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.