Learn how to create a sustainable backyard oasis with rainwater harvesting

Learn how to create a sustainable backyard oasis at WMG’s six-part Hydrate Phoenix project series at SunUp Brewing Co in Central Phoenix. Each presentation includes a mini-project to create an action plan for your home.

Hydrate with happy-hour priced local craft brews, and soak in knowledge about greywater, composting, and building a rain garden. Join us for your favorite topic, or attend the full series to build a comprehensive site plan.

Series Schedule – click on a link to register for an individual session or register for several at once

• October 13 | Hydrate Your Home & Community – Create a water budget for your home and give water back to your community
• October 20 | Hydrate Your Plants – Create a beautiful landscape with native plants and trees
• October 27 | Hydrate Your Yard – Harvest the rain with only a shovel
• November 3 | Hydrate Your Food – Use rain tanks to support your vegetable garden
• November 10 | Hydrate Your Soils – Turn waste into resources and build healthy soils
• November 17 | Hydrate With Greywater – Harvest greywater to complete your backyard oasis

Harvest the rain with only a shovel

This session is all about WMG’s 3 “S”s: slow, spread, and sink. Learn how to use passive rainwater harvesting to create a series of berms, basins, and swales that will direct rainwater to beneficial use for plants while reducing flooding and erosion in your yard. These practices will slow the flow of the water, spread it across the areas where it’s needed, and sink it into the ground.