Discounted Rain Barrels Available in Medford

If you've ever considered a rain barrel to collect rain water and water plants and garden, now is a great time.  The Mystic River Watershed Association has teamed up with the New England Rain Barrel Company to offer 55 gallon rain barrels for $75.  Orders must be placed by May 27, 2010 and pickup for all orders will be Thursday, June 3rd between 4-7pm at the WholeFoods in Medford (2151 Mystic Valley Parkway).

We [The Hunts] have a pair of these rain barrels from the New England Rain Barrel Company and love them.  Rain water is better for the plants than the chlorine treated tap water and good for the environment by savings treated drinking water and lessening the runoff that goes into the sewer system. Here are some more photos - the blue ones are the NE Rain Barrel ones. - Jonathan Hunt

 To get more details or order your own for pickup on June 3rd, visit the MyRWA site or the New England Rain Barrel Company.

Here is a little video about rain water collection featuring a couple of our youth:



And you only need a few minutes of rain to fill these, not 40 days.