[Cob] poop in compost

[D.J. Henman]

Jenny,
   it's not poop when it gets used.  It is a rich humus.   It has been 
chemically altered natually by good micro-flora.   This takes place over 
a period of a year or two.  It's not used till then.   It must be stored 
an left to convert into a rich humus for the proper time period.  I 
suggest that you get the Jenkins book and look into more detail.   My $.02

Darel

jenny walker wrote:

>Hi there,
>
>I read 'I believe' in the Cob List archives a long time ago about a family
>who were getting sick a lot. They contributed this problem to eating
>vegetables from the patch that grew (albeit very well) on top of their leach
>field. Maybe this is a chemically different situation than adding poop to
>compost. Just wondering if anyone knows if there are any health issues with
>adding poop to the compost pile. I would assume that any bacteria would be
>long gone by the time carrots were popping up but I ain't no scientist.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Jenny Walker
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