[Market-farming] organic compost/humus

road's end farm organic101 at linkny.com
Thu Oct 4 08:27:19 EDT 2007


On Oct 4, 2007, at 12:50 AM, Little Joe wrote:

> The "Miracle" you are getting in most of
> that stuff is just good ole recycled human poop.

True, but actually that's not the problem. Heat treatment can take care 
of that.

The problem is that people put all kinds of things into the sewers that 
aren't, ah, poop; either on purpose or without realizing it. Lead. 
Mercury. Chemical solvents. Leftover drugs. Poisonous "household 
cleaners". Pesticides (most of which break down, but some of which 
don't). Industrial wastes and household wastes can contain all these 
things; sometimes at high enough levels to cause serious problems.

-- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostly
Fresh-market organic produce, small scale
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