Brad Lancaster’s ideas are practical, radical, and urgently needed. In this episode Brad describes how he began harvesting street runoff at his home in the Sonoran Desert, where he now harvests 100,000 gallons per year on just 1/8th of an acre. Brad’s rainwater harvesting methods grew into a citywide movement toward regenerative hydration practices in his hometown of Tucson. His easy-to-implement strategies for water resilience are economical and readily adoptable. With California in hydrological deficit—and as climate change exacerbates the scarcity wrought by overallocation—this conversation with Brad contains both essential inspiration and practical tools you can apply at your home, not only survive the ongoing drought and reduce your water cost, but to enhance the quality and abundance of your life.
A link to the original interview and transcript with Brad Lancaster: http://www.watertoolkit.org/?page_id=2670
For more information on Brad Lancaster’s work visit: https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/ and www.NeighborhoodForesters.org
Episode Host: Pete Deneen
Sound editing and mixing: Ryan Evans
Music: Todd Hannigan
Original interview with Brad Lancaster: Charles Upton
This podcast was made possible with funding and support by creative collective and producer Watershed Progressive, the Tuolumne County Resource Conservation District, California Department of Water Resources, and the residents of California who supported Prop 84.