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12 Rain Barrels available for sale

30 April 2011

I have 12 rain barrels available for sale. $75 each.
These rain barrels are built from mostly recycled materials in the true spirit of reuse and conservation. I use as many recycled materials as possible so our barrels will have some cosmetic imperfections. Some people wear our barrels like a “green badge of honour”.
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Twisted Cistern - Hamilton Ontario

4 July 2009

I get quite a few requests and info passed on to me from Hamilton. It must be a hotbed for water conservation. This news item was forwarded to me by Twisted Cistern, a new rain barrel builder in Hamilton, Ontario:
“this past weekend the city of Hamilton offered subsidized barrels to residents (present a water [...]

A good rain barrrel resource

12 February 2008

We received an email from Rebecca in MN. She and her husband have been building rain barrels for quite a while now. It is worth checking out her site.
http://home.comcast.net/~leavesdance/rainbarrels/construction.html
A bit about Rebecca
“First I started gardening. Then I became more interested in the beauty, low maintenance, and ecological benefits of native plants. I’ve always been somewhat [...]