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The Human Humus Machine produces high quality humus,
which has the same appearance and aroma as high-quality topsoil. Heat-
generating and pathogen-consuming microbes control pathogens in the
finished compost. The Human Humus Machine is a batch-type
composting toilet. After the drum is full, the contents of the drum are
allowed to sit for a number of months to complete the composting
process. In non-batch type composters, newly deposited material can
contaminate compost ready to be removed.

The Human Humus Machine is available in a relatively low-cost
kit form. The kit consists of all the parts necessary to convert two 55-
gallon drums into a state-of-the-art composting toilet. The kits are easy
to assemble and can be completed in less than 2 hours. The installer
would obtain the drums locally. We also offer fully assembled units.

More Info on the Sun Frost Human Humus Machine – sunfrostcomposttoilet.pdf

Eduardo Shield
SUN FROST
Sales and Customer Relations
P.O. Box 1101
Arcata, CA 95521
707-822-9095
707-822-6213 fax
info@sunfrost.com
www.sunfrost.com

Is it possible two cheap plastic buckets can help reduce global malnutrition?

Sounds crazy, but there’s some amazing technology that can be created by combining two cheap 5-gallon buckets along with some other low cost or free materials. The result is a low cost foolproof system of growing food. http://www.globalbuckets.org/

Dr. Karve taught us that an animals gut takes fresh food and converts it to methane gas much more efficiently than trying to make methane gas from spent food (manure). We have been developing a 5 gallon tabletop methane digester. This unit runs on kitchen scraps run through a blender to make a slurry, and is a continuous digester. It uses two 5 gallon plastic pails for the digester and gas collector, and the supercooker consists of a 5 gallon metal pail with a methane burner in the bottom and a metal stockpot inserted like a crockpot. It not only cooks from the bottom, but from the sides as well. A lot more heat from less methane. We will be adding this info to our existing methane digester package at http://www.green-trust.org/products/, and early documentation will be available to those who help with the development progress. If you donate $5 at http://www.green-trust.org/wordpress/why-donate-to-green-trust/ (put methane supercooker in the notes), we will send you updates, and the completed plans and video’s.

What cool uses can you come up with for a 4 gallon to 6 gallon plastic pail? Clothes washer, water filter, tool caddy, composting toilet,solar shower and much more. We started a new group for finding ways to reuse good used buckets into something useful again. Check it out at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bucketproducts/.

Recently we blogged at http://www.green-trust.org/wordpress/2010/01/08/portable-off-grid-washer/ about the “Breathing” Mobile Washer. Ours arrived today, and I can’t wait to try it. With a 5 gallon pail (with lid, just make a hole for the handle), Vermont Soap Liquid Sunshine, and 1.5 gallons of rain water, my socks and unmentionables will be clean and fresh. This is much superior to a toilet plunger.

We have been doing some camping this summer, and the question came up about showers and toilets. First off, you need some privacy. There’s a number of tents on the market designed for this purpose. One of the units we used was the Texsport Hilo Hut Privacy Shelter. This tent is high enough to stand up in for a shower, and wide enough for a porta potty. For shower options, there’s the solar method (put the Zodi pump in a black 5 gallon pail), the propane method, and the campfire coil method. One can use a handheld sprayer, or the shower pole. We used a Luggable Loo as our portable toilet, which is a 5 gallon pail with snap on toilet seat and lid, but any camping potty would work. Use a biological breakdown enhancer, not a chemical deodorant.

Zodi Hot Tap w/Piezo Ignition Single Md: 6185

Zodi Shower Pole with Tripod Stand and Nylon Storage Bag

5 gal PORTABLE TOILET Outdoor Camping Recreation

Reliance Products Luggable Loo Portable 5 Gallon Toilet

See these products and more at the Green Trust Gear Shop.

Traditionally, the standard 3.6 gallon flush toilet is responsible for approximately 30% of a household’s water consumption. The newer conserving flush toilets drop that in half, to 1.8 gallons. Enter the even newer dual flush toilets. Didn’t take a dump this time, only a pee? Press the correct button, and you only use .9 gallons, vs. the 1.8 gallons the other button offers for a solids flush. If you can’t or won’t use a composting toilet, this is a serious water saver. Most manufacturers list the tank, bowl, and lid separately, so make sure you order all the correct components.

In our quest to conserve resources, and reduce expenses, we decided to capture rainwater, and install a composting toilet. The rain gutters direct roof water to a 1000 gallon concrete cistern. The cistern is connected to the house water system with a 12v piston pump. The piston pump has two sets of valves, so I can select the cistern, or the shallow well. The well goes dry in the hottest parts of summer. In order to reduce water usage, we installed a Sears front loader washer, and a waterless composting toilet by Nature’s Head. This reduced our water usage by 50%. In winter, when the rain water system freezes up, we switch back to the well, but we miss the soft water. A larger tank would allow us to use rain water all winter. The water is purified with our Berkey water purifier for drinking and cooking, eliminating the need for bottled water.

There’s a lot of info on the net for building your own water filtration. One of our favorites is the Slow Sand Filter, because it uses every day common materials (sand, gravel and a container). Here is one design that is easy to duplicate using whatever containers you can find. I’d suggest 35 gallon drums. 5 Gallon pails could work but may not give enough filtration.

http://www.cms-uk.org/GetInvolved/TheConcept/tabid/308/language/en-US/Default.aspx

GREAT BAY – We haven’t seen anything yet as far as the global energy crisis is concerned, says Steve Spence, director of New York-based Green Trust. “Gas at the pump is now around $4 a gallon in the States, but within three years I expect to see prices like $10 a gallon. We have to conserve; there is no other solution. Renewable fuels will not solve the problem, simply because we are unable to plant enough crops to produce a sufficient amount of bio-fuel.”

Read more at http://www.green-trust.org/wordpress/sxm-needs-to-invest-in-wind-and-solar-energy/