Humanure composting

We designed our composting toilet around Jenkin's Humanure Hacienda, with a few changes. We'll add an outhouse on top so we don't have to carry poop.

Off-Grid with Doug & Stacy show an easy system for how they use a humanure compost pile on their off-grid homestead to manage their waste.

A Dry Composting Toilet Creates Resource of Humanure Compost on Homestead has in the last decade has slowly lurched into the mainstream. People have embraced the "Garden To Table" movement but have not taken to heart the human waste composted into a fertilizer concept. On a personal note: I am…

The Humanure Handbook and the Compost Toilet Handbook are sources of information for composting sanitation systems. Human excrement, or human waste, is highly compostable and can be safely returned to the soil for agricultural purposes.

We use only compost toilets or a biodigester for all our human waste. The humanure that is created is excelent fertilizer for our orchard spaces. Read our blog to learn more about this sustainable system.

The Humanure Handbook and the Compost Toilet Handbook are sources of information for composting sanitation systems. Human excrement, or human waste, is highly compostable and can be safely returned to the soil for agricultural purposes.

In an era of environmental consciousness and sustainable living, it may seem that composting human waste makes sense. The topic is highly debatable, but most experts agree that using human waste as compost is a bad idea. Click here for more info.

The stuff of dreams this is. We’ve been talking about it for quite some time and we finally finished it. Introducing our dream Compost Station. FYI – that rogue chook shouldn’t be there We’ve got humanure bays, a compost bin, worm farm, chickens and goat systems all clustered into one compact, pretty spot and it’s […]

Welcome to ShopTinyHouses' bi-weekly blog series a beginner's guide to the composting toilets. This series is great if you are starting new in off-grid, mobile, or tiny home living. This guide will walk you through the basics in bite size visual format in with info-graphics, videos, and photos. Our goal is to help you build up the essentials of your home. If you are interested in having all of the information about composting toilets, please read our Ultimate Composting Guide and Review! It…

When I spent two weeks living in an ecovillage last summer, I proudly talked to friends and family about the fact that I hadn’t flushed a toilet in two weeks. This led to a wide assortment of responses, including “gross, ew” and others who were intrigued. My experience in living at the ecovillage helped better