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Applause!!!------standing up first.........And for your list of ways to decrease the impact of peak oil to our society.
I also appreciate reading the wealth of information that is provided by this site.
Thank-you!
As for me, I provide 80% of my own food and 50% of my own energy from local sources. I hope to increase my local energy use to 70% when I finish my home biodiesel reactor and increase my energy conservation standards. And no, I don't "compost my own s**t".
A sustainable society is indeed possible if people wake up in time............
Mountain Firekeeper
Honest question: Why not?
It seems like a nice complement to your personal sustainability project. You'd be decreasing your personal water consumption by about 35% and decrease the amount of off-site inputs for your garden. These seem like good things to me.
Don't get me wrong. I can understand being squeamish, but an indepth look into composting toilets will likely prove eye-opening.
These issues are explored in depth in The Humanure Handbook, which you can read online if you'd like. I actually bought a copy of this book a couple of years ago and have made about $50 by bringing up the topic of composting toilets, then if someone seems dead-set against the idea, betting them that if they read the book they'll change their minds, lending them the book, and finally, collecting my winnings. I've yet to lose a bet.
I was just responding (with humor I hope) to some harsh comments about personal sustainable living that was made a few days ago.
Actually, I have access to an abundance of livestock manure compost that works 'magic' on my large gardens!
We have a local water source and the septic leach field is used to nurture a portion of the woodland used for wildlife habitat and eventually for firewood.
Thanks for the info!