Description

During the fall of 2008, an Environmental Studies class from Vassar College installed gutters on a small shed and built two rain barrels with youth from the Poughkeepsie Green Teen Program.  The Green Teen garden is now the Fall Kill Partnership Gardens, a community garden that offers small plots to residents of the City of Poughkeepsie.  Water from the rain barrels is re-used for watering.

Site Location

• Site Name: Fall Kill Partnership Gardens
• Address: 29 N. Hamilton Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
• Owner: Family Partnership Center
• County: Dutchess
• Watershed: Fall Kill Creek
• Land use of site: Public
• Can this site be visited? Yes
• Location on site: Southeast corner of Family Partnership Property

Practice Details

• Intent of design: Store rainwater from the roof of the garden’s shed for reuse
• Size of structure/capacity: 2 55-gallon barrels, 110 gallons total  
• Size of drainage area: Roof area of small storage shed
• Plants or materials used: 2 55-gallon food grade plastic barrels
• Maintenance: Rain barrels are turned upside down during the winter
• Maintained by: Fall Kill Partnership Gardens

Design/Installation Information

• Design: Vassar College Environmental Studies majors (class of 2009)
• Installation: Vassar College Environmental Studies majors (class of 2009), Green Teen Poughkeepsie
• Date of installation: Fall 2008
• Zoning change or special permit required: No
• Project cost: About $128 ($20 for two barrels, $36 for gutter supplies, $72 for other supplies)
• Form of payment: Purchase order from Vassar College

For Additional Site Information:

Contact: Fall Kill Partnership Gardens
Email: fkpgardens@gmail.com
Phone: (347) 920-6857