sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Solarpunk Farming@slrpnk.net · 1 year agoHuman manure or ‘nightsoil’ makes great crop fertiliser – but attitudes to poo-grown produce differ drasticallytheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down16
arrow-up154arrow-down1external-linkHuman manure or ‘nightsoil’ makes great crop fertiliser – but attitudes to poo-grown produce differ drasticallytheconversation.comsabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Solarpunk Farming@slrpnk.net · 1 year agomessage-square25linkfedilink
minus-squareMunkyNutts@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·11 months agoRaw waste is, of course, nasty stuff until all the dangerous bacteria have been killed off, either by heat or anaerobic digestion. source: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/05/07/182010827/is-it-safe-to-use-compost-made-from-treated-human-waste
minus-squaresocsa@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoRight, but the entire reason to prefer herbivore waste is because it is much less likely to spread disease when handled improperly.
Raw waste is, of course, nasty stuff until all the dangerous bacteria have been killed off, either by heat or anaerobic digestion.
source: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/05/07/182010827/is-it-safe-to-use-compost-made-from-treated-human-waste
Right, but the entire reason to prefer herbivore waste is because it is much less likely to spread disease when handled improperly.