tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12931688.post3848313434932754637..comments2024-02-16T11:34:41.473-08:00Comments on Permaculture, Perennial Polycultures & Resistance: Our Humanure SetupNorrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02790917341588271564noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12931688.post-65962828508368775372010-12-08T18:48:02.577-08:002010-12-08T18:48:02.577-08:00Hello A,
We have a neighbor a few doors down who ...Hello A,<br /><br />We have a neighbor a few doors down who does woodworking as his profession. He saves clean sawdust (from non laminated or otherwise chemicalized wood) for us. Very convenient for us, and he's happy to have the sawdust going to a useful cause!<br /><br />Thanks for your comment,<br />NorrisNorrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790917341588271564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12931688.post-39261603542791133202010-11-29T07:10:49.997-08:002010-11-29T07:10:49.997-08:00Hi there! I'm doing the humanure compost syste...Hi there! I'm doing the humanure compost system here in Vancouver! It's been going about four months now, and working well. Our pile is hot in the centre even though it's winter, is odorless and hasn't attracted any animals.<br /><br />The compost pile is in plain sight of our conservative neighbors, but because it would never occur to them what we're doing, they just think it's a regular ol yardwaste pile. We are using expresso coffee grounds (they're a little drier than drip coffee) right now as we haven't found a source of sawdust in the city. Where do you get yours? <br /><br />I have also been considering separating some of our pee, as the bins get very liquidy and fill up fast, as you said.<br /><br />Anyways, it's great to hear about other humaure systems in the city! Thanks for your post. I may make a blog one day about our pile, and if so I'll link to it here. Cheers!<br /><br />-aA.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12931688.post-52056068721279930892008-01-10T19:10:00.000-08:002008-01-10T19:10:00.000-08:00That's the perfect low-tech answer actually LOL wh...That's the perfect low-tech answer actually LOL why hadn't I thought of that. <BR/><BR/>Perfect, thanks!Bpaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009087847894914228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12931688.post-570834665729960472008-01-10T18:42:00.000-08:002008-01-10T18:42:00.000-08:00Hey Paul,Good question. I don't currently block o...Hey Paul,<BR/><BR/>Good question. I don't currently block out the rain as well as I'd like; I have about half the pile covered by an overhang from the old wood pile shanty-structure thing. I should cover the entire pile now that the rain pours down, though...I'll probably just throw a sheet of plywood over the whole thing to shed the water.<BR/><BR/>NorrisFarmerScrubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00587001744138177356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12931688.post-46424374379012923822007-12-30T21:47:00.000-08:002007-12-30T21:47:00.000-08:00Question: You control the amount of rain that get...Question: You control the amount of rain that gets to the pile in any way? Tarping or a roof or anything?Bpaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009087847894914228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12931688.post-69600575637656428732007-12-30T21:46:00.000-08:002007-12-30T21:46:00.000-08:00I'm devising ways to sell this to my household. I...I'm devising ways to sell this to my household. It makes tons of sense, and once I read the book I thought why the hell not? <BR/><BR/>My first step is creating a very good composting situation, meaning permanent sides, and a permanent hinged lid so I can control how much rain it gets. The rain all winter leaches nutrients out of the pile and cools it, which isn't good for a humanure system (or a normal one for that matter). <BR/><BR/>Very cool to see that someone is using this system in the city, that just rocks. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the post.Bpaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009087847894914228noreply@blogger.com