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  • Large Rainwater Harvesting System Upgrade part 4 Info You’ll love

    Large Rainwater Harvesting System Upgrade part 4 Info You’ll love

    This Large Rainwater Harvesting System Upgrade part 4 goes over the upper section of a large rainwater harvesting system.  The video goes over the Rain Diverter, Leaf Eater, and First Flush Downspout Water Diverter. Great Escape Farms is now on Patreon!  If you enjoy our work and want to help support us, please check out…

  • Large Rainwater Harvesting System Upgrade part 3 Lessons You’ll Love

    Large Rainwater Harvesting System Upgrade part 3 Lessons You’ll Love

    Large Rainwater Harvesting System Upgrade part 3 is the third in a multipart series on upgrading my rainwater harvesting system from 1200 gallons to 4500 gallons.  This video shows the lower half of the plumbing. Great Escape Farms is now on Patreon!  If you enjoy our work and want to help support us, please check…

  • Large Rainwater Harvesting System Upgrade part 2 -A How To

    Large Rainwater Harvesting System Upgrade part 2 -A How To

    Large Rainwater Harvesting System Upgrade part 2 is the second in a multipart series on upgrading my rainwater harvesting system from 1200 gallons to 4500 gallons. Great Escape Farms is now on Patreon!  If you enjoy our work and want to help support us, please check out our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/gef. You can support…

  • Large Rainwater Harvesting System Upgrade Another How To

    Large Rainwater Harvesting System Upgrade Another How To

    Large Rainwater Harvesting System Upgrade is about my 1200 gallon to 4500 Rainwater Harvesting System Upgrade.  I’m in the process of moving from four 300-gallon IBC totes to three 1550-gallon water storage tanks. Great Escape Farms is now on Patreon!  If you enjoy our work and want to help support us, please check out our…

  • How to Winterize a Rainwater Harvesting System

    How to Winterize a Rainwater Harvesting System

    This post is about How to Winterize a Rainwater Harvesting System.  We are preparing our 4-IBC tote, 1200-gallon system for winter so the water in the pipes and tanks don’t freeze and burst. The Picture If you notice in the picture the IBC-totes are in groups of two.  The two that are furthest from the…

  • Really Large Rainwater Harvesting System a How To Post

    Really Large Rainwater Harvesting System a How To Post

    Really Large Rainwater Harvesting System a How To Post. This post goes over a large rainwater harvesting system that is even bigger than the one posted last week called DIY Rainwater Collection System. This system catches and stores up to 1200 gallons of water and has multiple filtering steps to keep debris out of the…

  • Educational DIY Rainwater Collection System – All You Need to Know

    Educational DIY Rainwater Collection System – All You Need to Know

    This Educational DIY Rainwater Collection System – All You Need to Know covers another rainwater system.  I put together a DIY Rainwater Collection System this past weekend.  It consists of an IBC tote, modifications to the downspouts and some 3” PVC.  This post will explain all of the steps that were used in putting this…

  • Homestead Farm Tours

    Homestead Farm Tours will be launched in 2025 and will feature educational tours of Great Escape Farms which is a permaculture showcase homestead farm. We will offer tours of the farm and earthworks as well as classes on plant propagation, rainwater harvesting, and unique edible plants.

  • Great Escape Farms Overview

    Great Escape Farms is a small family farm located just outside Romney, WV, USA.  We have been in business since 2015 and sell unique edible plants, produce YouTube videos on gardening and homesteading, and are setting up as a Permaculture/regenerative agriculture showcase farm.  Plant Nursery Our unique edible plants are propagated and grown on the…

  • Hampshire County Farm Crawl 2022

    Hampshire County Farm Crawl 2022

    On July 16th 2022, Hampshire County will have a farm crawl sponsored by the Hampshire County Convention and Visitors Bureau.  According to the Hampshire County Farm Crawl 2022 website: “What’s a Farm Crawl?  A day focused on encouraging people to explore the farms in Hampshire County.  Participating locations may be selling products, providing a farm…