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Thirty-two years ago Greg Peterson began turning his residential lot in Phoenix, Arizona into a 1/3-acre “food forest.” To support his lush planting in this desert environment required water, and Greg began exploring ways to harvest and maximize the impact of all the sources on his property. In our conversation he details the techniques he used for harvesting and infiltrating storm water, and for making use of household gray water and condensate from his cooling system. Greg also describes ways that gardeners in other regions of the United States can adapt his techniques to work in their climates and soils.
