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Rain Barrels

Another long-established technique is being used for other parts of the Center roof. Rain barrels, connected to the roof downspouts, capture the relatively clean roof runoff and retain it for use for the Master Gardeners and our Center maintainer. The rain barrel was placed in a border garden where previously there were no water spigots within a comfortable distance.

Original Haddam Site downspout drainage.

A rainbarrel in one of the Master Gardener Program's gardens.

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