Humanure is a relatively new concept. It refers to human shit and human piss, that instead of being flushed down a conventional toilet to pollute ground water, rivers and the sea, is composted to fertilize crops and gardens. There are many different methods of safely creating humanure, but here at Autumn Farm, we recommend the following 'recipe'.
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HUMANURE - A RECIPE
One 'sawdust' bucket
One 'waste' bucket
One plastic bottle, cut in half
One toilet seat
One hand built outhouse
Some old magazines and postcards
Human shit
Human piss
Sawdust
1) Cut the plastic bottle in half to make a handy 'scoop'. Fill 'sawdust' bucket with sawdust.
2) Take the 'waste' bucket and place it under the toilet seat. Place the toilet seat and the 'waste' bucket in a beautiful hand built outhouse. If you're feeling creative, why not line the outhouse with old postcards and magazines to create a homely feel?
3) Whenever you need a shit, simply unload into the 'waste' bucket.
(Some readers might want to look peruse the wide selection of old magazines while doing this).
4) Piss in the 'waste' bucket (if you must).
5) When finished, add sawdust to the mix.
6) When the 'waste' bucket is full, empty out into a designated composting area.
7) Ignore composting waste for one year to allow the full thermophilic decomposition to take place.
8) Use the compost to fertilise trees and flower beds.
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The Centre for Alternative Technology, UK
The Humanure Handbook
