Wine to Water: Book Review and Giveaway!

9 by Becky Striepe on January 20, 2012

Doc Hendley was more into drinking beers than in water security, but an evening of Googling changed his life.

We talk quite a bit about water conservation here at Green Upgrader, but what we don't talk about as much is the fact that in many developing countries access to clean water is not a given. Wine to Water tells the story of one fellow who's helping increase access to clean water in areas where that vital resource is scarce.

What really struck me about this book is that Hendley doesn't hesitate for a moment. Before learning about the world water crisis, he was content to coast through college, partying in the evenings and doing the minimum to get by, but when he found a cause that he was passionate about, he pretty much leapt into action. I really look up to folks who skip the deliberating and complaining and just do.

The book was a great read, and it takes you through Hendley's journey from a college student in Raleigh, North Carolina to founding and running Wine to Water. The publishers of Wine to Water were kind enough to offer up a copy of the book to one lucky Green Upgrader reader! Here's how you can enter:

Share your favorite way to conserve water at home.
Follow Wine to Water on Twitter, and let us know with a comment on this post.
Follow Green Upgrader on Twitter, and let us know with a comment on this post.
Follow Green Upgrader on Facebook, and let us know with a comment on this post.

For each thing you do, you can get an extra "name in the hat." Just make sure to leave a separate comment for each thing you do, so that we can count all of your entries. We'll announce the winner on Monday the 23rd. That's in just a few days, so hurry up and enter!

They do ask that we choose a winner in the U.S. or Canada only and that the address not be a PO Box.

http://tlcbooktours.com Heather J. @ TLC Book Tours

I look forward to seeing all the water-saving tips your readers come up with!

Thanks for being a part of the tour.
Kip

We like to leave a bucket in our shower. We use it to catch the cold water that comes first while we are waiting for the water to get hot. We found that it takes about 1 bucket of water to get to the hot stuff. Our cats actually love to drink the water right when we first fill the bucket. After the cats have had their fill we use the rest of the water on our plants.
Brian

I don’t have a fancy dual flush toilet, so I put a full bottle of water in the tank. This displaces that much water from the full load. It normally uses 1.6 gallons per flush, but with that in there it reduces it by about 16oz, or whatever the size of the bottle is.

You can also use a brick or basically anything that doesn’t float or degrade in water.
Peter Levine

I buy only xeriscape plants for my patio garden. Since they are native Florida plants, they are drought resistant and save lots of water in the muggy, hot, Florida summers.
http://www.bonniejheath.com Bonnie

If it’s brown flush it down. If it’s yellow, let it mellow.
http://www.girlyfight.com Stacia

We refuse to water our yard – green grass takes a LOT of watering in our area and it seems like a vanity rather than a necessity. We capture the cold water that comes from the sink/tub before it turns warm to water any plants/veggies but the grass just isn’t a priority.
http://www.girlyfight.com Stacia

I follow Wine to Water on twitter. We’ve been supporting the organization since we first heard about them on the CNN Heroes special a few years ago. Big fans of wine, plus there’s the local connection with Doc (never met him but Raleigh is our adopted home), and the cause is amazing. Something as simple as water shouldn’t be a luxury.
Molly De Cleene

I have posted on the GreenUpgrader Facebook! One way I conserve water is to turn off the shower while I Iather.
Molly De Cleene

I have also followed Wine to Water and GreenUpgrader on Twitter and have mentioned you both in a post! My post states that to conserve water, if it’s yellow, I let it mellow.