Raindrop Harvesting

After a heavy rain last night and this morning we are left with a lovely sight, a swale full of water. #rainwaterharvestingsystem #rainwaterharvesting #passiverainwaterharvesting #slowitspreaditsinkit #permaculture #permaculturedesign #landscapedesign #workwithwhatyouhave #ecologicallandscaping #swale #planttherain #usewhatyouhave

We had a wonderful break over the holidays but that didn’t stop us playing in our own garden. We managed to dig a new swale that receives water from part of our... homes roof area. We now direct all the water from our homes roof and diverted it either into passive rainwater structures or it becomes part of our 12,000 gallon cistern collection which we use to water our food garden. #rainwaterharvestingsystem #rainwaterharvesting #passiverainwaterharvesting #slowitspreaditsinkit #permaculture #permaculturedesign #landscapedesign #workwithwhatyouhave #landscapearchitecture #ecologicallandscaping #swale #planttherain #usewhatyouhave

One of the highlights of last summer was working with OSU on their new Rainwater Harvesting online course. This course teaches you how to conceptualize, design, and implement sustainable water-harvesting systems for your home, landscape, and community. A wonderful course that is attracting students from all over the world. Check out the post below for a 5% discount code.

For those interested in taking an online Permaculture Design Certificate, this one is worth serious consideration. This ten week-long program contains some excellent content produced by Andrew Millison, as well you work with an instructor who will grade your assignments and provide meaningful feedback.