Rainwater Harvesting and Natural Air Conditioning
Brad Lancaster is a permaculture and regenerative-design consultant and educator. His specialty is sustainable landscapes.
We chat with Brad about using the landscape to harvest rainwater. And about using the landscape as a living air conditioner.
Brad also talks about a very inspiring project that he helped spearhead, a community food forest.
We talk about:
Using permaculture principles in landscaping
How to harvest rainwater in the landscape
The connection between landscapes and cooling
Using the soil and "speed bumps" in the landscape to make it a living sponge
Selecting plants to suit the landscape
The Dunbar Springs Urban Food Forest
Brad is the author of Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond.
Upcoming Live events at Food Garden Life Learning
2023 Fig Camp
Live, virtual, interactive event all about growing figs in cold climates! June 13 and 15, 2023.