One of the life changes I didn't anticipate when we moved to a rural area was The Whole Excrement Thing.
When the wind blows from the north, we smell the horse farm. When it blows from the west, we smell the pig farm. And when it blows down from above our house, we smell the gas from our own septic field.
Our chickens, duck, and turkeys create waste that we can easily reuse. The humans, dogs and cats present more of a problem since we are all meat-eaters. I know that The Humanure by Jenkins gives ideas about recycling human waste (haven't read it yet), and our Septic System Owners Manual is wonderfully indispensable.
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