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 Жыл бұрын
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.
@jamesw60692 ай бұрын
Huge respect for Brad! We need many more like him.
@jameskniskern2261 Жыл бұрын
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!
@MichaelBrown-be7vn Жыл бұрын
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.
@charlesanderson322 жыл бұрын
All States and Counties should implement these systems! ASAP
@tonyswatermaker3158 Жыл бұрын
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. 👌👍👋👋
@1MonthNoRegrets Жыл бұрын
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.
@outingsforoldladieswhoaren7664 Жыл бұрын
A great man of our time.
@SolidGoldShows Жыл бұрын
Inspirational. Thank you Brad
@sr41692 ай бұрын
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.
@arialblack87 Жыл бұрын
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!
@joshuaedwards69032 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic film about inspiring ideas!
@elladailylife8 күн бұрын
Your garden is truly a work of art
@tthappyrock3682 жыл бұрын
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!
@nmda95783 ай бұрын
What a gem of a video. Loved every minute.
@ruthgardner-loew8467 Жыл бұрын
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.
@ronniemcmaster86572 жыл бұрын
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!
@karenjarling77302 жыл бұрын
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. 🙏
@melissacano56632 жыл бұрын
Love this! Love Tucson!
@wildlifegardenssydney7492 Жыл бұрын
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!
@VR-kp2rv2 жыл бұрын
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!
@jamiesomma2566 Жыл бұрын
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!
@mightyprotong2 жыл бұрын
This is amazing, thank you.
@ModestMaker2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for helping us see through the fog- mission accomplished.
@atomicsmith Жыл бұрын
Beautiful video.
@teresaprice50702 жыл бұрын
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!! 🥰🤗
@karlettachief35122 жыл бұрын
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.
@CristalPNL5 ай бұрын
❤ from 🇧🇷 it’s so good to see that people around the world 🗺️ are doing something to help heal the planet 🌍
@simonemarques80142 жыл бұрын
Everyone can do better. Thanks for inspiring us (all over the world).
@greywateraction13462 жыл бұрын
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.
@mischevious Жыл бұрын
“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.
@Stump202 ай бұрын
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❤
@keeparizonawild1565 ай бұрын
Brad is da man
@zanewalsh18122 жыл бұрын
Time well spent. Thanks Brad for being one of the pioneers in showing us about this important path forward 🌎🌏🌍☮️
@vidamace62302 жыл бұрын
Every state in the country can do this, it’s called abundance of water. A gift we aren’t using
@gogreenlocally4 ай бұрын
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!
@matthewcain2880 Жыл бұрын
That Friday Folding bike is badass
@b_uppy2 жыл бұрын
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...
@atruefreethinker1944 Жыл бұрын
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.
@carldupoldt92608 ай бұрын
Excellent video
@stevenmansfield5772 Жыл бұрын
They gotta make a statue of you in Arizona
@Pam5017 ай бұрын
with a self-cleaning fountain! ❤
@andrewfetterolf70424 күн бұрын
Its a beautiful thing
@Tymczasow4 ай бұрын
Brilliant
@kenhunt51532 жыл бұрын
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.
@IowaKeith2 жыл бұрын
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.
@matthewcain288011 ай бұрын
Have you got involved with your local city council?
@OtisCanupp6 ай бұрын
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
@OtisCanupp6 ай бұрын
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.
@hiphop4teddy2 ай бұрын
❤️❤️❤️
@litafenton4795 Жыл бұрын
That's awesome. I need help as d ideas to get my place where I want
@darthchingaso36132 жыл бұрын
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…
@rezayaseri27904 ай бұрын
💙💚💙💚💙💚
@AnthonyMinhNguyen Жыл бұрын
20:14 Is that Thomas Meixner? Wow
@tranmuscle7029 Жыл бұрын
yes it is
@litafenton4795 Жыл бұрын
Lived in Tuscan as a child
@andresamplonius3159 ай бұрын
Ever tried planting Vetiver grass? Maybe you would like it.
@leedza8 ай бұрын
Zephaniah's legacy has been taken the furthest by Brad. The likes of Zephaniah and Yacouba Sawagodo are the Bill Mollisons of Africa.
@mizjulio2 жыл бұрын
@glenminnick37242 жыл бұрын
I lived in Arizona for many years, convince me !
@ModestMaker2 жыл бұрын
Take a walk through his neighborhood- convinced 👍
@nanjefrederickdimson49008 ай бұрын
Name of the book 📚, please
@davidfenster8 ай бұрын
Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond by Brad Lancaster
@publicdomain33783 ай бұрын
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