ecological adventures composting maintaining

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The best buildings can't be seen: while his neighbors mow their lawns, Malcolm Wells just watches the wild ...

1 review
Carol Steinfeld

Soil & Water Conservation Society, 2003

Nice little introductory article to green building
Although the article was shorter than I thought it would be (and free, incidentally, since my library has the Infotrac database), it was an excellent little introductory piece on green building. The architect has designed many such buildings, and it outlines the bare bones of the features that help prevent such buildings from being the dark, dank places previously envisioned. Not as much detail ...

Reusing the Resource: Adventures in Ecological Wastewater Recycling
Carol Steinfeld, David Del Porto

EcoWaters, 2007

Gardens, greenhouses and groves of trees will gradually replace sewage outfall pipes and leach fields. Imagine using sewage to fertilize ecological tree plantations that provide fuel, fiber, construction materials, wildlife habitats and beautiful landscapes. A small pig farm?s wastewater will grow a tree farm instead of polluting a river. A house?s wastewater will irrigate and fertilize its surrounding landscape. A planted roof will collect and ...

Composting Toilet System Book: A Practical Guide to Choosing, Planning and Maintaining Composting Toilet ...

7 reviews
David Del Porto, Carol Steinfeld

Center for Ecological Pollution Prevention, 2000

Most complete and credible book on the topic
After reading a couple of books about composting toilets and graywater systems that were either suspiciously poetic or a little too humorous, I was happy to find this book. As someone who needs a variety of systems for a variety of high-use sites, I was glad to find a book that deals with this topic in technically and responsibly (in terms of public health). I showed this book to my local health ...

Liquid Gold: The Lore and Logic of Using Urine to Grow Plants

5 reviews
Carol Steinfeld

EcoWaters, 2004

urine charge and urine good hands with this book
This little gem of a book is both an informative source of about all things urine - including interesting historical attitudes and uses as well as modern environmental aspects - in addition to being a very fun read due to the amusing diagrams and sharp prose. Both the professional wastewater expert and the casual nature lover will find much knowledge and enjoyment in these pages. Because of this, ...