Santa Barbara Permaculture Network
& Sweetwater Collaborative Present:
Booksigning & Evening
Talk with
Brad Lancaster
~
author of
Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands
Turning Water Scarcity into Water Abundance; Vol.1, 2nd Edition
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
7:30 pm, $5 donation
Santa Barbara Central Library, Faulkner Gallery
Rainwater Harvesting expert Brad
Lancaster returns to Santa Barbara with his newly published 2nd Edition
of his award winning, best selling book Rainwater Harvesting for
Drylands; Turning Water Scarcity into Water Abundance, Vol. 1, 2nd
Edition on Tuesday, June 25.
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). 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, has 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.
The evening talk & book signing takes place at the Santa Barbara
Central Library, Faulkner Gallery, 40 East Anapamu St, SB, 93101, in
downtown Santa Barbara, on Tuesday, June 25, 7:30-9pm. $5 donation,
no reservations required. Co-sponsored by Santa Barbara
Permaculture Network, Sweetwater Collaborative, the Permaculture Credit
Union. More Info:(805)962-2571, margie@sbpermaculture.org.
MORE INFO:
Harvesting Rainwater:
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/
(805) 962-2571
P.O. Box 92156, Santa Barbara, CA 93190
margie@sbpermaculture.org
www.sbpermaculture.org
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