This is just a quick post for those living in the Portland metro area. Portland City Repair will be coordinating a lot of really interesting workshops, many of which appear to be free, that range in topics but include permaculture subjects. Click HERE for their list of workshops.
I wish I could attend some, especially the rain barrel one, but my weekend is looking pretty booked up. I have heard about the Yoshida’s place out near the airport where you can buy big plastic containers that used to hold sauce and convert them into rain barrels. I plan to make some for our house at some point, but too many projects so far.I have also been really curious about the greywater systems, where you route water from your sink, shower, etc and reuse it outside. Often people set up a series of small ponds with vegetation and the plants clean the water as it moves from pool to pool. Again, Toby Hemenway gives a good quick overview in his chapter on water conservation in Gaia’s Garden.
(Picture of sample rain barrel from City Repair website)
