[Community_garden] New community garden with a rain storage question

[Mike McGrath]

Wow. That sounds intense.
Erica--have you applied to ORGANIC GARDENING magazine's program of building 
rain catchers for community gardens?
                                                                    ---Mike 
McG
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Smead" <smead at amplepower.com>
To: "Erica" <Erica at cortland.org>
Cc: <community_garden at list.communitygarden.org>
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 6:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Community_garden] New community garden with a rain storage 
question


> Erica,
>
> I suggest visiting a local thrift store and buying a used tent.  Cut a
> large hole in what is normally the top and seam it. Cut out the bottom if
> it has one.
>
> After washing it good, rig the tent bottomside up over your barrel.  The
> challenge here will be twofold.  First you want a fairly steep approach
> into the barrel or the water will collect outside it and weight the tent
> down.  Of course it its too steep then the collecting area is less. You
> can rig some slats as sort of an inverted teepee that extend into the
> barrel, but spread out upward.
>
> You'll need some good tiedowns and guying to keep it up in the rain and
> wind.  But it can all be done with used or renewable resources.  Find one
> of the youth who studied knots as a Boy Scout to help with the rigging.
>
> I hope this makes sense.  My mind's eye of the contraption is clear, but I
> don't have time to make a drawing.  Most of all remember that every design
> failure is an opportunity to learn.
>
> If you make it, send us all a picture.  Thanks.
>
> David Smead
> www.amplepower.com
>
>
> On Fri, 4 Apr 2008, Erica wrote:
>
>> Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 13:47:09 -0400
>> From: Erica <Erica at cortland.org>
>> To: community_garden at list.communitygarden.org
>> Subject: [Community_garden] New community garden with a rain storage 
>> question
>>
>> Hello~
>>
>>
>>
>> My agency the City of Cortland Youth Bureau (Cortland, New York) is in 
>> the process of starting our areas first community garden.  My goal is to 
>> engage youth in the garden and the endless possibilities that gardening 
>> will bring them.
>>
>>
>>
>> I am looking for suggestions of how we can build a rain storage device 
>> for our garden.  The plot is not close to a roof or building.  Thus far I 
>> have only found resources for building rain storage units with runoff 
>> coming from roofs or gutters.  Does anyone know of resources that could 
>> be of help to our program?  Any other suggestions for first time 
>> community garden ambassadors are much appreciated!
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you for your assistance.
>>
>>
>>
>> Yours truly,
>>
>>
>>
>> Erica Alexich
>>
>>
>>
>> Youth Services Specialist
>> City of Cortland Youth Bureau
>> 35 Port Watson St.
>> Cortland, NY 13045
>> (607) 753-3580
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