UnderConstruction
Horses Help Water Cistern Demo Saturday November 14th  9:30-3pm
Location: Horses Help , Where else?
2601 E. Rose Garden Ln.
Phoenix, Az. 85050
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Greetings!
 

Join us for a unique event as we watch a "wet" rainwater cistern being installed.

Come learn the mechanics of a wet cistern install and watch as the pieces come together at Horses Help in North Phoenix. Rainwater will be harvested from the horse barn roof and piped 100 ft over to a 1600 gallon galvanized cistern.

The collected water will be used for both large scale composting of horse stall litter and to water sensory and community gardens for the families and volunteers who serve Horses Help daily.

Schedule for the day:
Morning:
--Intro to project - Why are we doing this? (Gregg/Anne) - 10-20 mins
--Theory of water harvesting with examples of larger scale projects (Chip/Eric/Nick) - 60 mins
--Wet cistern technique (Eric/Chip/Nick) -60 mins
Lunch Break (please bring your own lunch)
Afternoon:
--various demos outside on how all the parts fit together
--see the placing of the cistern on the cement pad

This cistern was paid for through a successful grant application by Arizona Homegrown Solutions. The cistern is to be used as an educational tool for both kids and adults as they learn about water harvesting in the desert.
 
RSVP to gregg.g@horseshelp.org   Class size is limited. 
 
Sincerely,
 
Gregg Goodman
Horses Help
 
Water Cistern
 
Future Horses Help Goes Green Projects.
In the upcoming months we will be adding new green projects to learn and implement.  Here are just a few.
Building our Urban Farm Model with:
  • Solar
  • Composting
  • Urban Orchard
  • Building a community Garden
  • Geo-theramal use for Heating and Cooling, (mostly cooling in Arizona)

Contact Gregg Goodman if you are interested in developing our Urban Farm Model and our go Green initiatives.

 Lets Get Dirty!
 
Recognizing some of our collaborative partners: Arizona Home Grown Solutions, Ironco, Bonnie Plants, Power One, Resources for Health, 4H Green Team, Mike Dwyer, Sun Synergies, Lifes a Garden, Az Strut, Geothermal Cooling and Heating LLC.
 
If you know someone interested in learning more about these projects use the forward button below!
 

  

 
About Us
Horses Help is a premier accredited NARHA Therapeutic Riding Facility in North Phoenix, serving the special needs community for 23 years.  Visit our website at www.horseshelp.org.  Working toward sustainability for everyones future.