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FECO Water Conservation Grant – Step Two – Treadle Pump

February 7, 2018/2 Comments/by Ruth

February 7, 2018 For three summers we have filled and lifted 5 gallon buckets to water the plants. That’s fine if you have a strong back and a lot of time. Currently, we are working on a setup to move the water from the cisterns around the orchard using less effort and time. Last week, […]

FECO Water Conservation Grant – Step One

January 21, 2018/2 Comments/by Ruth

January 21, 2018 Our newest cistern is in place, poised to capture 1,000 gallons of water every winter. A volunteer found it used on Craig’s List and donated it to FECO. On the last day of 2017, nine volunteers worked 2.5 hours to set a bamboo structure in place and to build and attach a […]