With the right catchment system, you can use rain to water your yard, wash the car and even flush the toilet Though people have been collecting rainwater for thousands of years, the process can be ...

Installing a rain chain on your home, garden shed, or garage is a fantastic, practical upgrade for the fall season. Beyond their utility, they transform the sound of a seasonal downpour into a calming ...

Before you step in the shower, do your laundry or wash your car, you might want to consider how you can save money by saving water. Sure, some people put bricks in toilet tanks and use other ...

There’s plenty of water available right now, but come July and August, many gardeners will be trying to figure out if we can give our plants the water they need without breaking the bank. We’re ...

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Milwaukee’s only Black-owned grocery store made a small change that could have a big impact on its environment. Sherman Park Grocery, 4315 W. Fond du Lac Ave., installed a 50-gallon rain barrel to ...

Laura Jayne had been waiting a year for a local nonprofit to install a rain barrel at her Hollygrove home. She could use it to grow her budding garden and shave a few dollars off her water bill in the ...