If you are looking for ways to be more sustainable as a Market Gardener or a home gardener who would like to save on water expenses, this workshop is for you!!!! Lunch will be provided.
Rain Water Harvesting Workshop
With Billie Kniffen
April 17, 2010 9:00am-5:00pm
Peabody/Burns Jr. Sr. High School Cafeteria
810 Sycamore, Peabody, KS
Sponsored by Doyle Valley Farmers Market
Come join us for a full day of information with Billie Kniffen, one of the country’s leading experts on rainwater harvesting. He will show us how to set up a system for agricultural irrigation purposes and give information on amounts of water to expect based on roof size as well as barrel size needed and pump size requirements.
To register send $35 per person made payable to: Doyle Valley Farmers Market, PO BOX 33,
Peabody, KS 66866 DEADLINE APRIL 10, 2010 LIMITED SPACE Contact Debbie McSweeney at
620-983-9234 or at angelgardend [at] yahoo [dot] com for questions.
Download the flier/registration form.
Billy Kniffen is a Texas AgriLife Extension Service Water Resource Specialist with focus on rainwater catchment education and with state wide responsibilities. He has served in extension for 26 years and most of which were as an extension agent in Hays County (San Marcos) Texas. He currently serves as ARCSA’s Accredited Professional instructor. He helped organize the Texas Rainwater Catchment Association and served as it’s first President in 2007-09. Billy is a Texas A&M Board of Regents Fellow Service Recipient and past ARCSA Regional Director. He has installed rainwater collection systems all over Texas with over 100 on public facilities. He and his wife live in Menard Texas in a home solely dependent on rainwater. Even using water purified by ultraviolet light for drinking.
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