well its been a long time coming people- we finally had to deal with our shit! Danny, Liam, Penny, James and of course, me, went to it!
but first a little bit about our composting toilet system.
our composting toilet system is pretty simple- make your deposit, throw some sawdust in, and every once and a while change out a big grey trash can. when we get close to filling all our 30 or so cans, we build a big straw bale fort and dump it in! cover it with some tarps and screens so animals can't get in. hopefully 10-16 months later, its broken down and ready to use back on the farm for tree planting, and whatever plant looks hungry.
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| Liam in the out house, thumbs up! |
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| the stack ready to be transported... that is one big line of shit! |
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| old straw |
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| old pile broken down and ready to use! |
as you can see from the above pictures, the old pile is a cross between broken down sawdust and compost in color and texture. it has no smell, and seems perfect for use! i was truly amazed.
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| breaking down the old pile with Danny! |
to close with, this was one of the most amazing experiences iv ever had. not only did we conserve hundreds of gallons of pure wonderful drinking water by not flushing it down the toilet or polluting another water source with our waste, but now we are able to use it back on the farm completing a closed energy cycle... why we are not processing all of our waste this way is beyond me, since even though it is our shit, we still need to deal with it! thanks for reading.
oh ps... for those of your following, sorry for the empty void of posts lately! been busy here on the farm and around California! the rainy season is in full effect!
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| chickens wanted to help- the new straw for the new Poop Fort! |
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| still building the fort! |
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| the master of the tractor, Mr. James Stark! |
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| Penny and Danny getting after it! |
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| time to add the poop! |
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| poop..... |
