Check Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist for "55-gallon drums."
"Nobody sells 'em new around here," the clerk at the hardware store had told him, leaning over the counter. "You want the heavy-duty ones. Food-grade. Go see Miller. He’s got a sea of blue out past the rusted tractors."
Places like Tractor Supply often stock new ones, though they cost significantly more than used.
"I need four," Silas said, running his hand over the smooth, thick plastic. "For the garden. They need to be clean."