Water
Gathering and Treating It
Going grey — water that is
This article discusses some basic aspects of a greywater system that could be used off-grid. Greywater is the used water at a particular site, except for water ...
WC=Waterless Closet
On our homestead, we have greatly reduced our water usage by eliminating the flush toilet. The idea of polluting fresh drinking water with humanure is an odd co...
Shine on!
built in Obsolescence, everlasting light bulb, Swan Edison, Livermore Centennial Light Bulb,...
Big Water
Water, recycling, harvesting, water harvesting, thames water, wasted water, grey water, Thames Water,...
Water Storage for Off-grid Living
Water Storage, Tanks, Cisterns, Aquifers, Ponds, Ferrocement Water Tanks,rainwater harvesting, water harvesting,...
Cheap laundry – eco-balls
Eco-balls reduce laundry cost by 75% Eco-balls are a way of doing the washing without using detergent or soap. If you live off-grid that means you can reuse wat...
Irrigation secrets of the ancients
Irrigation, American Indians, Water Harvesting, conserving water, gardening, mulch,...
Save money on a watering system for your garden
If water is scarce…….. In a perfect world, you’d plant your off-grid garden and it would rain the day after and several times during the week,...
Reed Bed water filters
Reedbeds really clean water Richard Furthy and June Evans installed an ornamental water garden rather than a septic tank for their isolated home. Their idea spr...
Solar Heated Water
Solar Water Heater Good ol’ John Canivan – guru of sun heated water systems, related the following to me: In 1970 a friend of mine left the civilize...
Rainwater harvesting once common, needed again to promote conservation
By Mike Mecke For thousands of years, the world has relied upon rainwater harvesting to supply water for household, landscape and agricultural uses. How to harv...