Sanitation at Factor e Farm: Difference between revisions
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We have a humanure bucket. http://www.weblife.org/humanure/index.html | We have a humanure bucket. http://www.weblife.org/humanure/index.html | ||
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[http://humanurehandbook.com/downloads/humanure_sanitation_paper.pdf Quasi-Academic paper on Humanure Systems] by J. Jenkins | |||
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Article on composting human waste: [http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/human-waste-zmgz11zrog.aspx Mother Earth News]. See comments for insight on pharmaceuticals and diet. | |||
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Revision as of 19:09, 27 November 2012
Human waste
We have a humanure bucket. http://www.weblife.org/humanure/index.html
Quasi-Academic paper on Humanure Systems by J. Jenkins
Article on composting human waste: Mother Earth News. See comments for insight on pharmaceuticals and diet.
Cleaning
We have a sink in the cordwood now. We have a shower in the greenhouse.
Water
Water can be obtained from the hand pump on the well, the rain barrels in the greenhouse, and the streams nearby.
Bacteria and water
Stagnant water with food in it is bad because it helps bacteria grow. Without water, bacteria cannot grow on small amounts of dried food. If there is too much food then the water cannot evaporate fast enough, and bacteria can grow. Eating utensils and containers should be thoroughly licked clean, so that any water left can evaporate quickly so bacteria cannot grow. This also helps reduce wasted food. Dried food can then be scraped and washed away fairly easily.
Not all bacteria is bad, though. In fact, the septic system at HabLab requires a certain amount of bacteria to break down solid waste. Because of this, it is important to avoid using anti-bacterial soap at all drains that lead to the septic tank.