Humanure

Published by Derek under Personal on May 26, 2008

Today Nathan and I started work on our new composting project… HUMANURE! Yes that is correct we are going to compost our own poop. I know it may sound weird but it has been a dream of mine ever since I heard of the concept.

I can’t imagine wanting to waste perfectly good water on crap. I think civilized society has got waste disposal all wrong and sewer and septic systems are just wrong. How can we day after day not only flush an average of 7 gallons of water down the toilet every time push the lever but also our fecal matter?!? That stuff should not be going into a water source. It should be recycled!

We spent the greater part of the day cleaning out the old outhouse where we will be making our deposits. The structure is pretty old, but it won’t be hard to fix up and get back into working order. Sunday I plan on building our compost bin and getting it ready for all the waste it will be holding. I’m thinking of making two. One for weeds, hay, and leaves for cover material and the other for all the s@#t.

I am really excited about this new step in my life. I feel like I’m really giving back to the earth.

Peace and Love