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The person who wrote that they are skeptical because it is dangerous to apply human crap directly to a field is entirely missing the point and has obviously not read the book. The point of proper humanure composting is that it is about NOT just tossing poop on the ground but engaging a thermophilic (hot) process that kills all pathogens and results in pure odorless compost. In fact humanure composting is a viable solution in many developing countries where the traditional practice is the spreading of raw "night soil" (poop.) Humanure composting is actually much safer for local groundwater than the average septic system. As for city sewer systems, most of them dump raw sh** into the local waterways every time there is a heavy rainstorm.
This book will tell you in detail how to compost human waste into completely safe, garden ready compost.
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Humanure Handbook: A Guide To Composting Human Manure 3RD Edition by Joseph Jenkins
danreedmiller, June 16, 2008
The person who wrote that they are skeptical because it is dangerous to apply human crap directly to a field is entirely missing the point and has obviously not read the book. The point of proper humanure composting is that it is about NOT just tossing poop on the ground but engaging a thermophilic (hot) process that kills all pathogens and results in pure odorless compost. In fact humanure composting is a viable solution in many developing countries where the traditional practice is the spreading of raw "night soil" (poop.) Humanure composting is actually much safer for local groundwater than the average septic system. As for city sewer systems, most of them dump raw sh** into the local waterways every time there is a heavy rainstorm.This book will tell you in detail how to compost human waste into completely safe, garden ready compost.
(6 of 14 readers found this comment helpful)