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The earth has has ice ages and warm spells for thousands of years before humans showed up on the scene and they will likely continue after we are gone. Seriously - this is a great book.The author's use of some slightly stinky words is humorously done and for the most part helps one to loosen up a little over a touchy subject.I have owned a commercial composting toilet for several years and never experience any problems with it - but never have I experienced any benefits (aside from saving 1,000's of gallons of water I guess. I still use compact fluorescents and conserve energy wherever I can - but not for made-up reasons.Back to the subject at hand - this is a great book and I only hope that perusing it will convince some of the "Fecophobes" that re-using our bodily products after properly composting them is safe, beneficial, and preserves our precious fresh water supply.Read the book, become a believer. That's all an aside - it doesn't change the author's very valuable message: Composting and recycling of human "waste" is the right thing to do regardless of the reasons one chooses to do it. :P ) but with the author's suggestions I will change that.I was put off a little by the author's opening remarks about "global warming" and other such nonsense. Al Gore was and is wrong - Carbon dioxide levels increase following temperature increases - they don't bring them about.
After reading this book, I can't imagine who would still want to use a water-based system. This is one of the best books I have read. It is well written, practical, and it gives you all of the philosophical and real explanations to defend your humanure in all aspects when confronted by rabid family, neighbors, and friends.
mmmmmmHighly, highly recommended. very fun to read. If you want to learn about how to design systems that will let you safely eat your poop, this book is for you. It's the best book on the subject.
Let the rigor with which Joseph Jenkins has researched this topic be a lesson to anyone who wants to make a claim about the validity of any of our social norms. I wish my parents had known about this so they could have taught me instead of me having to teach them. Shame on anyone that has discouraged this sort of creative thinking.
thanks joe. the true revolution is in our poop. its a great read and is a vital piece to the new sustainable culture we are growing.
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