Liquid Gold: Urine as Fertilizer
Are you looking for the perfect fertilizer for your wheat crops?
Well URINE luck! Urine contains many useful chemicals and compounds, including Nitrogen and Phosphorous, that are key ingredients in fertilizer. The amount of urine that one person produces in a year is enough to grow over 300 pounds of wheat- more than a loaf of bread every day!
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In terms of the ecological future, pee is the golden wave. Organizations such as the Rich Earth Institute in Brattleboro, Vermont are collecting and storing urine to be used on local farms as fertilizer. By collaborating with their local community, they have already made sustainable strives to a better future.
Check out this cool video to learn how to create and use your own DIY urine collection unit!
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