Curious about building your own rain barrel? I built one and  wrote an article inspired by the process. It appears in the June/July issue of Flavor Magazine, a magazine dedicated to “Cultivating the Capital Foodshed” in the D.C./Virginia region.

Rain, Rain, Go This Way

An excerpt:

A rain barrel has many practical uses, whether you’re an urbanite, a serious gardener, or somewhere in-between. A rain barrel can service a small, urban herb garden, for example, or maintain stretches of suburban lawn. Gardeners in particular appreciate water from rain barrels because harvested rainfall does not have the additives or chemicals some municipalities add to the water supply. Plants respond better to water that hasn’t been softened.

Read it all here.