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?
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