Solar rain-barrel irrigation
Your rain barrel, on autopilot.
Greenway Drip turns stored rainwater into a solar-powered drip system for backyard food gardens. No outlet, no hose timer, no daily watering panic.
Minnesota Cup 2026 Semifinalist Student division recognition for Greenway Drip
How It Works
Rain fills your barrel
Runoff from your downspout does the collecting. No plumbing changes needed.
Solar charges the battery
The 20W panel keeps the 83Wh battery charged for automatic watering.
Timer runs the pump
Set your schedule once. The pump fires automatically, every time.
Drip feeds your plants
BPA-free tubing and 30+ emitters deliver rainwater straight to the root zone.
Shop
One kit. More garden.
Our BYOB, Bring Your Own Barrel, kit works with a standard rain barrel and can expand as your garden grows.
- 20W solar panel
- 83Wh rechargeable battery
- Programmable timer
- 12V submersible pump
- BPA-free drip tubing
- 30 emitters for food gardens and raised beds
60-Emitter Expansion · $39: Double the base kit's coverage with additional BPA-free tubing and emitters. Base kit plus expansion: $289.
Join the preorder listDon't have a rain barrel yet? The Recycling Association of Minnesota sells subsidized barrels every spring.
Our story
Built in a Minneapolis backyard.
We're Sadie and Jasper, a mother-and-son team in the Northeast Arts District. We built Greenway Drip because we couldn't find the product we wanted — so we made it ourselves!
We realized we'd solved a real problem, and that other gardeners shouldn't have to go through what we did to get there.
Jasper leads our sourcing and supplier relationships, working directly with manufacturers in Mandarin and on marketing. Sadie handles operations and we both work on strategy together. We're based in Minneapolis, where urban agriculture is deeply rooted — and we're building this business to serve that community first before expanding.
Named for the greenways — transportation corridors designed for pedestrians and bicyclists across our fair city. Hyper-local food deserves hyper-local tools.
Resist big ag. Grow your own food. Feed yourself. Feed your neighbors.
A rain barrel irrigation system is the most direct link you can have between the sky and your salad bowl.
Rain barrel + solar + drip irrigation = food sovereignty in your backyard.
Get in touch
We'd love to hear from you.
Interested in a kit, want to stock the product, or just say hello.