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Sweetwater Collaborative will lead the effort to put in a rainwater harvesting demonstration garden at the Carpinteria Valley Water District this fall. We will start with a community hands-on workshop creating the earthworks for this project, on Saturday, September 10, 10:00 AM- 3:00 PM. Register now
Come be a part of something bigger, shape the earth to harvest water to build rich soil and nourish a water wise garden, at the Carpinteria Valley Water District offices. Water that falls on the roofs near the front of the offices, on Santa Ynez Ave, will be directed from downspouts into channels and basins that will form the foundation of a beautiful rain garden.
This workshop is free to participants; we ask that you sign up online so we have a good head count. Snacks, a light lunch, drinks, and many tools will be provided. Please bring your pointed shovels, picks and trowels to help with the effort. This will be a social work party that you'll walk away from with ideas and some real skills to implement in your own landscape. Register now
This will be a learning through doing workshop, with additional educational points reviewed during the break and lunch. If you want to learn more about rainwater harvesting within the soil/earthworks before the workshop, here are some helpful links:
http://sweetwatercollaborative.org/old/basic-page/what-rainwater-harvesting
http://www.harvestingrainwater.com/rainwater-harvesting-inforesources/water-harvesting-principles/ and
http://www.harvestingrainwater.com/rainwater-harvesting-inforesources/water-harvesting-handouts/
Join us on Saturday, September 10, 2016 from 10:00am-3:00pm at the Carpinteria Valley Water District at 1301 Santa Ynez Ave, Carpinteria, CA 93013.
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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 GalleryRainwater 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, 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.
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. For more information, please call (805) 962-2571,This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .Event Sponsors:
Santa Barbara Permaculture Network
www.sbpermaculture.org
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Sweetwater Collaborative
http://www.sweetwatercollaborative.org/
MORE INFO:
Harvesting Rainwater:
www.HarvestingRainwater.com
Sweetwater Collaborative
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sweetwater-Collaborative/113158298771036
We are community members committed to making our homes, yards, and neighborhoods more sustainable. We help people live their environmental values. Our legacy is putting in water harvesting projects using a barn raising model, in hands-on, community-based workshops
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 -
Sweetwater Collaborative presents
The first in a series of Technical Round Tables
for Landscape ProfessionalsMonday, September 14, 2015
7:00-8:30 PM
Watershed Resource Center, 2981 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara, 93109, at Hendry's (Arroyo Burro) Beach
$10 payable at the door in cash or check
Stormwater management through rainwater harvesting mulch basins: an innovative approach to compliance and keeping stormwater on site.
Best practices for mulch basin and rain garden architecture in our climate.
Examples of mulch basin construction in various stages of installation:
Join us and other colleagues to learn more about rainwater harvesting and work together to create the highest standards of beauty and functionality for water-wise landscapes in our Mediterranean climate.
For more information, visit www.SweetwaterCollaborative.org
