Water Harvester: An Invitation to Abundance

[@monicacruz4407]

If every city had a few Brad Lancasters….good to see something being done at policy level in Tucson. Spain is desperately in need of rain harvesting, the multiple challenges of massive, extraction agriculture, mass tourism with lots of water used in swimming pools and thirsty lawns plus erosion and run off, it all adds up to further climate change. When a fire comes along it’s disastrous. Pockets of regenerative agriculture/permaculture/syntropic farming etc, but no will at government level. As Brad says, you have to be the change you want to see instead of complaining. Me saco el sombrero caballero 😎👏🌱🌱🌱

[@Freshbreath100]

From the suburbs north of phoenix here. I bought brads book, have done a ton of research on the subject matter and watched almost all the videos ft him. I'm implementing a rainwater harvesting basin at my house with the help of roof runoff, panting a cottonwood, native wildflowers, etc etc its turning out really well.

[@keeparizonawild156]

Brad is da man

[@MichaelBrown-be7vn]

Brad, you are amazing! I have followed your work for years and have incorporated it into my landscape here in Ohio.... what I love is your disregard for idiotic reactionary mindsets....I have encountered that...in ways that cannot be expressed publicly.... inspirational.

[@tonyswatermaker3158]

Sharing your prooved knowledge is an unprecedented work for our generations to come. You remind me of John the Baptist; "A voice of one crying out in the wilderness". Hopefully people will start to listen. Keep up the good work. 👌👍👋👋

[@outingsforoldladieswhoaren7664]

A great man of our time.

[@jameskniskern2261]

I was stationed in Tucson from 1991 to 1994. I recognize the city in the flashback photos. It looks like a different place in those neighborhoods!

[@wildlifegardenssydney7492]

I have watched Brad Lancaster since the beginning. He is masterful. Such a great example. Such a great educator. Great practical examples for everyone to follow. Water = life!

[@tthappyrock368]

What a great way to show how small changes can make a big difference in our environment and in the efficient use of readily available resources!

[@SolidGoldShows]

Inspirational. Thank you Brad

[@1MonthNoRegrets]

epic film. Shows how EVERYONE can reverse drought and restore their local ecosystem by capturing water. There are no excuses for not capturing rainwater everywhere- in every city, on every street, farm, forest. This is how we create an oasis of life.

[@karenjarling7730]

Thank you for sharing more about Mr Zephania Phiri Maseko's own story along side your own. An elegant and valuable clip as always Brad. 🙏

[@arialblack87]

I highly recommend the books! They are an easy read yet packed full with great information. Diagrams, drawings, full-colour pictures. I only wish there was a volume 3!

[@joshuaedwards6903]

What a fantastic film about inspiring ideas!

[@ruthgardner-loew8467]

This video is an incredible teaching tool. If seeing is believing, then everyone should be sharing and re-sharing this story as often as possible. I'm studying Permaculture Education with the goal of teaching people how to live more sustainable, fulfilled lives that are in harmony with the environment. Brad Lancaster's story demonstrates how and why this goal is attainable and why it's worth striving for.

[@melissacano5663]

Love this! Love Tucson!

[@VR-kp2rv]

This is fantastic! Seeing before and after photos is helpful. Genius. Really really amazing. I WISH these concepts were taught in school...instead of so much of the useless rubbish my children learn now. This is sustainable living! Living with intention. Unselfish life. What a BEAUTIFUL life!! And you are sharing it.....so others can experience a better life....simply beautiful!

[@atomicsmith]

Beautiful video.

[@nmda9578]

What a gem of a video. Loved every minute.

[@sr4169]

Ive lived in the SW now for nearly 30 years; there is nothing more beautiful than rain in the desert and the resulting flora and fauna. Great documentary; very inspirational as I develop my NM Permaculture property.

[@jamiesomma2566]

Brad, was great to get to interview you in 2015 on Matt’s Permaculture Tonight podcast. Was sharing your book with new friends in Kenya suffering through drought. Perfect timing for the web conference as I was able to share this video right after they attended the ECHO Symposium in Arusha TZ last week. You and Zephaniah are still my heroes! Vaya con Dios, amigo!

[@charlesanderson32]

All States and Counties should implement these systems! ASAP

[@jetztisfeierabend]

Since it saving money and improving life quality with low cost it should bee on the agenda of thenew government

[@jamesw6069]

Huge respect for Brad! We need many more like him.

[@karlettachief3512]

Inspiring work Brad. I grew up with my family harvesting rain water and melting snow in and outside the house. It is wonderful that Tucson is open to changing their ordinances to include ways to harvest the rain.

[@ModestMaker]

Thank you for helping us see through the fog- mission accomplished.

[@greywateraction1346]

Very inspiring video! There is so much potential to have beautiful, beneficial landscapes sustained by rainwater. Thank you, Brad, for all your work sharing this knowledge.

[@teresaprice5070]

I am so blessed to have attended several of Brad's workshops, since I moved to Cochise County, Arizona, 20 years ago...I've long believed, as he does, that we can live quite abundantly without depleting--even reversing--the water table, and I routinely drive through Dunbar Spring Neighborhood, simply to be reminded of that vision and to be re-inspired in my efforts towards it. I'm unashamed to call him a hero!! 🥰🤗

[@mightyprotong]

This is amazing, thank you.

[@simonemarques8014]

Everyone can do better. Thanks for inspiring us (all over the world).

[@CristalPNL]

❤ from 🇧🇷 it’s so good to see that people around the world 🗺️ are doing something to help heal the planet 🌍

[@ronniemcmaster8657]

I live in Boise where we get maybe one inch of rain more than you and would love the chance to prove these techniques in landscaping. Sadly, we have developers from California who build on a model of waste, where the water goes down drainage ditches and everyone has their sprinklers running. They design in nice greenbelts for people to walk around their communities, but they're designed to require irrigation. That irrigation is usually happening during the prime time for walking, so people avoid it to not get sprayed. I would love to be the guy they hire to fix this. Thank you for your books and videos! They're priceless!

[@elladailylife]

Your garden is truly a work of art

[@gogreenlocally]

This is excellent! Thanks for taking the time and resources to cover Brad's story and work, and do it so well. We absolutely need to learn from, be inspired by, and follow Brad's lead across the planet!

[@zanewalsh1812]

Time well spent. Thanks Brad for being one of the pioneers in showing us about this important path forward 🌎🌏🌍☮️

[@Rekrutt2012]

Can’t believe this video don’t have gained more attention. Not only the quality and storytelling but also the important message. This have really inspired me to do something, Thanks❤

[@jetztisfeierabend]

I pull my hat (german way of saying big respect) for seeing the problem and solvi g it right away even if its somehow illegal and the city first dont like it. I wish you good smelling flowers and happily singing birds acoompany you on your way trhough life.

[@atruefreethinker1944]

something that is not addressed is that ALL that greenery is a filtration system to convert CO2 into O2. which is something many forget that plants do that.

[@matthewcain2880]

That Friday Folding bike is badass

[@anthonyburke5656]

I was in Tucson last year, unfortunately, I didn’t come across Brads neighbourhood! Very impressed with the Air Museum! Otherwise, Tucson appeared pretty soulless, especially the University! I couldn’t figure out how the homeless survived the temperatures! Next time I’m in Tucson, I’m going to visit. I have tried to “re-design” arid areas, it works, until you get that one in a hundred year drought! Overcoming the prolonged 1 in 100 year drought is the real task of reforming the desert.

[@carldupoldt9260]

Excellent video

[@mischevious]

“We have this.. temporary luxury of being able to purchase our way out of a dilemma for a little while longer.” Just wanted to repeat that in print, with emphasis on the last few words.

[@vidamace6230]

Every state in the country can do this, it’s called abundance of water. A gift we aren’t using

[@AnthonyMinhNguyen]

20:14 Is that Thomas Meixner? Wow

[@tranmuscle7029]

yes it is

[@IowaKeith]

If water harvesting techniques were enforced at a federal level our rivers and lakes would run clean, and we would bring back water to the west. If the west were to be revegetated, the weather patterns in the country would return to normal, the mountains would regain their snowcapped, and it would put a permanent end to climate change as other countries followed suit. The fact that the government doesn't enforce this tells you everything you need to know about governments worldwide.

[@matthewcain2880]

Have you got involved with your local city council?

[@OtisCanupp]

No federal involvement. Keep the government out of our business. Out of our lives. A tax credit is far more beneficial for the Citizens and the Cities. Rain water is Life. And water after your initial investment is reclaimed by saving in Your Water Bill. If you are not Harvesting your water you are not saving money. And in a Shit Hits the Fan sarnario you have water when everyone else dies from lack of water. Be safe be vigilant in everything you do.advice from the Specialist List. Look for us coming soon

[@OtisCanupp]

If the City of Tucson would give the home owners that do water harvesting a tax credit by giving them tax credit towards Property Taxes. To pay back the home owners for the cost of water Harvesting. It would not cost the city any money up front but the water crisis this will keep Tucson from drying up. And losing population because people move because of lack of water this could be done all over the country. Providing the home owners provide proof of the installation of the Rain water Harvesting system . D I Y of installed by a handyman or contractor.

[@stevenmansfield5772]

They gotta make a statue of you in Arizona

[@Pam501]

with a self-cleaning fountain! ❤

[@andrewfetterolf7042]

Its a beautiful thing

[@b_uppy]

Was hoping for how Brad's rainwater harvesting helps farmers and ranchers on a larger scale. That's as much a part of the equation as urban rainwater harvesting. It's all important. Check out his current editions on Rainwater Harvesting in Drylands and Beyond. Was hoping to see a milk sheep. The Whoo Hoo! at the end. Brad Lancaster 1, Al Gore 0...

[@litafenton4795]

That's awesome. I need help as d ideas to get my place where I want

[@kenhunt5153]

Now there is talk of sending Mississippi River water to the West. There is talk in the Utah Legislature of a pipeline from the Pacific Ocean to the Great Salt Lake to replenish the Lake. Yet, my State, Utah has the second highest water use per person the Country. We have the lowest water rates in the Country. Utah is the 2nd driest State in the Country.

[@Tymczasow]

Brilliant

[@anthonyburke5656]

I was in Zimbabwe nearly 10 years ago, I visited a farm I knew, it had previously supported nearly 200 people, but had been expropriated from the white owner and given to a “veteran” of the Liberation War. There were 6 people living on the farm, living a subsistence agriculture life. No grain had been grown in years, the fruit orchard was dead, there were no beef or dairy cattle (no forage). A miserable herd of goats browsed. The wells the white farmer had dug were no longer operative. The road to the farm had washed away due to neglect. The “Owner” had never lived on the farm, he had taken the proceeds from the commercial crops for a few years, not invested any money back into the farm, applied no managerial skills to the farm. The experienced farm workers left and the farm fell into dis use, the equipment and buildings were looted and vandalised. Squatters lived there until the pastures degraded from lack of irrigation and planting and the orchards died.

[@hiphop4teddy]

❤️❤️❤️

[@darthchingaso3613]

It’s interesting to see traditional practices of the region re-emerge decades after being deemed so primitive they needed to be forcefully ended and made to assimilate to the capitalist lifestyle…

[@litafenton4795]

Lived in Tuscan as a child

[@rezayaseri2790]

💙💚💙💚💙💚

[@leedza]

Zephaniah's legacy has been taken the furthest by Brad. The likes of Zephaniah and Yacouba Sawagodo are the Bill Mollisons of Africa.

[@andresamplonius315]

Ever tried planting Vetiver grass? Maybe you would like it.

[@nanjefrederickdimson4900]

Name of the book 📚, please

[@davidfenster]

Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond by Brad Lancaster

[@glenminnick3724]

I lived in Arizona for many years, convince me !

[@ModestMaker]

Take a walk through his neighborhood- convinced 👍

[@mizjulio]

[@publicdomain3378]

Too bad the real source of our climate change goes overlooked. Man made desertification. That area, Arizona, nevada, new mexico, all used to be lush grassland till 150 years ago

[@chriscritchell5115]

Too many adverts.