This is an update to the earlier blog called:
How We Process Our Humanure
https://fixedbydoc.com/2016/09/26/how-we-compost-our-humanure
I wanted to show you a look at the ongoing process so you all can see how well it is still working. We are getting some EXCELLENT soil from our system.
This is where it all starts (well after it gets initially processed in our intestines)
Biolet Composting Toilet
Once full the internal bin is removed and placed here for awhile. We set it aside for it to kill any pathogens it might have before joining he rest of its friends…
Up next is a look at the last 6 months of collection…
We don’t add anything more after 6 months and let it sit for another 6 months. We do churn it weekly though.
These pictures are of 1 year old humanure compost…
This can be tossed into the woods safely or used with flower beds.
The holy grail of manure though is this 1.5 year old stuff 🙂
We don’t consider this done yet though so we let it sit in a bed of hay and give it access to the environment for an additional 6 months before we decide to use it in our food gardens.
Here is a look at the last step in the composting process…
We make a nice bed for it out of hay in its own little room.
Here it sits at least another 6 months until it is time to go into the garden.
We will mix the humanure and the hay into the garden soil when we prep the next growing cycle.
Remember the entire process with detailed scientific explanations can be found on our older post here:
How We Process Our Humanure
https://fixedbydoc.com/2016/09/26/how-we-compost-our-humanure
Hope you enjoyed this update 🙂
Remember: Poo matters…
Ha! Poo matters! I know it can be safe, if done properly, it is the part that makes me think twice. Doing it myself, I would, but the stuff our town uses, I just don’t trust. I just can’t.
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LOL… We have been certified by both state and federal FDA and waste management. They have said my processing system was the best ever. They also said our soil samples were very impressive. It really is very simple to do and I believe legal in every state if you have a proper place to manage it.
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That’s great! Way to go!
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Thanks. This composting method combined with my grey water evaporation and filtration system I designed is considered by PA to be a legal alternative to treat your waste now as well. Before my design people were only allowed to use septic systems or city sewer.
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That sounds interesting. How did you learn all that?
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My first BS degree is in Community Health Education and my second BS degree is in Outdoor Recreation Leadership & Management. My first degree covers diseases and pathogens etc… and the second one covers proper land management. So combine those and you learn what you need to develop safe and friendly methods of waste disposal of this type. Also lots of research on how other people have been successful.
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Impressive. If the SHTF you are laughing!
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Yeppers lol…
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