Rain Water Harvesting Lessons Learned

Rain Water Harvesting Lessons Learned shows a few of the things I learned when installing my first rainwater harvest system back in 2016. Thanks for watching Rain Water Harvesting Lessons Learned.

Homestead Farm Tours is our Marketing arm of Great Escape Farms. We provide homestead tours and teaching courses on what we do on the farm. We teach everything from plant propagation to the business practices of running a nursery business, to the details of rainwater harvesting and how to make biochar and compost. We are adding new courses all the time.

Some of the other draws to the farm are the rainwater harvest systems, and permaculture / regenerative practices in place and planned. We teach people things like how to protect plants from deer and how to slow down water and hold it on the land after a fast-moving thunderstorm. Another big topic of interest is how to companion plant and design growing areas to maximize production while reducing external inputs and chemicals.

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0:00 Introduction
0:30 Summary of Topics Covered
3:40 Color of the Tote Matters
4:35 Cap Issue with Large Rainfalls
6:04 Downspout Fit and Bending
7:29 First Flush Hole Size
8:37 First Flush Hole Clogged
10:37 Divert First Flush Drain away from Buildings
11:49 Use Extra Glue on First Flush
13:54 Design an Overflow Mechanism
14:39 Overflow Installed
16:30 Conclusion

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