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  • From: BT Benjaminson <btbenj@netvision.net.il>
  • To: Healthy soil and sustainable growing <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Greywater chemistry
  • Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 21:02:29 +0200

Scott, Pat
Joe Jenkins, the author of the Humanure Handbook, is one of the heroes from my early days of waking up to eco-living.
I read his book (I think) three times, but skipped the greywater section because it wasn't relevant for me then. The book is quite funny besides being quite serious. He makes a distasteful subject humorous so people can bear to read about it and get that important information.

I've been following Joe's humanure composting advice for about five years now and have carefully grown many delicious veggies with the results--generally I do try to cook the veggies though.
No one uses our "system" except my family, (in general most people are not brave enough to try it) and my family is basically quite healthy (may they stay that way) and so I am not so worried about germs of terrible diseases lurking in the compost heap.

I only wish that when I mention this practice to people I know that someone would say "what a great idea!" and run out and buy the book. Most just giggle and change the subject... : (

Anyway, I took the book off the shelf and I see even my older edition does have some pretty good ideas for greywater systems. I'll start working on the ones that seem best for us.
Thanks!
Bat-Tzion
Negev, Israel


----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Berkey" <berkeyscott@hotmail.com>
To: "'Healthy soil and sustainable growing'" <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 5:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Greywater chemistry



I've read the Humanure Handbook and it's quite a fascinating read, very
entertaining actually. In my small circle of friends and family; however, I
seem to be the only one open to trying the idea of compost human manure.
Everyone else is just too squeamish.

If I remember correctly, the author had his completed compost analyzed
regularly and it always appeared safe for application to a vegetable garden
- but even he used it for landscaping and other non-food producing purposes.






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