Building a Rainwater Harvesting System
Carolyn McCrory, Just Food Trainer, Dias y Flores &
Marisa Dedomincus, Water Resource Group
Sponsored by Green Thumb
Rainwater harvesting is practice of catching and holding rain for later use. Since 2002, community gardens have been leading the charge to conserve water and redirect storm water runoff by collecting rainwater.This workshop will be an opportunity to learn more about these efforts and how you can build a simple 2-barrel system using materials that are readily available and at little to no cost.
In order to receive one of the 10 available RWH Kits, your garden group must qualify by pre-registering and answering a few questions to see if the system is a good fit for your site and your group. Please call Bilen at 212-442-8961 or e-mail bilen.berhanu@parks.nyc.gov. In addition, you can also pre-register by attending the Rainwater Harvesting workshop at the GrowTogether Conference.

Saturday,April 11th 10am - 1pm
MANHATTAN
Dias y Flores, 520-522 East 13thStreet, between Aves A & B
Starts at Dias y Flores, ends at 9th& C Community Garden
Directions to Dias y Flores
Bus: Take the M15 Limited Bus and get off at E 14thSt.Turn
left onto E 14th St,right onto Stuyvesant Loop, followed by a
right onto Ave A,and finally,turn left onto E 13thSt.
Train:Take the L train to 1st Ave.Walk East on 1st Ave for one
block.Turn right on Ave A and walk one block.Turn left onto
E13thStreet and walk half a block.