I am also happy to announce that I will discount any order of complete rain barrels by $5 if you arrange delivery through Abram’s fantastic service!

This looks like it’s going to be a good (wet) week to start a rain collection hobby!

I am hosting a hands-on barrel workshop on Sunday April 24 at 1pm. It will run til about 2pm and will go forward rain or shine.

The location is in downtown Hamilton - within walking distance to the Hunter Street GO Station.

We will start by briefly discussing water conservation and rainwater collection and then we’ll get down to business.

I will have all of the parts and tools on hand, and together we will build a batch of rain barrels.

The workshop is free to watch. If you want to participate in building, the cost is $50 and you get to take your barrel home with you.

Due to the limited number of barrels and the limited space in my yard, RSVPs are required!

Please reserve your place by emailing me through the contact form and be sure to indicate whether you want to build a barrel to take home or whether you just want to watch. I will reply with confirmation of your spot as well as directions to my yard.

If you plan to take a barrel home, be sure you have a vehicle with enough space – the barrels are about 2 feet in diameter and 3 – 3.5 feet tall.

Thanks for your interest in rainwater collection!

I will also be announcing a workshop schedule soon!

Twisted Cistern declares March 1st as the official start of rain barrel season