It’s been a while since I’ve taken an opportunity to put plants in the ground. But with a little rainwater, home made compost, and some heirloom seeds, feeling successful was EASY!
It’s never too late to fall in love with growing food!
Use rainwater on your veggies without fear
Don’t be afraid to use the rain from the sky to grow food. Educate yourself and tell your friends, rainwater is the best for your veggies!
10 Easy ways to be a water warrior
Through a series of small scale integrated solutions, we can change the local water and food climate in San Diego!
Greywater Soaps
Using biodegradable, sodium free soaps is a crucial component of a successful greywater system. Research your options before you start discharging your greywater onto your landscape!
Desalination: an expensive solution for keeping green lawns in San Diego
Desalination provides the most expensive water supply in San Diego. By engendering a simple water conservation ethic, we can reduce our water needs in San Diego by over 20%, eliminating the need for this expensive water supply. Let’s rethink our water supply and our place in San Diego’s Water Cycle.
You don’t need to be a plumber to fix a leaking toilet.
Fixing indoor water leaks, and using high efficiency fixtures can reduce your water consumption by surprising amounts!
Mulch: The unsung hero of rainwater collection!
A brief primer on mulch selection, and why mulch matters.
Rainwater: Be an educated consumer, not a victim to FOMO
Rainwater catchment is an important consideration this fall. Make sure you are an educated consumer before spending your money. Cost is not the only consideration.
What’s more important? Water or Power?
Solar panels have become commonplace. The US government supports the use of solar power as a means to reduce our dependence on coal and other industrial generation of electricity. Why not do the same for…
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Water Ethics in San Diego
Taking into account our real water supply, how do we inhabit our southland in an ethical way?