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  • From: Keith Johnson <keithdj@mindspring.com>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] BBC NEWS | UK | Education | College harnesses cow pat power
  • Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 10:07:50 -0500

What the article neglects to note is that the residue from methane digestion is also good to apply as fertilizer. Dave Blume would have more data about the details on this. Yo, Dave, what's the scoop on biogas byproducts?
K

Lawrence F. London, Jr. wrote:
Looks like they're standing pat with this situation. If they put the dung on the farm field and grew their own food with it, made do (npi) with in season crops (and craps), they would save far more $$$ by eliminating buying food brought in from out of area, and build wonderful soil to boot. -dirtfarmer

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College harnesses cow pat power
Dairy cows
Methane contributes 7% to the UK's global warming gasses
The humble cow pat could become the latest weapon in the fight against global
warming.
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Keith Johnson
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