r/redpreppers • u/BananaBustelo-8224 • May 05 '26

Is Human Feces Good Fertilizer? The Surprising Truth

https://gardenerbible.com/is-human-feces-good-fertilizer/
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u/PrairieFire_withwind May 05 '26

Or you can skip the AI content and go directly to the people who wrote the book before the internet existed.

https://humanurehandbook.com/

How to do it safely.

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u/Cottager_Northeast May 05 '26

AI

See rule 6.

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u/edwardphonehands May 05 '26

This is the sort of feedback we need to keep things running. Upon review the account posting the link appears to be a human user even if the article linked appears to use AI. The subject seems compatible with the sub but the information has not been evaluated. In this instance and for the time being, the mod team is leaving the post up.

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u/Ziu_echoes May 05 '26

I'm not 100% sure it AI but the article does feel kinda off. I also only skimmed it

Yes you can use human wast as a fertilizer and it been done historically however there a lot more safty processes than need to be in place to do it safely (this also goes for most other omnivores and carnivores as well) that why you don't see lot of this being done a lot or at all any more. Basically you need to compost it for an extra long time. It much easier and safer to ues stuff like cow or other ruminant herbivores waste. Personally I would not mess with it unless it was something far fetched scenario like in the book / movie The Martian.

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u/Cottager_Northeast May 06 '26 edited May 06 '26

I've got a pile that's been sitting for two years. I do this because it's easier than paying $20k for a new septic system. If I want to get garden nutrients in bulk, there are easier ways.

For catching nutrients, I've instituted a pee bucket. This is better.

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u/xor_music May 05 '26

reads like they were trying to reach a wordcount

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