Rainwater Collection
- on 03.31.08
- Conservation
well this makes me much more inclined towards those cute VWs all my friends zip around in these days.
My mom (the Master Naturalist) attended a lecture educating interested parties in rainwater collection on a household scale. its extremely simple. cut a hole in a garbage can lid, attach a screen to filter debris. If you are really handy, drill a hole in the bottom and screw in a nozzle to attach a hose! No more watering bans for you.
or purchase one here!
But if you run a regionally sustainable garden, your water needs are significantly lower than water-sucking lawns and exotic topiary. Learn more about xeriscaping, and love your planet!
I bike to work daily in the lovely city of Portland, OR where I 
of course, as a volkswagen driver, i appreciate this…
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