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  • From: Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Non-flushing - dry- toilet system
  • Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:52:52 -0700


On Nov 20, 2008, at 11:43 AM, Lynn Wigglesworth wrote:

There's always an outhouse; they use no water. I have one that was here when
I bought the place. I use it frequently in the summer when I'm outside a
lot. Men up here tend not to even bother with outhouses and go behind an
outbuilding.

What a waste of good fertilizer--both in the outhouse and behind buildings. Humanure and urine are most intelligently applied where they will contribute to healthy plant growth.





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