Waste Water
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Humanure part 1: Why should we give a crap?
Permaculture is not just about garden design. Even if you don’t have land or access to land, looking at life…
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A Deeper Look Into Phytodepuration
This summer Algae Bloom has been a buzz word on the news and all of our Facebook newsfeed. How can…
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Chores by Design
When the concept of sustainability moves past buying things labeled “green” into personal action, the cold hard truth is that…
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Water Saving Irrigation Practices
Saving water in the soil is without a doubt the easiest and most effective way to manage the water flowing…
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The Problems with our Industrial Water System Today
Imagine that you´re in your home on a rainy afternoon. It has been raining for two days straight now and…
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Permaculture for Pastoralists in the Jordan Valley – Part II
Note: If you haven’t already, you can read Part I here. A Dead Sea Valley family home with their typical…
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April 9th: The Day that Water Won! (USA)
Water harvesting earthworks at the WMG Learning Lab capture water after a rain For one day, we have the opportunity…
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Banana Circles
Banana circles can be used in tropical and sub-tropical areas to utilise waste water, run-off or overflow from rainwater tanks,…
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Laundry to Landscape Urban Greywater Installation: Greening the Sonoran Desert (Phoenix, Arizona)
This past November (2013), Watershed Management Group’s Green Living Co-op installed a "Laundry to Landscape" greywater system at my house.…
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Grey Water Grease Trap (PRI Maungaraeeda, Sunshine Coast, Australia)
Slightly downhill and about 20 metres away from the sink at our student space (which is now our main eating…
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Purple Root Water Hyacinth – A Natural Remedy for Pollution
A weed that has spread from South America to many tropical and semi-tropical countries now developed by Chinese scientists into…
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Overview of Brad Lancaster Homestead Water-Harvesting Strategies (Arizona)
A water-harvesting overview highlighting some of the strategies implemented at the Lancaster homestead to harvest street runoff, roof runoff (with…
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