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RE: The Realization of a Humanure Goal
How long does it have to "cure" in order to become good compost? I have heard of using human waste to fertilize strawberries (like in Mexico I was told not to eat them because of that), but never heard of turning it into compost. We live in Panama and the soil is amazing here. We can stick a stick in the ground and it will sprout - the proof is in all the limbs used as fences all around that are now full growing trees. I guess it's the volcanic soil. We do not have a green thumb, but we are trying to figure things out. This is an interesting idea. I sent it to my husband. We need to first figure out just regular compost and how to get that going maybe... And pick a spot for it. ;)
Here is a link to the FREE pdf of the second edition: http://humanurehandbook.com/downloads/H2.pdf. It will answer all of your questions in more detail than I ever could! But to answer your one question, you usually fill one pile for a year and then let that pile sit for year before you use it. Then it is good to go. Here in America, they actually use municipalities composted human waste to grow many vegetables (including strawberries), but they don't tell anyone!
Yeah, I had never heard of that before you mentioned it on the video. So crazy. People would be so grossed out if they found out. Thanks for the download. I will check it out.