Preparing for Arrival

Preparing for Arrival

The past two weeks have felt very productive. After our third site visit to The Root towards the end of our previous sprint, we decided on our final two layouts for our rainwater system. The next step was to start selecting the components needed in each of the...
Collaboration in Progress…

Collaboration in Progress…

Our rainwater harvesting system for The Root, a property under the Salt Spring Island Farmland Trust (SSIFLT), will be designed to be used by the permaculturist volunteers who help with The Roots’ demonstration garden. Also, the system will be an educational...
We Enter the Design Phase

We Enter the Design Phase

The past two weeks have been busy and exciting as we finally enter the design phase! With our partnership with the Salt Spring Island Farmland Trust (SSIFLT) finalized, we have dove head first into the property assessment and initial design for the rainwater...
Friday the 13th Brings Good Things

Friday the 13th Brings Good Things

RainWise is partnering up! As of today, we have received approval from the board of Salt Spring Island Farmland Trust (a charitable organization) to work on their community food hub,The Root. The Root is currently using bulk water for all their water needs. We hope to...
Touching Down

Touching Down

The past two weeks have really flown by! We’ve continued doing outreach and we’ve had more meetings than the first two weeks. We’ve been productive and we feel like we are getting somewhere. We’ve also gotten closer as a team. Our understanding of each other’s...