Brad Lancaster is the author of the award winning Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Volume 1: Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain Into Your Life and Landscape and Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Volume 2: Water-Harvesting Earthworks (HarvestingRainwater.com ). Living on an eighth of an acre in downtown Tucson, Arizona, where rainfall is less than 12 inches annually, Brad practices what he preaches by harvesting over 100,000 gallons of rainwater a year.
 Brad's Convergence Blog
Interview on Sustainable World Radio, 8/22/08
Brad and his brother Rodd have created an oasis in the desert by
directing this harvested rainwater not off their property and into
storm drains, but instead incorporate it into living air conditioners
of food-bearing shade trees, abundant gardens, and a thriving landscape
that includes habitat for wildlife. This living example, dynamic public
talks, and countless hands-on workshops have inspired thousands of
citizens and businesses in Tucson and around the country to also
harvest water.
Brad's engaging style and entertaining and informative speaking and
teaching are in demand resulting in interviews with National Public
Radio, New Dimensions, and Natural Home and Garden, along with
presentations and workshops for the Bioneers Convergence, the Green
Festival, the Texas Natural Building Colloqium, the New Mexico
Xeriscape Conference, Organic Farming Conferences, and more.
Brad Lancaster is a permaculture teacher, designer, consultant and
co-founder of Desert Harvesters (DesertHarvesters.org). Brad has taught
programs for the ECOSA Institute, Columbia University, University of
Arizona, Prescott College, Audubon Expeditions, and many others. He has
helped design integrated water harvesting and permaculture systems for
homeowners and gardeners, including the Tucson Audubon Simpson Farm
restoration site, the award-winning Milagro and Stone Curves co-housing
projects.
www.HarvestingRainwater.com
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