Water Smarts

Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Leisure, Parenting, Home & Garden, Kids & Family

4.8 • 864 Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Water is a finite resource. Freshwater shortages are increasingly striking regions around the globe and, as demand for water rises while supply continues to drop, the price of water will likely skyrocket. It’s more important than ever to be smart about water. On today's show horticulturist Noelle Johnson offers easy ways to save water and have a beautiful yard — even amongst challenging climatic conditions. Here's a preview: [5:00] Globally, less rain is falling. And simultaneously the planet is desertifying. What are the consequences? [11:00] Exactly why rainwater is better for our plants than water from the hose, plus: 3 ways to effectively capture rainwater [15:00] Did you know you can repurpose gray water in your yard? (I sure didn't!) [26:00] Musings on lawns [32:00] 7 ways to use less water in your vegetable garden (hint: raised beds require more water!) Resources mentioned: Episode #137: The Global Water Crisis Episode #500: Rebuilding Your Village The Water-Smart Garden: Techniques and Strategies for Conserving, Capturing, and Efficiently Using Water in Today's Climate... and Tomorrow's Noelle on Instagram This show is listener-supported. Thank you for supporting! Join our (free!) Facebook community here. Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube @sustainableminimalists Say hello! [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Well, hello there my friends and welcome back. My name is Stephanie Safarian and you're
0:04.8	listening to episode 504 of sustainable minimalist. This is a listener supported
0:11.0	show about intentional and eco-friendly minimalist living and on today's
0:15.3	show we are discussing how to garden with less water. Water shortages and
0:21.6	restrictions on water use are on the rise everywhere in all zones, in all climates.
0:29.0	And it is more important than ever that we employ water conserving practices outside in our
0:35.4	garden on our lawns with our flowers you name it and here to help me discuss this
0:40.6	topic is Noel Johnson.
0:42.9	She is a horticulturist.
0:44.5	She is a garden writer and she has a new book
0:47.4	coming out titled The Water Smart Garden
0:51.1	Techniques and Strategies for Conserving, capturing, and efficiently using water in today's climate.
0:58.0	Now, maybe you've heard our world is desertifying, aka the planet is rapidly becoming a desert.
1:06.7	What does that mean for growing food?
1:09.7	What does that mean for life on Earth?
1:11.7	The first part of my conversation today with
1:13.7	Noel discusses our water woes in relation to desertification and then in part two
1:20.2	we're discussing exactly how we can save this precious and finite resource in our gardens and in our
1:27.5	homes and that finite resource of course is water.
1:31.1	Nowel I'm so thrilled to have you on the show. How are you? I am well and thank you for having me.
1:37.9	Of course, of course. We're going to talk about something I know nothing about, which is gardening with less water I'm so excited for your tips and
1:45.8	tricks but before we do that I want to know about you who are you what do you
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