{"podcast":{"title":"The Urban Farm Podcast with Greg Peterson","slug":"the-urban-farm-podcast-with-greg-peterson-1101746","podcast_index_feed_id":1101746,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-urban-farm-podcast-with-greg-peterson/","website_url":"http://www.urbanfarm.org/category/podcast","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/ec07f06b-d238-4cbf-98f7-6cf848491d7c/ufpodcastlogo.jpg","author":"Urban Farm Team","episode_count":986,"summary":"Welcome to The Urban Farm Podcast, your partner in the Grow Your Own Food revolution! This audio only podcast features special guests like Rosemary Morrow, Zach Loeks, and Andrew Millison as we discuss the art and value of growing food in urban areas. We'll explore topics such as gardening basics, urban beekeeping and chicken farming, permaculture, successful composting, monetizing your farm, and much more! Each episode will bring you tips and tricks on how to overcome common challenges, opportunities to learn from the experience of people just like you, and plenty of resources to ensure you're informed, equipped, and empowered to participate more mindfully in your local food system... and to have a great time doing it! Support our Podcast and listen Ad-Free! Visit www.urbanfarm.org/patron for more information and see what else we include.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-26T16:22:50.065243+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-urban-farm-podcast-with-greg-peterson-1101746"},"episode":{"title":"980: Free Water From You Home with Brad Lancaster","slug":"980-free-water-from-you-home-with-brad-lancaster","published_at":"2026-04-17T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-urban-farm-podcast-with-greg-peterson-1101746/980-free-water-from-you-home-with-brad-lancaster","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-urban-farm-podcast-with-greg-peterson-1101746","url":"https://www.urbanfarm.org/978","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/f4809e83-071c-4e0f-b4de-851379461269.mp3","summary":"A Rosie On The House Replay This episode explores practical, low-cost strategies for reusing household gray water to irrigate landscapes. Brad Lancaster shares decades of experience designing regenerative water systems in dryland environments, emphasizing simple gravity-fed solutions over complex infrastructure. The conversation highlights how homeowners can dramatically reduce water use by “stacking functions” and capturing water already on-site. By pairing gray water with rainwater harvesting, households can meet most or all of their irrigation needs. Brad Lancaster runs a successful permaculture consulting design and education business in Tucson, Arizona. He's focused on integrated and sustainable approaches to landscape design, planning and living. Growing up in a dryland environment, water harvesting has long been one of his specialties and a true passion. He's the author of the Permaculture Bible for Water Harvesting, Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Volumes One and Two. And he has just released new color versions, revised and expanded of both of them. Key Topics Gray water (definition and household sources) Difference between gray water and black water Brad Lancaster (water harvesting expert) Rainwater harvesting systems Gravity-fed irrigation design Soil as a living filtration system Mulch basins and infiltration strategies Laundry-to-landscape systems Outdoor shower gray water reuse Water conservation in dryland climates Arizona gray water regulations (13 guidelines) Soap and detergent impacts (salt vs liquid) Planting water before plants (design philosophy) Evapotranspiration and passive cooling Key Questions Answered What is gray water and how much of household water does it represent? Gray water is lightly used water from showers, sinks, bathtu…","meta_description":"A Rosie On The House Replay This episode explores practical, low-cost strategies for reusing household gray water to irrigate landscapes. Brad Lancaster s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2210,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-urban-farm-podcast-with-greg-peterson-1101746/episodes/980-free-water-from-you-home-with-brad-lancaster/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-urban-farm-podcast-with-greg-peterson-1101746/980-free-water-from-you-home-with-brad-lancaster.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}