I bought a rain barrel from Quinte Conservation last spring. It is just great and I was able to use the collected water to water my flower beds throughout the summer. My rain barrel was $40.00 and I saw the exact same one at home depot for $95 so I know it was a quite a deal. I received an email at work today advising that the city's Green Taskforce is selling rain barrels this year, the same model and again at the bargain price of $40 bucks. I'm told they will even deliver your rain barrel for you. They only have 200 of them and they just advertised on Kijiji so you better get one before they are gone!
Here is a snip from the email I got:
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I have been eying them myself. I will see if I can find one OF the $40 models
ReplyDeleteOh, thanks, I missed it last year. I'll ask Steve what what he thinks.
ReplyDeletecheck with your local municipality, conservation authority or water utility etc. they may have a program like this in your area too.
ReplyDeleteJulie it is so worth it! I love using the rain water I collect for my garden, it makes me feel like I am being very eco-friendly!
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