Potable Water
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Humanure part 1: Why should we give a crap?
Permaculture is not just about garden design. Even if you don’t have land or access to land, looking at life…
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Water Treatment for Off-the-Grid Rainwater Harvesting Systems – Water Organizing Modules (WOMs)
After implementing a rainwater harvesting system, you still need to distribute the water throughout your house. What other steps need…
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How to Filter Your Own Drinking Water
My wife Emma and I have been looking for property in Central America for over a year now. During the…
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A Fresh Perspective on the Drought in California and the Future of the Water Crisis
California’s epic drought began in July 2011 and continues to make life increasingly difficult for its residents as the flow…
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World Water Day
A video specifically for World Water Day, 2012, from Michael To bring awareness to World Water Day, we are sharing…
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Swales (Continuous Contour Trenches) Bring Water and Life Back to Maharashtra, India
This (unfortunately low-res) video shares the clear, practical benefits of bringing sensible low-tech Permaculture water harvesting techniques such as swales…
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The Billboard That Saves Lives
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWwii1dX4v8 An estimated 1.2 million residents of Lima, Peru, lack running water (far from potable in any case) and rely…
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April 9th: The Day that Water Won! (USA)
Water harvesting earthworks at the WMG Learning Lab capture water after a rain For one day, we have the opportunity…
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Keyline Design as an Organizing Pattern for Permaculture Design, Part 2 (Sweden)
This is part 2 of a series of 5 articles looking at design considerations for our Cold Climate Permaculture site…
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India’s Dangerous ‘Food Bubble’
Editor’s Note: As is often the case with the Earth Policy Institute (EPI), crucial solutions are largely missing from the…
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UNCCD Land for Life Award Winners for 2013 (India, Mexico, Africa): Practical, Doable, Magic
Educating small-holder farmers in India Every year the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) presents awards and supportive prize-money…
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The Miracle Water Village – Water Harvesting in India (video)
As the world reels under the threat of unrelenting climate change, erratic monsoons and fast depleting groundwater reserves, The Miracle…
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