Rain-barrel gardening is one part Mother Nature, one part determination
May 30, 7:59 PMThe cost of doing the right thing for the planet can tax people beyond belief in time, energy, stress and money. I got a firsthand exposure to that when I decided to get a 55-gallon rain barrel for my house in Northeast Kansas City.
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