Website launch: Contain Rain.com

We are proud to have launched our new website, ContainRain.com.

In addition to our ongoing effort to donate barrels to community gardens and non-profits, we are offering low-cost rain barrel systems for home owners.

Please visit ContainRain.com for more information about how you can get an easy-to-install rain barrel system for your house.

Thanks!

Andrew

Donation to Oregon Zoo

In Jan 2011, I donated 14 barrels to the Oregon Zoo for use as animal toys!

Donation to Project Grow

Project Grow is an arts and farming non-profit with adults with developmental disabilities. They provide good-wage jobs for the folks in our program, farming nearly 1 acre of urban land in N Portland (Tillamook and WIlliams). The barrels are being used in the greenhouse to let the city water settle in and off gas the chlorine. Also, one barrel is being used as a dunk-tank to wash greens and vegetables.

Donation of collection bins for Food Bank

Hi Andrew,
Here is the picture of the collection bins for the Refundable Cans and Bottles.
July, I collection $46.95
So far in August about $18.00.
Thank you again for donating the barrels, the funds go to the food bank.

Donation to Forest Park Elementary School

Rain Barrel Workshop at SE Portland Tool Library

On August 7 I attended an edifying rain barrel workshop at the SE Tool Library.

These were my barrels that I donated, and it was a pleasure to see that the instructor's method of making rain barrels was more advanced than mine.

I learned how to set up more complicated assemblies: In this case, 4 rain barrel on a raised platform, all daisy-chained together, including a "first flush" valve.

I'd like to make one at my house! But sadly, I rent.
I would love for someone to pay me to install one of these beauties for them. :)

Depaved Holy Redeemer School

On June 26, 2010 I helped depave Holy Redeemer Catholic School & Church at 127 N. Rosa Parks Way

That's me on the far right!

This is phase two of a three phase depaving project at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church & School (started in 2009). Depave will return to this site to complete additional depaving of approx. 4,250 sq ft in 12 separate pockets, where soil amendments and native plantings will occur. This project is funded by East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District (EMSWCD).

I'm honored to have participated along side the Depave people and other volunteers like myself.

I look forward to ripping up more concrete at the next Depave event!