Amish rainwater collection
Mark, Rose Nell, Jayne,
and I dropped by an Amish-affiliated produce auction last week...and of
course I was more interested in rainwater collection on the nearby
buildings than in the products for sale.
IBC tanks were very much
the rain barrels of choice in the community. The builders didn't brace
their tower nearly as much as we
did ours though.
Gutters, on the other
hand, looked to have serious longevity. I think those are stainless
steel on heavy-duty hangers, then the downspout is clearly PVC.
Here's a long view from
the other direction. I'll bet the residents put every drop of that
water to good use.
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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That's one check if a set up for rain water. We use the same type of containers.
I have wanted to go to the produce auction but never get to use to work.
P.S. Thanks for yesterday's hike. JenW
Hi Anna and Mark,
Those were nice pictures. The overflow pipe was of most interest. I am having that problem right now. Great solution.
John