Tag Archive: rainwater collection

Apr 09

Examples of Rainwater Tanks & Rainwater Harvesting Around the World

TweetThe types and sizes of water tanks used for rainwater harvesting vary around the world and some have very interesting innovations.

May 13

Soil Water Conservation Techniques Increase Yield

TweetLack of adequate water poses a major constraint in increasing agricultural production in semi-arid areas in South Africa. However, the use of appropriate crop production techniques, especially those that conserve soil and water, could assist greatly in this regard. Like many other semi-arid areas in the world, South Africa’s food production is limited by its …

Mar 10

Eco-farming can double food output by poor: U.N.

Tweet Many farmers in developing nations can double food production within a decade by shifting to ecological agriculture from use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, a U.N. report showed on Tuesday. Insect-trapping plants in Kenya and Bangladesh’s use of ducks to eat weeds in rice paddies are among examples of steps taken to increase food …

Mar 09

Hidden Water Consumption- Surprising Facts

Tweet We’ve all probably been made aware of some startling water-use statistics that are more ‘apparent’, but have we ever considered the water use/waste that is involved in less ‘obvious’ human activities?? One may be surprised to learn of some of the facts below… Diet The water it takes to produce the average American diet …

Mar 08

Today’s Lifestyle Change Can Lead to Tomorrow’s Better Planet

Tweet Being ‘green’ doesn’t carry that much weight when it’s just a ‘label’ and you are being ‘forced’ to change. It’s like being ‘on’ a diet. We say, “I’m on a diet”, as if we can get ‘off’ of it at any time. And more often than not, we do. But if you change your …

Mar 07

Cooling Your House Without Electricity

TweetLong time readers may remember when I wrote about two different ways you could heat your home or garage without using electricity. There was the heater made from soda cans and an old window and these solar heaters that were installed on the sunny side of my house, both of which worked really well providing …