Mirainbarrel is happy to announce a new way to learn with us, now with every purchase you will receive a link to a private video, our very first Virtual Workshop! This video expands on the information you normally receive with our barrel. We also have updated our FAQ on here and suggest ya’ll to check it out!
If you live in Metro-Detroit you can get our rain barrels for an even bigger discount this year, head over to www.mirainbarrel.com/signup and sign up now for your rain barrel plus any accessories you’d like. Allow 3-5 business days for free delivery.
So, if you aren’t local you still will get this new video link with you rain barrel purchase. And for reading this blog article we are going to let you in on a little secret, use coupon code “10OFF” at checkout and save 10% on your order, on us… enjoy!
Mirainbarrel is continuing operations amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. We are an important part of the water infrastructure in the agricultural movement to grow your own food using free natural rainwater. Our mission and path of sustainability is more important now than ever. If you or anyone you know needs a rain barrel please let us know and we will do our best to help. We also want to remind you, that under no circumstances should you drink the water from your rain barrel.
Our pop-up events are going to be rescheduled or anyone who signed up in advance will be given free delivery. If you purchase through a pop-up you will receive a link to a virtual mirainbarrel workshop where you will get the same education with us you would have received with us at the event. You’ll just need your own tools to finish up the build but the spigot will be pre-installed.
Our employees are using all necessary measures outlined by The State of Michigan and Governor Whitmer, to ensure safety including but not limited to the use of gloves, masks, increased hand washing, no sharing of any materials between employees and social distancing of 6ft at least between employees at all times.
If you have any questions please feel free to reach out by sending us an email.
Sincerely,
Joshua Rubin
CEO of mirainbarrel
Joshua@mirainbarrel.com
Joshua Rubin, CEO of mirainbarrel was asked to speak at the City of Berkley’s event about keeping water out of basements, due to all the flooding in Berkley, residents were excited to learn about how rain barrels can keep their basements dry! The city and mirainbarrel setup a rain barrel pre-order for the event and we had an amazing response, the night of the event, not only did residents get to hear Joshua talk and ask him questions, they also picked up discounted rain barrels delivered right to them, and over 50 people went home educated and empowered to harvest rain water and with all the equipment (and the barrel) they need to get the job done. These smart residents are prepared for spring and also going to properly install and divert excess water away from the foundations of their homes, helping reduce wet basement issues. Check out the video to get all the information that Joshua discussed that evening, it is very informative and we want to thank Berkley Public Access TV for filming the event and sharing the link with us. Enjoy!
Our CEO Joshua Rubin was interviewed by the Detroit Jewish News. It was a highlight in an article about the Whitney in Detroit going green. They did a great job capturing what mirainbarrel and Joshua are all about, Check out Joshua’s interview below and there is a link to the whole article on their website below too!
(Below is an excerpt from an article in the Detroit Jewish News, wrote by Stacy Gittleman, published Oct. 3, 2017.)
Joshua Rubin: Rain Barrels Catch Storm Water
When barrels of Mediterranean olives and pickles reach American shores, they could wind up in landfills — or they can have a second life saving water and keeping our Great Lakes clean when they are repurposed into rain barrels.
Joshua Rubin of Farmington Hills wants more Detroiters to “disconnect from their downspouts” that send storm water down the drain and overtax our sewers, lakes and rivers. Instead, he advocates storing the water in the rain barrels he designs for his company, MiRainBarrel.com.
Rubin comes from a family of barrel makers. His great-grandfather Charley Rubin founded Detroit Beer and was once a wooden barrel cooper who distributed barrels to bootleggers from Windsor to Chicago during Prohibition.
Seven years ago, Rubin began working with food manufacturers to collect empty 55-gallon drums, fit them with nozzles and openings for downspouts and sell or give them away across Metro Detroit. In 2016, he partnered with the Sierra Club Great Lakes Program and the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy to create a scholarship to give away rain barrels to deserving organizations and urban farms in Detroit. This summer, he showed off his products at the Michigan Jewish Food Festival at the Eastern Market.
The MiRainBarrel brand centers around easy-to-assemble rain barrel kits. In the seven years he’s been in business, Rubin also has developed products such as compost tumblers and vertical gardening containers. Each product is designed with conservation in mind and helps fulfill the company mission of providing customers solutions to live more environmentally sustainable lives.
“Everyone likes the DIY feel of these barrels,” he said. “I like empowering my customers with the knowledge that we live alongside the world’s largest supply of fresh water. It is our job to protect it, and we can do that by catching storm water that flows off our homes, mixes with oils and other pollutants on our streets, and flows into our rivers and streams.”
Save the date for the second Michigan Jewish Food Festival!
Aug 27, 2017 – 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Eastern Market Corporation, Detroit, MI
Several thousand people joined us for the first ever Michigan Jewish Food Festival and enjoyed food, celebrated our shared history in Detroit, and learned about Detroit’s current food movement that’s creating a more sustainable, healthier, and more just community for all.
Joshua Rubin, Owner of mirainbarrel will be doing an education session as well have all our products available for sale. Additionally you can buy rain barrels in advance here on our website, pick them up the day of the event, guaranteed 🙂
Buy a rain barrel to be picked up August 27th in Eastern Market here.
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