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Recycling Animal and Human Dung Is the Key to Sustainable Farming

3 pointsby dnetesn10 months ago

3 comments

carapace10 months ago
In rural and suburban contexts handling manure and converting it to fertilizer is a solved problem: <i>Eisenia foetida</i> (&amp; co.)<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Vermicomposting" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Vermicomposting</a><p>and Vermicomposting Flush Toilets:<p>&gt; A simple, proven, low tech and open source approach for ecofriendly human waste disposal<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.vermicompostingtoilets.net&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.vermicompostingtoilets.net&#x2F;</a>
08234987234987210 months ago
When I attend VC dog &amp; pony shows, I often find myself reminded of the &quot;New Idea&quot; manure spreader (&quot;pulverizes and spreads a load in three minutes!&quot;):<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.agriculture.com&#x2F;thmb&#x2F;prap3PqgiCmAX8bM2AFUH-kimX0=&#x2F;1500x0&#x2F;filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()&#x2F;NewIdeaSpreaderadvertisement_preview-a0ea13e910f64099a0ce5ea7d757bf55.jpg" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.agriculture.com&#x2F;thmb&#x2F;prap3PqgiCmAX8bM2AFUH-kimX0...</a>
JoeAltmaier10 months ago
Hm. Not gonna work for the volume of agriculture necessary to support a civilization. Tootle around with such things in your backyard all you like; nobody who&#x27;s part of feeding billions is going to do more than give lip service to this.