[Greenbuilding] Composting/Humanure

[Speireag Alden]

Sgrìobh Tom Gorman:

>All the humanure discussion is getting me down!  I got all excited 
>about a bucket-system composting toilet for the farmhouse we're 
>rescuing after reading the 'handbook' a year or so ago, not least 
>because it would've saved me from having to do the toilet plumbing 
>(and the state of the existing septic system is a big unknown....).  
>Even built a beautiful (if I do say so myself) beaded board toilet 
>'box' that fit perfectly with the redo of the bathroom.... but I just 
>couldn't get the significant other to go for it...  I think it has 
>been the only real dispute we've had as far as the house goes, but
>she had to have a flusher!

     The deal I made with my spouse was that I would manage the pile, 
and generally deal with the bucket.  Maybe she'll go for it if you 
make the promise?

     In our renovation, we need to have a client bathroom, and that 
will have a flush toilet.  The family bathroom, however, will still 
have the sawdust bucket.

     I wish that there were room in both places for both types, but 
there aren't enough square feet.

-Speireag.

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value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary 
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