You probably flush a nutrient-rich, renewable fertilizer down the toilet every day: your pee. Human urine can be used as a safe and effective crop fertilizer, researchers said. And studies show using ...

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In urban settings, where soil fertility and water access can be limited, urine has gained quiet traction among permaculturists and eco-conscious gardeners. Once seen as taboo, human urine is quietly ...

The production of mineral based fertilizers requires a significant amount of energy and relies in part on non-renewable resources such as phosphate rock. Furthermore, the price of mineral fertilizer ...

This story originally appeared at Ambrook Research. Twice a growing season, a big yellow truck with the license plate “P4FARMS” pulls into Jesse Kayan’s farm in Brattleboro, Vermont, loaded with a ...

A study has claimed to show that modern ‘green’ products recycled from human excreta are excellent – and importantly, safe – fertilizers to use on food crops. The idea of using human urine and faeces ...

Human urine is emerging as an unlikely climate solution, and a Swiss startup is betting that what we flush away could help feed crops and cut pollution at the same time. By turning this nutrient-rich ...

A French start-up has unveiled a urine-based fertilizer to limit the use of chemical ones and make use of valuable nutrients lost when we flush. Toopi Organics claims the solution has many ...

Many of us want a lush, green, thriving lawn, but along with the right choice of grass and good mowing habits, it's important to decide which fertilizer is best to use. There's one option that's ...

As a professional gardener, I’m always seeking out new ways to feed my plants. I have steeped nettles in old buckets to brew a nitrogen-rich foliar feed, hoarded banana skins from the trash for a ...