Healthy soil and sustainable growing

[Liz <liz@allslash.org>]

At 04:28 PM 5/9/2008, you wrote:
> As a side note to
> the issues discussed, I have a partial solution, one that worked in the
> past and with our better knowledge can work even better. Stop flushing
> our 

You may be preaching to the choir to suggest that to this group. I'll bet
some proportion of us is already using sawdust toilets or some version of
them.

> have a solution for
> cities, since I do not think they are sustainable. On an individual basis
> you could construct composting toilets and use the compost after it has
> aged a year or two on food producing plants or again create a 2 stage use
> of the compost like on the farm, but on a smaller scale. I live in the
> best of both worlds, a
>  

After that, stop using toilet paper and use washable cloth wipes instead.
Also known as "family cloth." Betcha I can get EEW and ICK out
of that suggestion!  Google it if you don't believe me. And then
anyone who has a serious question about it is welcome to ask.

>  
>  Any comments are welcome. EEW and ICK are not
> comments.

Liz in SW VA
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