Sustainable water paves the road for a sustainable life

For those unaware of the current situation in the world, we have some problems. Not just the economic problems in our country, but also problems like war, global warming, and the food and water crises. The list goes on but I'd rather not depress anyone.

As these problems continue to escalate, awareness regarding them grows as well, and an underlying message pokes out of "honeybee populations continue to decline" and "gas prices on the rise" headlines. The message is simple: become more self sustained. In fact, its so simple that our complicated minds in our complicated society can have a hard time really decoding the actual meaning of that message.

People in our day and age must come to grips with what is going on and begin to lead lives in which they are much less reliant on others, and that's where sustainability comes in to play. With the food crisis becoming worse people are encouraged to grow their own food. As global warming continues to rise people know that they need to drive less. And as water demands turn into a more crucial issue, especially in the Southwest, it is in everyone's best interest to support local, sustainable water.

Santa Fe water harvesting systems create less reliance on water coming from the city, which gives people in our dry city and state the option of watering plants whether or not it is a designated "watering day" during periods of drought. With a water supply that doesn't come from an outside source, locals can be reassured that they are saving money on their water bill, conserving water, and supporting a local economy in which less gas is used to ship in materials. Then they have the freedom grow food sustainably using their water harvesting systems, which in turn creates a household with less reliance on transported food. The more sustainable you get, the more sustainable you can get!

For those of you trying to conserve cash, we have a number of $45 "dirty" barrels. These barrels have nothing wrong with them, they're just not as clean. If you don't care about the appearance, it's a good way to save a few bucks on your water catchment system. They can also be cleaned up if you have a good arm and some degrease soap and a scrubber.

We also recently got a shipment of 50 gallon Terra Cotta barrels, which we were low on previously. They are selling for $55 a piece, with the brown colored ones for $60. The 60 gallon brown barrels are $65 dollars, and all other 60 gallon barrels are $60. For a limited time we are also selling 55 gallon "wide mouth" barrels, which tend to be cleaner and nicer in appearance than the other barrels. They are 65 dollars.

If you are not already aware of this, we deliver any number of barrels for a cost of $15 dollars per delivery. Of course that depends on where you live. Santa Fe and Eldorado tend to be ok. Call first in order to set a time to meet. During the course of the summer we have also been selling on the side of highway 285 near the first entrance to Eldorado. We have been there on Saturdays, but might not be there again until next summer, depending on how busy it looks.

Take advantage of all the recent rain before it stops raining. It's a good chance to conserve water and save some money on your water bill.