GROWING GARDENS PROJECT
Piloting Rainwater Collection and Efficient Irrigation Technologies for Home Gardens
| Scope: | Helping Growing Gardens provide more value to through their home garden program by piloting rainwater collection and efficient irrigation systems - design, evaluation, implementation and training |
| Next Meeting: | Check the calendar for our next meeting |
| Where: |
PAE Consulting Engineers
808 SW 3rd Ave, Suite 300
Portland, OR 97204
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| Topic: | Recap of field flow testing, moving into design report |
| Contact: | Ginger Erwin-Thomas |
Background
EWB Portland is initiating a local project in partnership with Portland-based GROWINGGARDENS! The project will call on the experience and expertise of EWB volunteers to expand the range of services that Growing Gardens offers to their gardeners. The project will focus on design and installation of pilot rainwater collection and efficient irrigation systems at selected garden plots around Portland. The project will also include an emphasis on education with the involvement of selected local high school students from the Oregon MESA program in the design process.
EWB is looking for Project Team Members to help make this project successful. Efforts will likely include a combination of simple design work, installation, and training. Project team members need only a willingness to learn about rainwater collection, irrigation and stormwater management and a desire to contribute to the project. The team plans to visit a prototype garded on September 16th, and invites any interested people to join the team at the September 9th meeting to help plan the visit.
This is a great way to make an impact locally and work with a great organization like Growing Gardens! Please contact Ginger Erwin-Thomas if you are interested in these opportunities or want to learn more.
Project Progress
August 2008 - Team formation, project scoping and preliminary design concepts
September 16th, 2008 - The team conducted field flow testing of various efficient irrigation technologies to test their utility when coupled with rain barrels. Read more.
September 17th, 2008 - The formal project application was submitted to EWB-USA. Approval is expected within 4-6 weeks.