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morningglory

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Mon Dec-21-09 08:25 PM
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Psssst...humanure...

http://humanurehandbook.com/downloads/Humanure_Handbook_all.pdf

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hippywife

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Thu Dec-24-09 10:39 PM
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1. Ain't no way we would do this and

Edited on Thu Dec-24-09 10:40 PM by hippywife

I'm sorry I opened the link out of curiosity. It's a 260 page pdf that brought my browser to a screeching halt!

No offense intended to you, morningglory. :hi:

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PuraVidaDreamin

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Sat Dec-26-09 07:40 AM
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2. fabulous book! just outright bought it.

On our little 2.2 acre micro farm in the making, we don't, and cannot afford plumbing yet. We did put up a yurt to spend time on the property
and work the greenhouse/ garden. The dilemma was 'where' to make the deposit- responsibly.

Built our own commode and placed it in the old barn for privacy, and use sawdust for the breaking down/ composting. No smell- The only less than
fun part is emptying into a compost pile not used for the edible garden- and its really not that bad.

The science is sound- Composting toilets should be mandatory.

Totally recommend.

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FedUpWithIt All

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Tue Feb-23-10 01:15 AM
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8. We have been doing similar on our little bit of earth.

We have nothing set up so we also do the sawdust. There is NO smell at all until the removal.

We are planning to do a composting toilet/kitchen waste collector down the road. They are a bit costly though.

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flying_wahini

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Sun Jan-10-10 09:00 PM
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3. wonderful link -

Keeping for future reference!

thanks.

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kurtzapril4

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Sun Jan-17-10 05:21 PM
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4. Milorganite

Is a fertiliser "produced" by the people of Milwaukee.

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ConcernedCanuk

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Thu Jan-28-10 05:48 PM
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5. I made my own "blend" -

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humanure in wood ash, crushed egg shells, and 15-20% urine/water mix

I think I did something right

I had to remove some glass panes to let that plant grow through the roof.

ONE PLANT - that's what you're looking at.

No commercial fertilizers, pesticides, etc.,

I had two plants like that, I figure I got over 500 tomatoes per plant(cherry), giving a hundred or so bi-weekly to our local food bank.

More info and pix at http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=246x10250

Most people I know wouldn't touch the veggies grown with humanure;

strange isn't it? - horse shit, cow shit, pig shit, chicken shit, . . BAT-SHIT!!

but not human shit - put it in our rivers and lakes instead . .

hmmmm

:freak:

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morningglory

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Sat Jan-30-10 11:34 AM
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6. Beautiful! Thanks for the photo and your comments. Agree completely. nt

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nc4bo

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Wed Feb-17-10 08:44 PM
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7. The best growing plants in my garden are the ones in the vicinity of the leech field...

told my hubby I plan on expanding my garden, tilling even closer to it this year to take advantage of the bounty.

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