Good Evening, SuperForest!
As SuperForester Jackson mentioned earlier, it’s raining in Southern California today! And as I was driving home from my evening lecture, the rain thudding on my windshield, my thoughts drifted toward rainwater harvesting, and in particular, the SuperForest hero that is Brook Sarson. Growing up here in the desert that is San Diego, I’ve always known to treat water as a precious resource, however, applying sustainable water systems in our home has never really been implemented. This is where the incredible Ms. Sarson shines for she noticed the serious water shortage potential of the area and began to study ways to implement sustainable solutions. After learning from some of the water conservation masters in places like Arizona and Australia, Ms. Sarson has brought her knowledge back here and is now owner and founder of H2OME, San Diego’s first rainwater harvesting and greywater recycling installation business where she offers consultations on water reuse and storage.
Needless to say, this woman is an incredible inspiration and just a few days ago, our new friends SuperForesters Janice and Chris invited Jackson and I to go tour her gorgeous home and see her rainwater harvesting systems in action. It was pouring rain, but it was absolutely amazing. At the front end of her property, her home doesn’t look very different from any other, but once you go to the backyard, your jaw drops as you are greeted by huge rainwater tanks, a gorgeous edible garden, a chicken coop, and even a pizza oven!
Check it out, (there’s even a cameo by Chris and Janice at the end):
Beautiful, no? And even more beautiful is the fact that 1 inch of rain on 1000 square feet of roof provides 600 gallons of water! 600! Swooooon!
You can learn more about Brook and her work, here. I have a feeling this isn’t the last time we’ll be writing about this incredible woman.
Love!
C
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