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Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 
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Archive for June, 2009
Rainwater-Harvesting Guru Brad Lancaster Rocks Austin
Monday, June 1st, 2009
I dropped the ball on this one. I’ve been spending so much time tending to the garden I forgot to hype Brad Lancaster’s visit to Austin. For those not familiar with him, Brad is a rainwater-harvesting guru from Tuscon, Arizona who preaches (and practices) taking the path to “a bun dance” (you have to see him to understand this joke) and not scarcity when it comes to water conservation. He’s also pretty damn funny.
I first saw him speak at the 2007 Natural Building Colloquium and was so impressed I swore I would drop everything to see him speak again if he ever came within 100 miles of Austin. Well, he spoke at least four times last weekend so odds were good that I was going to get to see him, and I did. His talk at the AMD campus just off Southwest Parkway was every bit as enlightening and inspiring as I hoped it would be. The event was well attended, and I got the sense that it could serve as a real lightning rod for change. When Brad explains how much water we waste as a society flushing our “waste” down the toilet, it makes you want to scream. The important thing is to remember who to scream at.
Fortunately for those who missed him speak, you can still learn all about him at his website or by ordering one of his books.