Posted on 09/27/2017 5:59:22 AM PDT by bgill
gawd yes....going in that hog barn is aweful... and they have these huge fans blowing air through them to cut down on gasses.. it surprising how much they get off those places.. its a lot!
This reporter needs to be given a free tour of his local water treatment plants. He will be stunned when they explain either the field adjacent to it or the sludge trucks going in and out all day long.
Then watch him puke when he is introduced to where all the ‘clean’ water goes.
The poop gas can be collected and used as fuel to light the family farm.
Same as landfill gas.
In the small town I grew up in, there were always tomatoes growing out at the sewer plant.
I dont think they collect the gas, as the blowers just blow it out...just the crap
That is why you compost.
The heat it produces gets the smell and the nasty microbes out.
Also kills any weed seed.
Really stupid. Switch to cow poop.
I think that depends on whether it is free manure or processed.
All of the fresh proute we consume gets the bleach treatment.
I lived near Johnson Air Station from 1959-1963. I spent a great deal of time in the paddies.
Good point about the drugs. We were using aged/processed waste treatment product back in the 60’s but it was on ornamental plants.
I think I’de be hesitant to use it today with the increased use of drugs by the population as a whole.
Bacteria is killed in the processing as it is treated to over 158F. But the drug residue could be a problem.
Something else to research today.
proute = produce
No idea what proute is.
Human diseases present in feces are more easily spread this way.
Years ago, some farmers learned that ordinary packing peanuts make great soil enhancers, because they both loosen the soil and capture water, which is then available for plant roots so they require less irrigation.
They soon found a source of peanuts that were both non-toxic and would slowly biodegrade. Their last effort was a type of peanut that would also contain specific minerals needed by that type of soil, also considering having something in them that would suppress bad nematodes and fungi.
Night soil.
Hmmmm, these beans taste familiar.
Not exactly new, honey wagons have been around a long time and they didn’t need any processing plant.
Ah, look at the Wiki entry for Milorganite.
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