Principles for Rainwater Harvesting

Posted August 6th, 2009 by Michael Janzen and filed in Self-Sufficient, Sustainable, water

I’ve been collecting as much information about rain water collection as I can find. I’m not sure why I’ve been obsessed with this but it just seems like a good thing to know how to do. Here’s a very good article on the topic called Eight Principles for Successful Rainwater Harvesting.

How to build a rainwater collection barrel

Posted June 27th, 2009 by Michael Janzen and filed in Reuse Recycle, Self-Sufficient, water

I’ve been researching different ways of collecting rainwater for garden and home use. I ran across this article on a simple down-spout fed rain barrel on Crafting a Green World.

DIY Gardening: Build a Rain Barrel

Grey Water System and Free Plans

Posted May 26th, 2009 by Michael Janzen and filed in Garden, Sustainable

I spotted this on materialicious just now. It’s a simple grey water system for taking laundry water and using it on your yard. They have also included a detailed drawing that shows exactly how to set this type of system up. Laundry to Landscape Grey Water System