(Natural News) Governor Gavin Newsom has pushed for conservation during his recent visit to a Southern California water recycling facility. The government is set to mandate water, food and energy rations, leaving Californians unable to heat or cool their houses throughout the year. They have done this rationing before in California, but it isn’t clear […]

(Natural News) Despite being in the middle of one of the driest stretches on record, California’s water use jumped dramatically in March as homeowners started watering their lawns in defiance of Governor Gavin Newsom’s pleas for conservation. Last summer, Newsom asked residents to voluntarily cut water use by 15 percent compared to 2020 as drought […]

(Natural News) California’s three-year drought appears to be growing more severe as the Sierra Nevada snowpack, which provides 30 percent of the state’s water supply, is currently at one of its lowest levels in over seven decades. Automatic sensors spread across the massive mountain range show that snowpack levels are about 39 percent of normal levels. […]

(Natural News) Maintaining a homestead is no easy feat, and it can sometimes be an expensive task as well. But there are many ways to save money on your property, especially if you know how to manage your resources wisely. Read on to learn how to conserve water and reuse gray water on your homestead. (h/t […]

(Natural News) Water conservation is important regardless of whether you’re a homesteader or not. But it’s doubly critical if you’re running a homestead because you have other things to spend water on, such as irrigating crops and keeping farm animals hydrated. Conserving water ensures that you have enough water supplies to keep your homestead running during the driest months of […]

(Natural News) Brandi McKuin of the University of California, Santa Cruz claims that covering California’s canals with solar panels can save the drought-prone state around 65 billion gallons of water every year. She explained that canopies of solar panels would provide shade to the canal water during the summer months. This, in turn, would save enough water to irrigate […]

(Natural News) The dual-flush toilet wastes more water than it conserves, warned the U.K.’s largest water firm. In a recent report, conservation group Waterwise also estimated that between five to eight percent of U.K. toilets are leaking, with most of them being dual-flush. While designed to save water, the dual-flush toilet’s unique mechanism and its […]

(Natural News) Home gardening is a rewarding hobby, but it can use up a lot of water. Conserve water by using eco-friendly products like a water-saving hose nozzle. (h/t to Learn.Eartheasy.com) Applying strategies like mulching, maintaining healthy soil and watering at night can help reduce the water you use for your home garden. Alternatively, you […]

(Natural News) Groundwater sources all over the United States are going dry, and new wells are being dug deeper and deeper to try and find more water. However, advocates are concerned that drilling deeper for water isn’t the solution. Researchers Debra Perrone and Scott Jasechko from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara) published the […]

(Natural News) Gardening can be a very relaxing pastime. Being outdoors, soaking up the sunshine and running your fingers through the soil is an exhilarating experience for avid gardeners, and it can help melt away stress. Others do it out of a desire to better control the foods they consume. People with organic home gardens […]