Rain barrels
Florida receives an average of 52 inches of rainfall per year. Most of this water washes over lawns and pavement carrying fertilizers and other chemicals into local waterways. An inch of rainfall over a one thousand square-foot area yields in excess of 600 gallons of water. A rain barrel is an inexpensive means of capturing and storing some of this water for later use. By installing a rain barrel you'll not only help reduce pollution, but you'll also have a supply of free non-chlorinated soft water for irrigating your landscape!
Rain Barrel Workshops
The Miami-Dade County Cooperative Extension Service is offering a series of Rain Barrel Workshops. These workshops give the residents of Miami-Dade County an opportunity to learn about important water conservation issues and teach them how to construct and install their very own rain barrel. All barrels are refurbished food-grade drums. They are used to ship food products only. Size and color varies based on availability. Generally, the volume is 55 gallons. Please note that we no control over what size, color, or style (open or closed top) drums will be available.
Registration for the rainbarrel workshop (with barrel) includes:
1 55-60 gal. food grade drum
1 hose bib
workshop materials
*It may be necessary to purchase additional materials in order to instal the rain barrel at your home.
To register call Lize at (305)248-3311 x 242
You can register for the next workshop by downloading and completing the registration form below and mailing it to the Extension Office in Homestead with your check or money order. Please be aware that these classes can fill quickly, and you must pre-register and prepay. Due to storage and transport considerations, I can only provide a limited number of barrels per workshop. Registration is based on a first come, first served basis. We are also willing to hold on-site rain barrel workshops for homeowners associations, garden clubs, etc. If your group is interested please contact Barbara McAdam at (305)248-3311 x 245
Registration Fees
Workshop and barrel: $45
Additional barrels: $40 each
Workshop without barrel: $10
Guests may attend for free, but must pay if they would like workshop materials
Payment must be made in the form of personal check or money order. We can not accept cash or credit cards.
Date Registration Location & Time
Saturday, January 24 Miami Beach Botanical Gardens
10:00 AM-Noon
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Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
Rain Barrels
abendwolke - I typed (55 gallon drums) into the Craigslist search and found over a half dozen ads. You could also post a wanted ad in the farm & garden section and let those with the barrels email you. Thats what I did. At least four people with drums available responded.
Rain Barrels
msmarion, I don't know if you have a rain barrel yet or not. After Michelle posted about her rain barrel I stopped by the UF Yards & Neighborhoods Program in Martin County (288-5654). If you attend a 40 minute program they give you a rain barrel. The coordinator expects to have a class within 30 days. The last class was held at the T.C. Mall a week or so ago. She'll send you a notice if you provide your address for the wait list.
Its worth a visit to the extension office if you're in Stuart someday: very friendly people, great info from UF and some nice plants from area Master Gardeners.
Its worth a visit to the extension office if you're in Stuart someday: very friendly people, great info from UF and some nice plants from area Master Gardeners.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Rain Barrels
Rain Barrels
Florida receives an average of 52 inches of rainfall per year. Most of this water washes over lawns and pavement carrying fertilizers and other chemicals into local waterways.
An inch of rainfall over a one thousand square-foot area yields in excess of 600 gallons of water. A rain barrel is an inexpensive means of capturing and storing some of this water for later use. By installing a rain barrel you'll not only help reduce pollution, but you'll also have a supply of free non-chlorinated soft water for irrigating your landscape!
The Miami-Dade County Cooperative Extension Service offers a series of Rain Barrel Workshops. These workshops give the residents of Miami-Dade County an opportunity to learn about important water conservation issues and teaches how to construct and install rain barrels. We also work with schools, homeowners associations, and garden clubs.
For more information on rain barrels and attending a Rain Barrel Workshop, visit the Miami-Dade Consumer Services Department website.
Saturday, February 21, from 10 a.m. - noon
Rain Barrel Lecture & Workshop
Miami Lakes Community Center
15151 Montrose Road, Miami Lakes
$45 for rain barrel and materials. Free Lecture. Deadline to register and pay for barrels is: February 18, 2009. Contact Lize Luna to register 305-248-3311 ext. 242.
View flyer
View the upcoming Rain Barrel Workshops
Learn more about the Rain Barrel workshops
Florida receives an average of 52 inches of rainfall per year. Most of this water washes over lawns and pavement carrying fertilizers and other chemicals into local waterways.
An inch of rainfall over a one thousand square-foot area yields in excess of 600 gallons of water. A rain barrel is an inexpensive means of capturing and storing some of this water for later use. By installing a rain barrel you'll not only help reduce pollution, but you'll also have a supply of free non-chlorinated soft water for irrigating your landscape!
The Miami-Dade County Cooperative Extension Service offers a series of Rain Barrel Workshops. These workshops give the residents of Miami-Dade County an opportunity to learn about important water conservation issues and teaches how to construct and install rain barrels. We also work with schools, homeowners associations, and garden clubs.
For more information on rain barrels and attending a Rain Barrel Workshop, visit the Miami-Dade Consumer Services Department website.
Saturday, February 21, from 10 a.m. - noon
Rain Barrel Lecture & Workshop
Miami Lakes Community Center
15151 Montrose Road, Miami Lakes
$45 for rain barrel and materials. Free Lecture. Deadline to register and pay for barrels is: February 18, 2009. Contact Lize Luna to register 305-248-3311 ext. 242.
View flyer
View the upcoming Rain Barrel Workshops
Learn more about the Rain Barrel workshops
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
water conservation project
Any and all residents who are interested in owning a rain barrel should contact the EcoHawks Club at the high school as part of a water conservation project. The barrels are 55-gallon, clean, food-grade, and adaptable for collecting rain water for use on our lawns, washing our cars, pets, hands after working in the yard, and watering our flowers and gardens. We are still on a water restriction and coming into the dry season. They will be especially useful after our NEXT hurricane as water to bathe in, clean up, and flush our toilets. Water is critical after a hurricane and we should save the drinking water for drinking. The residents of MS can get their barrels at a deep discount to the online prices of $70-150 each, probably less than $40 each, depending on how many people sign up for a barrel, so we could get a volume discount. The guy who gives these talks all over, from Broward to the Keys, will come and show us how to make our rain barrels correctly and help us for FREE. Put your contact information on a list with the EcoHawks.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
one address for online rain barrels
http://www.thecarycompany.com/containers/drums/rain_barrels.html
The above rain barrels are $60 in groups of 12. We have been lucky, I guess, to have tropical storm Fay drop so much rain on us a month or so ago, but that water will be gone in a month or two. Before Fay we were in a two-year drought and Lake Okeechobee was at record lows. We can no longer hope that tropical storms or hurricanes will come to replenish our water supplies. Australia has been in a drought for over ten years. Governors of Florida, georgia, and tennessee have had high-level meetings to decide who should get what amount of water as it flows South. Officials from California and Nevada have had several disputes about who gets how much of the water that comes from the Colorado River.
Rain barrels are a part of the solution to water shortages by using water conservation. They are recycled, food-grade, cleaned and disinfected plastic 55-gallon barrels that attach to the downspout of a roof gutter system. They divert rainwater into the barrel for later use in watering flowers or a garden, washing the car or pets, and, in an emergency (after a hurricane for instance), can be used to bathe in or flush the toilets.
Rain barrels can allow us to save our drinking water for drinking. Filters at the end of the downspout and across the barrel will filter out any twigs, bird droppings, or dirt before they get into the barrel. More filters yield cleaner water.
The above rain barrels are $60 in groups of 12. We have been lucky, I guess, to have tropical storm Fay drop so much rain on us a month or so ago, but that water will be gone in a month or two. Before Fay we were in a two-year drought and Lake Okeechobee was at record lows. We can no longer hope that tropical storms or hurricanes will come to replenish our water supplies. Australia has been in a drought for over ten years. Governors of Florida, georgia, and tennessee have had high-level meetings to decide who should get what amount of water as it flows South. Officials from California and Nevada have had several disputes about who gets how much of the water that comes from the Colorado River.
Rain barrels are a part of the solution to water shortages by using water conservation. They are recycled, food-grade, cleaned and disinfected plastic 55-gallon barrels that attach to the downspout of a roof gutter system. They divert rainwater into the barrel for later use in watering flowers or a garden, washing the car or pets, and, in an emergency (after a hurricane for instance), can be used to bathe in or flush the toilets.
Rain barrels can allow us to save our drinking water for drinking. Filters at the end of the downspout and across the barrel will filter out any twigs, bird droppings, or dirt before they get into the barrel. More filters yield cleaner water.
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