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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

> > I strongly suspect that even on this homestead list, a very low percentage
> > of gardeners use humanure as fertilizer.
> >
> Only because we don't have to.

And there you have it.

Most consumers will not change their wasteful ways until they have to. This 
occurs through government regulation or rising prices.

I, too, have hauled horse manure to my garden. (The horse people 
wheelbarrowed it into an old horse trailer and called me when it was full.) 
Not because I have to, but because I choose to, I no longer import anything 
essential. I will continue to make Heartwood as much a closed loop as 
possible. Feeding the garden soil community is in fact the biggest challenge.