Our First Humanure Harvest! We Take You Every Step of the Way!
This week something really exciting happened! We harvested our humanure for the first time and we took you all along with us!
No really, we did it all on camera so you can see a completely transparent look on how our humanure turned out after 1.5 years of composting!
We've written extensively about humanure, but we've never taken you along for the ride with a vlog!
I wont spoil the fun and tell you how it went, but I assure you if you watch this you'll likely end up knowing more about humanure composting, black soldier flies and the components of what makes a system work.
We also moved some around to our fruit trees!
Check it out :)
This is an entry into @elamental’s #earthdeeds contest!
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That was great and different haha
I like the way to use all of our natural resources and give them back to nature. This is bringing up a real resource circle!
I am planing to build a separation toilet in my garden but I am still a bit scared to reuse both parts of that ^^ pee is okay but the rest... Idk :P
Anyway I would say this is #awesomediycontent here on d.tube! I like also the post you have written but the fact that you did a video is awesome!
Thanks for sharing and keep steeming!
Peace!
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-What a shitpost, (just kidding). 😇
Looks like you are doing it in a good way, I personally prefer animal manure a bit scared of humanure...
Cheers
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;) def a true shitpost! yeah many people are scared of it, and hey we even were a bit too possibly until we harvested our first batch. it is a safe process full stop if you do it right!! the link above goes to a post where we talk about the ins and outs of HOW TO :)
I have been a part of similar projects but the end product has never been used for gardening porpouses, just disposed in a nearby forest, but those treas did not complain. =)
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Humanure shouldn't be used in a vegetable garden, but it's perfectly safe for perennial food plants such as fruit and nut bushes.
Indeed, they thrive when it is placed into the planting hole.
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Good to know Im really glad people are taking care of their own shit, 🤗 so to speak. I guess one just have to make sure any potential "Fecal Coliform Bacteria", don't slowly drip down in to a stream or well used for drinking water.... But maybe after 2 years maybe those Bacteria are gone?
The system I'll be using is actually bokashi, which rather than just using sawdust as in traditional humane systems, uses a substrate such as wheat or oat germ that is sprayed with beneficial microorganisms, aka good bacteria.
Because the bacteria are being added proactively, instead of allowing nature to take its course, you can have finished bokashi in six to eight weeks, rather than eighteen to twenty-four months. Works for me.
Even better, because the waste is essentially pickled, rather than decomposing naturally over a longer time, you can even use it for meat wastes and bones, which can't be traditionally composted without known hazards, such as drawing every rat for miles.
And by the time the bokashi is finished, bad bacteria such as E. coli have been overwhelmed by the good guys, so there is almost no danger of harmful runoff into waterways; a major importance to me, as we live on a river.
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Is it possible to burn it just in case? And the use the ashes for fertiliser?I imagine that should be very safe...
Cheers!
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It is certainly possible, but that would be a monumental waste of nutrients, not to mention wasting the biological activity from the beneficial bacteria.
As long as you are using it on a perennial crop, where the bokashi (or humanure) won't be in direct contact with the edible portion of the food plant in question, there is little or no danger of contamination.
Just use common sense and wash the fruit or vegetable if you want to be extra safe. No burning required.
The process of decomposition or fermentation, depending on if you are using traditional humanure or bokashi, renders it pretty harmless.
That's cool to hear of the bokashi system, I've heard good things about the style of compost making but never it's regards to humanure. I'm interested to hear how it turns out. Thanks for sharing!
You're welcome, and I'll definitely keep you posted!
Now those fruit trees are part of the family... lol
Bad joke - just the kind of comment you should expect for a shit post like this haha
All too corny, I love it though.
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excellent!!
thank you!! we were so satisfied with how it turned out ;)
I've been wanting to pace a couple of these in secluded places in our woods and near our barn, which my husband isn't thrilled about, but which we'll wind up doing some time soon.
Glad to know that it's working for you.
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Keep working on the hubby, he'll come around ;) I was sold in the stable 2 bay system cause I just don't fancy the idea of moving fresh poop around. I'm not squeamish at all, but it seems like just one more chore. As we learned, and outdoor toilet does not need to be gross, shabby or nasty. We build ours with the purpose of creating a harmonious place to visit every day.
I totally agree. I'm actually planning a little meditation hut, with the first one to be built of bottles, with a small bench and perhaps a few books in addition to the humanure toilet.
I'm also planning to plant mountain mint all around the base, the better to keep critters out, and will hang some of it to dry during the growing season, to be used as strewing herbs throughout the year.
Who says that the outhouse can't also be a place of beauty and tranquility? ;-)
I'm also really interested to hear your take on black soldier flies. I've been wanting to raise them for a year or so, both to finish our compost much faster, and to provide alternate winter feed for our chickens and ducks.
This is the best #EarthDeeds entry I have seen you guys make hands down. I absolutely love the synergism you have crafted here, as well as how pleasantly you demonstrate just how NOT gross and sanitary humanure composting can be. I am thoroughly impressed once again, at another amazing video and entry. Thank you again for sharing, and continuously participating in these contests, as well as the save the Earth movement. Blessings friends.
@elemental, thanks for the glowing comment. We were sold on the 2 bay system once I realized I would have to be the one to clean the 5 gallon buckets out using the indoor bucket, outdoor composting system...
There's plenty of room for gross on the homestead, and the humanure experience certainly doesn't have to be!
It's an honor to share what we're up to and participate in the contest. Thanks for holding it down and giving us an opportunity to highlight our successes (and failures). Till next time :)
Honored to have you with us, wavelengths connected :-)
This is a great video and so very educational, thank you for sharing your shitpost and just in case you didn’t know ... here is a gift to all ... created by anonymous.
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Happy to share the shittiest content on steemit ;)
Baha! No one could do it bettah!! xo
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You guys are awesome! Just 2 weeks ago I got a book about composting humanure, because as we sit and plan, we continue to come up with the road block of what to do with our waste. I found this book, then of course synchronicity being what it is, I found your video and I'm so jazzed about it. I never thought I'd get excited about poop! 😂
I'd love to know more about the construction of your system. I'm edging a but more toward thermophilic (as we can literally throw just about anything in a system like that, eliminating the need for multiple compost systems) but if this system is safe, I'd love to learn more about it. Like materials, what you use as medium (tho looks like sawdust) and construction.
Is the outhouse smelly when you are using it? How do you keep the smell down? And also, do you throw other stuff down there?
The outhouse itself looks like a pretty pleasant place to make a doodie, with a lovely wash basin in the middle. Really cool.
Here's the book I found, for anyone who is interested in the nitty gritty of humanure!
Awesome post guys!
Resteeming!
Xx ToL
... and as you can see from the tile backdrop, this is my current "bathroom reading", the irony not being lost on anyone in my household 😂 😂
happy you enjoyed the post. Beings jazzed about poop is an amazing trait, way to go!
As mentioned in the video, we use sawdust to keep ALL smells down and absorb extra moisture. If the system smells, add more organic matter. We get partially rotted sawdust or planer shavings that are often covered in mycelium.
The two bays are built with local stone with lime mortar and the walls are salvaged barn wood and slip straw with clay plater. Interior is finished in plaster and cedar paneling.
The only other things we toss down there are animal bones to avoid our dog messing up our composting piles. The soldier flies make quick work of these.
Happy you're reading the book, it's a real keeper ;)
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