I have recently returned from Central America, where I was training extensionists to build and maintain dry, urine-diverting toilets. See page four of Sustainable Harvest International's spring newsletter for a summary of my work there.
These toilets keep pee and poop separate. The pee, which is sterile, can be diluted and used as a liquid fertilizer. The poop is treated over time with heat from a solar collector, which destroys germs. Then it can be used to improve soil. How cool is it that with a little concrete, wood, and metal you can turn a farmer's toilet into a fertilizer factory?
Hey Abe,
ReplyDeleteNice to connect (again) with a fellow poop person. And great blog. You write quite well.
I'd like to do one of the "sustainable toilets" on our farm...maybe not for customers @ first and maybe not even for my family @ first (they, like a lot of folks think it's weird), but for ME! You know how much it would cost to build one?
I admire your work!
Please say hello to Lisa for me. We used to work together at Sajen, I have very fond memories of her and would love to reconnect.
Cheers, - Belle aka Lara Darrow
Hi, Belle. Thanks for your kind words! I'll tell Lisa you say hi.
ReplyDeleteThere are such a range of choices for composting toilets and prices. You can build one yourself that costs very little, buy a big pre-fabbed system that costs thousands of dollars, or do anything in between. If you want to discuss some options, call me after mid-April and we can talk. My # is in the phone book under Noe-Hays.
Cheers,
Abe
excelente trabajo, siempre un ejemplo a seguir! estoy segura que la naturaleza agradece por todo ese trabajo y las comunidades en las que has trabajado también. Sigue adelante y esperos que nos veamos trabajando juntos en el futuro en nuevos proyectos en Las Mesas.
ReplyDeleteSaludos desde Costa Rica. Noilyn Ramírez.