'I giggle when I pee in the shower': the joy of harvesting greywater for the garden

Brad Lancaster explains how water conservation methods at his home in Tucson, Arizona, have slashed his municipal water usageAs a kid growing up in the desert, you're aware how dire the water situation is and how we humans are making it worse. Around my college years my awareness and fear threshold went up even higher because I realised, wow, I'm part of the problem. I'm overconsuming water with everyone else.It was a permaculture class that started to turn things around for me and showed me how I can help be part of the solution. It looked at how we can collaborate with natural systems, and it was then that I first heard about rainwater and greywater harvesting and decided to give it a go. Continue reading...