What to Do with 500 Gallons of Rainwater?

Looks like the rain’s over. April is around the corner, and if we get anything more it’s likely to be only showers. Still, I’m starting the dry season — the season of irrigation — with a full tank of 500 gallons of collected rain. Now the...

Collecting Rain from Roofs

I started caring about rain while I was livingĀ in Ts’oeneng, where everyone farmed without irrigation as well as got their drinking water from springs and wells. Rain provided food and drink in a very direct way. I also started collecting rain from roofs while...

Does It Pay to Conserve Water?

Though I have a distaste for the waste of water, which mostly comes from my time living in Lesotho, I’ve been wondering how much money I save when I’m careful with water use — here, at home, in Southern California. When I turn the kitchen faucet on...

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