Megan Lynch (she/her)Harvesting Rainwater with Brad Lancaster: How to Create Livable Desert Cities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN6t8xwpYZ8 #Rainwater #Xeriscaping #Gardening
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Suzanne's Mom's BlogStoring Rain in Garden Fences
Photo: Judith Jockel/The Guardian. In the Netherlands, Harry den Hartigh installs a fence that also serves as a rainwater store. Not to stereotype, but the Dutch strike me as exceptionally good problem solvers. (Maybe the bloggers at Cook and Drink can give an informed opinion.) Most of us know how they built their country on a delta and how today advise other places threatened with flooding. Senay Boztas writes at the Guardian that the Netherlands is now experimenting with a new way to […]https://suzannesmomsblog.com/2026/06/07/storing-rain-in-garden-fences/
Ma Quest 
Venya (he/him/dude) 🇺🇦Longer term I would love to have a permanent #solar setup integrated into the house, but for now I am looking for flexibility and incremental sustainability improvements. Even if I end up doing something radical later, this will still be useful to me.
Our other impending home improvement project is #rainwater reclamation for #gardening, probably using this system.
DoomsdaysCWBuilding #Resilience in Your #Garden for Challenges
April 17, 2024 by Hellen James
"Gardening can be incredibly rewarding, but it’s not without its challenges. From unpredictable weather patterns to pests and diseases, maintaining a thriving garden requires resilience. In this article, we’ll explore practical strategies to build resilience in your garden, ensuring it can withstand whatever challenges come its way.
Takeaways
1. Choose resilient plant varieties suited to your climate and soil conditions.
2. Improve soil health with #compost, #WormCastings, and cover crops to support plant resilience.
3. Implement water-efficient strategies such as #DripIrrigation and #rainwater harvesting to conserve water.
4. Utilize #NaturalPestControl methods like introducing beneficial insects and #CompanionPlanting.
5. Adapt to changing climate conditions by incorporating climate-resilient gardening practices.
6. Plan and prepare for each season to optimize plant growth and resilience.
7. Foster #biodiversity through companion planting and native plant selections to enhance garden resilience.
8. Create microclimates to tailor growing conditions to the specific needs of your plants.
9. #Mulch to suppress weeds, regulate soil temperature, and retain moisture for improved resilience.
10. Embrace #SustainableGardening practices to build long-term #resilience and environmental #stewardship.
Full article:
https://unifiedgarden.com/building-resilience-in-your-garden-for-challenges/
#SolarPunkSunday #GardeningChallenges #ClimateChangeGardening #EnvironmentalStewardship #RainwaterHarvesting #BuildingResiliency #FoodSecurity
Lars Fosdal
smallsolarMy solar powered water pump has finally stopped working, the silicone tubing in the peristaltic pump has degraded and started to leak.
Considering this version has been outside since 2023 and has been pumping unfiltered rain water I think it's done pretty well.
The good news is that if I replace the silicone tubing Ill be able to rebuild it and get it working again. I might simplify the control circuitry as it got a bit complicated.
Then it can get back to helping me avoid carrying water up from the bottom to the top as it's a 2.5M climb and I'm a little lazy.
VictorThe Future of Water in Alicante: Increased Reuse and Reduced Discharges. #Spain #infrastructure #wastewater #reuse #reclamation #rainwater https://www.todoalicante.es/english/future-water-alicante-increased-20260401050417-nt_amp.html
VictorThe Future of Water in Alicante: Increased Reuse and Reduced Discharges. #Spain #infrastructure #wastewater #reuse #reclamation #rainwater https://www.todoalicante.es/english/future-water-alicante-increased-20260401050417-nt_amp.html
The #depaving groups reclaiming #UrbanGreenSpace
by Jennifer Cole, Mar 21, 2026
"It took two years, but finally, in 2025, Jean Norwood’s dream of turning the parking lot at #MorningstarMissionary Baptist Church in #PortlandOR, into a play area for children and a #FoodGarden with #FruitTrees came true. Working with Norwood to bring her vision to reality was #DepavePortland. Since 2008, the Portland-based nonprofit has been digging up paved surfaces, freeing the trapped soil underneath and #regreening the newly reclaimed space.
"There are an estimated 2 billion parking places in the United States, an area comparable in size to the entire state of Vermont. That figure does not include #sidewalks, schoolyards or other paved surfaces, which, along with #CarParks, trap heat, intensifying the urban #HeatIsland effect in some cases by up to 10 degrees Fahrenheit compared with surrounding areas. '#Asphalt makes your space hotter in the summertime, and colder in the wintertime,' Norwood says.
"When asphalt is removed and the soil beneath is exposed, those dynamics begin to reverse. The ground can absorb and store #carbon, and #rainwater is able to filter into the soil rather than running off into sewers. #Trees and #gardens can be planted that provide shade and a #habitat is created for #birds, #insects and other #wildlife.
"This was Norwood’s dream for the parking lot at Morningstar. Going from concrete to fruit trees, though, takes patience. 'First,' she says, 'there was about six months of planning and submitting requests for permitting.'
"Depave guided Norwood and the church through all of it, even seeking out grants to help cover costs. When it came time to depave the parking lot, volunteers recruited by Depave used crowbars, shovels, bare hands and wheelbarrows to lift out the pavement and daylight the soil beneath. Depave also worked with Morningstar on finding contractors to build the play area and raised #GardenBeds, and on choosing the plants for each newly #regreened space. It’s a process Depave has perfected at more than 82 sites across Portland."
https://www.rewildingmag.com/the-depaving-groups-reclaiming-urban-green-space/
#SolarPunkSunday #MoreGreenCities #GreenerCities #RewildingCities #MoreParksLessParkingLots #WildlifeHabitat
