Closed Loop Agriculture for Environmental Enhancement: Returning Biomass and Nutrients from Humanure and Urine to Agriculture

Submitted by Ben Stallings on Sat, 02/01/2020 - 11:52

This is an in-depth analysis by the Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability (Feasta) on the desirability of separating wastewater nutrients at the source -- that is, at the toilet -- rather than mixing them together with greywater and processing them into sludge. The report was prepared in 2015 for the Irish Environmental Network, and as such some of its analysis is specific to Ireland, but most of the conclusions are applicable to the US and elsewhere.

PDF: 2.1 MB

Tags

Testimonials

Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou.
I have been using sinuous beds in my designs for the last few years, it is
very gratifying to see that there is someone else out there thinking the same
thoughts.
I am in Australia and look forward to reading through your articles.
again, thankyou.

-- Sara Gormley O'Brien, Central Victoria

"This class made me more aware of the usage of space and how to incorporate plants together." –Student, El Dorado

Instructor was very competent and enthusiastic, very supportive. Thanks!

--Edible Ecosystems student, March 2016

Great Class! Learned a lot - opens new doors.

--Edible Ecosystems student, March 2016

Ben is very knowledgeable and a great communicator.

--Edible Ecosystems student, March 2016

I've never had such big tomato plants as I have this year in the ragweed sheet-mulch you built. The pepper plants are the size of bushes.

"It's amazing how much more food you get from your little garden than I do from my big one." - Charlene Osman, fellow market gardener

"Ben is very knowledgeable. He is very enthusiastic with the info!" –Student, El Dorado

"Ben was very informative and enthusiastic!" –Student, El Dorado

"Ben was great! He was passionate and knowledgeable about his topic. He also allowed for answering questions and interacting with each other." –Student, El Dorado

"I enjoyed learning about 'stacked functions,' sector analysis, optimizing my boundary, shade houses and glass houses, the function and importance of mulch, and swales." –Student, El Dorado

"The class was much more informative than I anticipated." –Student, Emporia

Previous Pause Next