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  • From: Thomas Gorman <tom@honeychrome.com>
  • To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org, jodyt2@mac.com
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Don't let people with pathogens - -
  • Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 12:32:27 -0400

Jody wrote-
I have not read the Humanure Handbook, but I don't doubt its possible to use human waste for compost. I am just wondering how, in the light of what just happened with the whole spinach fiasco (I know that was due to cattle poo, not humans), how do you ensure there is no pathogen that might be hanging around? And ensure you don't have any yourself?? I guess I thought that's what the heat was for - to kill everything off.

I will look forward to reading the book in the future, but does anyone want to fill me in?


Definitely read the book- it's online here:

http://www.weblife.org/humanure/

As I understand it there are two ways to ensure anything bad is killed off- time and heat. If you can't be sure sufficient temperature is reached in the compost, you can stop adding to a given pile and let it sit for a year before using it on your garden, wherever.



  • Re: [permaculture] Don't let people with pathogens - -, Thomas Gorman, 10/15/2006

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