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Rainwater collectors work to ease shortages
SAN FRANCISCO - Tara Hui climbed under her deck, nudged past a cluster of 55-gallon barrels and a roosting chicken, and pointed to a shiny metal gutter spout.
"See that?" she said. "That's where the rainwater comes in from the roof."
Hui is one of a growing band of people across the country turning to collected rainwater for non-drinking uses like watering plants, flushing toilets and washing laundry.
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Reflections on a Growing Local Food Movement
11th Annual Permaculture and Sustainable Systems Design Course, Summer 2010, Seattle