nothing like a bowl of hot, buttery, delicious poop corn... woops... i mean pop corn.
See you all after.
According to the Humanure website Odd Duck, it is far better for the pee and poo to stay together for composting. I like that cuz it's easier.
Yes, we get queasy about human poo. Poo from any carnivore is more disgusting than herbivore poo. Think of them nice neat little rabbit pellets, them oblong little deer pellets, and even the nice, more substantial moose pellets - they're truly beauties. Then look at your cat's latest turd. Which would you rather touch?
We humans not only take in meat, but so many additives, preservatives & fake food that it seems like polluting an organic garden to add the byproducts of such a diet. Then there's also all the Drano, Mr Clean, hair dye residue, medications, shampoo, paint residue, etc etc etc that goes into the sewer system. Who wants to buy a bag of that shit marked "organic compost"? And that's exactly what is going on.
I wouldn't even want to use my own, during those times when I've gone on a junk food binge.
That's the way I see it.
A few questions, especially for Gravlore, our resident expert on humanure. Hope you don't mind me designating you with that title, but you seem to be the only one with "hands on" experience. (hee-hee!)
Where could I get acceptable saw dust? If I can't get it, I know that I could use other plant material or paper, cardboard, ground up fine. Now where, how am I gonna get that?? I actually don't want to use something with ink residue. I have a whole bunch of dry quack grass which I dug by hand and am eager to take revenge on... but it's certainly not finely ground. So could i just use dirt? Also, would it be feasible to start now, as winter approaches? I've been throwing vegetable & weeds in a heap, but haven't gotten any authentic composting going yet, the pile has never heated. So if I started throwing buckets of dung in the mix, would it likely all freeze until spring when I'd truly have some 'splainin' to do to my neighbors? I'd like to avoid that if possible, don't really want to get written up by the bylaw officer and become a spectacle in the local paper!
As far as saw dust the greener the better so if you are in saw mill country you could ask them, if not try your local yard keepers and see if they have mulched leaves. I have a company that supplies me with shavings and dust (kiln dried, not the best but does the trick)....think cabinet shops. It goes dormant during winter and reboots in spring/summer. Make sure you have hay on top of the pile (bio filters the smell and keeps flies away from the pile and cover with chicken wire. Check youtube for some winter humanure vids. I am not totally seasoned in the composting of poop. I actually have a warm ventilated area for it to work its magic in the winter. In fact I do believe if the pile were somewhat insulated (hay) from the elements it could continue working through winter but don't count on it. Compost piles should be damp and never let dry. They expel a massive amount of moisture as I am sure you are aware.
Personally I am thinking about toying with a 20% soil or less since I still want air in the mix, compaction with too much soil would be a bad thing I am thinking. Many use worms in the humanure. When it gets hot the worms simply go to the outsides of the bin and when it cools they return to do their thing.
Well.... at least the SPAM picked the right thread...LMAO... 
Well.... at least the SPAM picked the right thread...LMAO...
True that!
For the Veggie matter composter, there is stuff at the hardware store called Compost starter, But I have always just thrown a scoup of earth on every 6-8 inches of compost. The bacteria in the earth is enough to get you started. I found it is best to have 2 composters, at the end of fall I would cover the first compost with a couple inches of earth, and then start my winter compost. by spring the first on is ready to be separated.
"We 'Prep.' to live after a downfall, Not just to survive."
thankyou all for your input
For me there will be meds in my waste (as long as my supplies last) so I plan to use out- houses and sprinkle dirt (and maybe compost starter) and just fill it in and move it every so often. I figure with 20 acres I'll be okay. Won't be using it for compost till the meds run out (probably be the least of my problems then).
Meds or not you can still use it for trees. Think about how your meds end up back in your city water and you wont have a problem composting it.