permaculture

[Pacific Edge Permaculture + Media <pacedge@magna.com.au>]

> From: Felicity Wright <flickwright@ozemail.com.au>
> Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 11:06:24 +0000
> Subject: Re: [permaculture] Worms eat my crap?
 
> We are in the process of buying their mini stand alone model ('oh no,
> that's just a bucket, mum!' say the kids) so we can stick it straight in
> the existing toilet space and trial the system for ourselves. When the
> base is full you swap it for another and leave the original one to
> compost - plus worms, they recommend.

Stuart White trialled this with his home-made research model in suburban
Lismore. He used wheelie bins as the receptacle. I understand the project
was successful.

Stuart is now a research fellow at the Australian Technology Park in
Redfern, Sydney.

...Russ