Why harvest rainwater?
posted by john castillo 4 weeks ago
As population grows, demand for water will continue to rise. How much direct effect the developed world feels from the dwindling
water supply is yet to be seen. Whether we face shortages or not, we will feel the impact indirectly.
Even throwing out the moral justification for harvesting rain, most gardeners know the benefit of real water on their plants. Municipal
water supplies are often tainted with chemicals that kill bacteria and other organisms to make the water "safe" for human
consumption. These chemicals and other "preservatives" effectively kill the water and quite effectively poison our plants.
A rainwater harvesting system can cost less than a hundred dollars and can save thousands of gallons of water over its useful
lifetime. The benefits to plant life and conservation effects far outweigh the costs for such a system. A simple gutter draining into a
barrel will capture over 100 gallons of water on a 10'x20' surface with a half inch of rain.
With a big enough container and a small pump rainwater can be converted to home use for what is called "gray" water purposes.
With some simple plumbing, this collected water can be pumped for use in toilet flushing saving over 3000 gallons per year for the
average family of four.
Can we produce truly organic food without rainwater?
Unless you have access to a well or other natural water source, the answer is
emphatically, "NO!" Organic implies that nature is the giver of life. If we pollute nature's
water resource, it is no longer organic. Watering plants with chlorinated water not only
stunts the growth of the plant, it poisons what is to become our food supply.
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