permaculture

[Wesley Roe and Santa Barbara Permaculture Network <lakinroe@silcom.com>]

Brad Lancaster was interview about his new 
book  on  Sustainable World Radio on KCSB 91.9 FM 
9-10am PST weekly and streaming live on 
www.kcsb.org. Also found  on www.sustainableworldradio.com, later in the month

Interview with Brad Lancaster on Aug 22 on 
Sustainable world Radio has been posted on
<http://socalifornia.permacultureconvergence.org/content/view/205/160>http://socalifornia.permacultureconvergence.org/content/view/205/160 




ABOUT HIS NEWLY PUBLISHED BOOK AND CALIFORNIA 
BOOKSIGNING TOUR AUG 28-SEPT 21 2008
Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond:Vol 
2, Water-Harvesting Earthworks,

=Get out your shovels and dance in the rain! That 
is what Brad Lancaster’s second volume in his 
trilogy on Rainwater Harvesting will make you want to do.

Join Brad Lancaster , as he shares his 
experiences traveling the world learning about 
harvesting rainwater---with simple landforms and 
earthworks---in places like India, Peru, Mexico, 
Africa and the  United States, where impoverished 
landscapes are turned into oases of life.

Harvesting rainwater was once a worldwide 
technology, but was replaced by pipes, canals, 
and sprinklers---inefficient and wasteful 
strategies that are running dry. In his newly 
published book Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands 
and Beyond:Vol 2, Water-Harvesting Earthworks, 
Brad Lancaster shares techniques for designing 
landscapes that passively harvest water using 
brilliant, low-tech, regenerative systems to 
hydrate the land and maximize the benefit that 
water brings to plants, animals and people.

Water has been identified as a global crisis in 
the making. Southern California has one of the 
most piped landscapes ever designed, relying on 
water from far away that may not be available in 
the future.  Brad's book encourages individuals 
and government agencies to redesign landscapes to 
live sustainably in their watersheds.  Earthworks, using
shovels to large earth moving equipment, can be 
the foundation strategy for sustainable landscapes.

        Brad Lancaster is a permaculture 
teacher, designer, consultant and co-founder of 
Desert Harvesters (DesertHarvesters.org). Living 
on an eighth of an acre in downtown Tucson, 
Arizona, where rainfall is lessthan 12 inches 
annually, Brad practices what he preaches by 
harvesting over 100,000 gallons of rainwater a 
year. 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 
Milagro and Stone Curves co-housing projects.


Tour dates will be posted on Brad Lancasters 
website www.harvestingrainwater.com/

Tour Organizer Santa Barbara Permaculture Network 
contact Wes Roe wes@sbpermaculture.org , www.sbpermaculture.org

TOUR DATES

Sept 5th Fri.  6pm potluck dinner, 7:30-9:30 
presentation. Solstice Grove Institute. Marin County
To get tickets 
<http://www.inticketing.com/evinfo.php?eventid=26856>http://www.inticketing.com/evinfo.php?eventid=26856
$23.95 in advance, $30 at the door. Workexchange available.
Contact  for more info and directions to 
info@urbanpermacultureguild.org , 
<http://www.urbanpermacultureguild.org>www.urbanpermacultureguild.org
Sponsored by Urban Permaculture Guild and Solstice Grove Institute.

Sept. 7 Sun,. 7 - 9 pm Commonweal Garden, Bolinas CA
Contact www.regenerativedesign.org 415-868 9681 Cost $10
Sponsored by Regenerative Design Institute


Sept. 8th Mon,  7:30 pm Occidental Arts & Ecology Center¹s ­ North Garden 
Stage
This is an outdoor location ­ please dress accordingly
Suggested donation of $5 to $10 to support Brad¹s 
great work! No one turnedaway for lack of funds!
Plan on buying and having autographed by Brad 
several copies of the book forholiday gifts!!
This event sponsored by the Occidental Arts & 
Ecology Center¹s WATER Institute  www.oaecwater.org
For more information call: 707-874-1557 x 206. 
For directions to OAEC www.oaec.org

Sept 9 Tues 7pm,  Boonville Fire House , Boonville
Contact  Linda <lsmacelwee@hotmail.com>   For 
details call 707-456-0779 or 707-895-3230
Cosponsor The Mendocino Ecological Learning 
Center ,the City of  Willits and the Navarro Watershed Working Group

Sept 10 , Wed 5pm Willitis
Contact max@melc.us,  707-456-0779  or 707- 895-3230
Cosponsor The Mendocino Ecological Learning 
Center ,the City of  Willits and the Navarro Watershed Working Group

Sept. 12, Fri 1pm Seminar room 4016, Bren Hall 
University of California Santa Barbara Free
 Contact Jami Nielsen(805)893-2968, nielsen@es.ucsb.edu
<http://www.tps.ucsb.edu/mapFlash.aspx#campus_map>http://www.tps.ucsb.edu/mapFlash.aspx#campus_map,


 Sept. 12, Fri  7:30-9 p.m.Lecture  BC Forum 
Fe  Bland Auditorium SBCC west campus 721 Cliff Drive. Santa Barbara
For more information and details on location and parking see
http://sustainability.sbcc.edu
Cosponsors by The  Santa Barbara City College Center for Sustainability
Santa Barbara Permaculture Network and Santa  Barbara Adult Education Program

Sept. 13, 14, Sat& Sun 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Sustainable 
Design Workshop with Art Ludwig and Brad Lancaster
Location EBS 309 SBCC East Campus 721 Cliff Drive. Santa Barbara
        Spend two days with expert sustainable water systems designers, Art
Ludwig and Brad Lancaster, as they work through practical and locally
appropriate designs for Santa Barbara residents. We live in a drought and
flood prone area. Learn how to manage water, nutrients, and energy more
sustainably using simple design strategies. For more information and
details on location and parking see http://sustainability.sbcc.edu
Cosponsors by The  Santa Barbara City College Center for Sustainability
Santa Barbara Permaculture Network and Santa  Barbara Adult Education Program

Sept 15 Mon   6:30pm, 6pm, potluck Santa Monica 
Main Library. 601 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica
2nd floor, Multi-purpose room NO Charge and NO Books Sale
The library is located on Santa Monica Blvd. at 
6th street in Downtown Santa Monica. Parking, entrance on 7th street
Contact: Sean Jennings 310-883-5021 or swjennings@gmail.com
No books to be sold please purchase a book before 
event from local bookstore of www.harvestingrainwater.com/
Cosponsored by Sustainable Santa Monica and the 
Westside Permaculture Gatherings.


September 19, Fri.6:30-9:30pm Center for 
Spiritual Living, Environmental Outreach 27121 
Calle Arroyo Suite 2200 San Juan Capistrano CA 92675 $20 for Dinner & Talk
To sign up or for more information please call 
(949) 481-4040 or www.centerfortruth.org

September 21, Sun  3 pm - 4:30 pm Peace Resource 
Center / Church of the Brethren 3850 Westgate Place
San Diego, CA 92105
Free, donations welcome.  Info:  619-255-6111 or sdecc@igc.org
Also
Come early for the International Day of Peace Open House
12 pm - 3pm showcasing the soon-to-be completed Friends Center,
an urban green building featuring strawbale 
construction, edible landscaping, and more!
For information on the Friends Center, see www.sdfriendscenter.org .