as an earth pizza oven. Brook will be on-hand to talk to you about solutions for your space and how you can make a difference by conserving and protecting our most vital resource. There will be a tour starting at 1:00, with light refreshments and materials to peruse relating to water in our community. You will learn about simple greywater systems, do-it-yourself options, rainwater-harvesting systems, resources, or you can schedule an appointment with Brook to assess greywater and rainwater opportunities at your site. Suggested donation of $10 will go toward supporting water activism in San Diego. People who attend the class at Olive Branch Green Building supply that morning are welcome free of charge: http://www.olivebranchgbs.com/ai1ec_event/greywater/?instance_id=1105 Please RSVP to Brook at brook@h2o-me.com or call 619.964.4838 and I will give you the address.
Brook Sarson
H2OME
Smart Water Savings
619.964.4838