Comments on: Social Justice Challenge Issue: Water

By: Marjorie (PaperTigers)

Marjorie (PaperTigers) — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:28:12 +0000

What a brilliant choice of book for this month’s challenge! We have been a bit lazy about overcoming the setback of having an old metal downpipe on our old house, which is the only place we have to cllect rainwater from our roof – it’s definitely time to get a bit of oomph and sort it!

By: Review Roundup for Water Issue | Social Justice Challenge

Review Roundup for Water Issue | Social Justice Challenge — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:03:55 +0000

[...] Margot @ Joyfully Retired reviewed Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond (Volume 1 and 2) by Brad Lancaster [...]

By: WordLily

WordLily — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:48:36 +0000

Thanks for this great review! What’s Volume 3 going to be about?

By: Wendy

Wendy — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:49:28 +0000

These sound like great resources – I have to admit, I wouldn’t have even thought about harvesting rainwater…but what a great idea. We could all do so much more to conserve our water supplies.

By: Erin

Erin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:14:36 +0000

Both of those books sounds interesting! Rainwater harvesting reminds me of my grandpa. He always had barrels out to capture the rain from the gutters. He used it to water his massive garden. When I was little I thought it was weird (no one else I knew did that!), but now I am seeing much of that generation’s wisdom in using what is available and being resourceful . . . instead of being fooled into taking the convenient way out. Good review!

By: Staci- Life in the Thumb

Staci- Life in the Thumb — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:17:10 +0000

It’s amazing how easily we take things like this for granted. Whenever our power goes out I’m reminded how lucky and fortunate we are that at the twist of a faucet we can get a cup of life sustaining liquid!

I loved this one!

By: Barbara

Barbara — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:44:49 +0000

Your son has chosen one of the most important professions of this age. We Americans especially are terribly wasteful of water and guilty of polluting much of what we have. We live near the Susquehanna River which feeds into Chesapeake Bay so we have been taught to be very careful about products we use in our fields and on our lawns. It’s our most precious resource.

By: bermudaonion (Kathy)

bermudaonion (Kathy) — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:22:42 +0000

We do take water for granted in this country. When I was growing up, one of my dad’s best friends was from the Phillipines. He said the first time he saw rain in the US, he couldn’t understand why people weren’t outside bathing in it. In Bermuda, they do harvest rainwater for use. Fantastic post!

By: rhapsodyinbooks

rhapsodyinbooks — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:44:37 +0000

This is such a fascinating issue. I remember how surprised I was to read that so much of the strategizing in Mideast wars relates to getting water to troops!

By: Stacy

Stacy — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:04:43 +0000

Jason & I were watched House Hunters International (love that show) and in Melbourne, Australia rain harvesting is becoming very popular there and you were able to see the individual rain collectors behind the houses. Before that I didn’t realize regular houses would have something so big to do the job. Your son chose a great field of study.