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Posted by hajones, on February 26th, 2013
We are offering four rain barrel workshops to be held at the Chattanooga Area Food Bank. These “build your own” rain barrel workshops offer the opportunity to construct your own 55-gallon plastic rain barrel that will be ready to hook up to your home’s rain gutter system. The following dates and times are scheduled:
February 26th, 2013 | Tags: rain barrels | Category: conservation practices, education | Comments are closed
Posted by hajones, on October 9th, 2012
We are offering two rain barrel workshops to be held at the Chattanooga Area Food Bank. These build your own rain barrel workshops offer the opportunity to construct your own 55-gallon plastic rain barrel that will be ready to hook up to your home’s rain gutter system. The following dates and times are scheduled: October 27th [...] October 9th, 2012 | Tags: best practices, conservation practices, rain barrel workshops, rain barrels | Category: conservation practices, education | Comments are closed
Posted by slwencel, on August 11th, 2011
In case you didn’t get a chance to participate in the rain barrel workshops MGHC offered this year, don’t despair. Building a rain barrel is a relatively easy Do It Yourself job. The University of Tennessee through the Tennessee Yards and Neighborhoods initiative put together a publication that provides clear instructions on building your own [...] August 11th, 2011 | Tags: rain barrels, tennessee yards and neighborhoods, water conservation | Category: conservation practices, gardening tips | Comments are closed
Posted by slwencel, on February 24th, 2011
MGHC’s rain barrel workshops have gone mobile this spring, bringing the workshops to gardening events throughout the Chattanooga area. Several workshops will be “build your own rain barrel” events and advance registration is required using the registration forms below. For workshops requiring advance registration, the fee is $25 which covers all costs to build a [...] February 24th, 2011 | Tags: rain barrel workshops, rain barrels | Category: conservation practices, education, gardening tips, master gardeners | One comment
Posted by slwencel, on November 4th, 2010
The Master Gardeners of Hamilton County have been busy planning and presenting workshops on building rain barrels. (See the informational post on rain barrels here.) The 2-hour workshops are designed so that participants build their own rain barrel and have the knowledge to successfully install them and begin to collect rainwater. All workshops will be [...] November 4th, 2010 | Tags: rain barrels, rainwater collection, water conservation | Category: conservation practices, education, master gardeners | Comments are closed
Posted by slwencel, on February 8th, 2010
Save Green Go Green event helps families save money and the environment! Looking for sound financial advice? Does “going green” really save money? Local Tennessee Saves coalition members are hosting a Save Green Go Green event on Saturday, March 6th from 10:00AM-2:00PM at Hamilton Place mall. Community leaders will provide information and resources for families [...] February 8th, 2010 | Tags: go green, hamilton mall, public information, rain barrels | Category: conservation practices, education, master gardeners, volunteering | Comments are closed
Posted by hajones, on April 24th, 2009
capturing water greatly reduces the amount of water lost to stormwater run-off and the chemical pollutants from lawn fertilizers swept into our creeks and streams in a heavy rain. April 24th, 2009 | Tags: rain barrels, water conservation | Category: conservation practices, gardening tips | 4 comments
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