About me
I love sustainability
I geek out on making things efficient, perhaps due to an engineering background. I write articles and make videos about DIY sustainability solutions on an individual scale (for some of the world’s largest issues).
This website has a collection of content on topics I’ve dug into (a dual meaning since my last name literally means ‘ditch digger’ in German and I’ve shoveled like mad in my yard learning how to harvest rainwater)!
Let’s work together to stop climate change.
My Story
I grew up in sunny San Diego, California, always outdoors in close contact with nature. Beaches, mountains, lakes, rivers, you name it. From an early age I thought about how lifestyle, politics, technology, and many other factors shape our world. I want others to experience the childhood I had.
I now live in Tucson, Arizona where water and land use are such critical factors. I’ve used my home as a testing ground for some solutions like rainwater and greywater harvesting, for southwest living and beyond. I started this website to share some of what I’ve learned with my DIY projects and to help others.
I’m a husband, proud dad of two, an avid cyclist, a beginner gardener (I’ve found it is hard to kill kale!), a punk rocker and underground music lover, an ex used EV owner, and a papa to a greyhound doggie who sleeps all day.