HUMAN WASTE VIA FERTILIZER = NO NO From: "Timothy H. Prentice" 
<prentice_t@wvlink.mpl.com Newsgroups: misc.survivalism Subject: Re: triple 
ought by James Wesley,Rawles Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 01:40:15 -0800 
jforest@ionet.net wrote: rawles@oro.net (James W. Rawles) wrote: Thanks for your 
comment. I should have made it clear that human waste is not appropriate for 
fertilizing food crops--only ornamentals. I will make a revision to the text 
ASAP. One further word of warning: Regardless of what sort of fertilizer you 
use, all fruits and vegetables should be washed thoroughly, just like our mom's 
always told us. The recent apple juice escher coli scare in California was 
caused by apples contaminated by fresh cow manure. Absolutly, I wash all my 
vegies/fruits from the market in a beach solution. I am not convinced that all 
the outbreakes of E.coli, hepatitis, etc have been cause by a simple oversight 
of not washing the hands, vegies, fruits etc. For example the E.coli in the Cal 
hamburger 1-2 years ago was traced to tainted meat, ok fine, where did that meat 
come from? Mexico? I have watching several reported cases of hepatitus in 
Arkansas and Oklahoma over the last two years, these case have been in fast 
food, restaurants and schools. The first case started in Ar and the last was at 
a Shoney in Tulsa. Sure seems funny that what they all seem to have in common is 
there are all within 25 miles of highway 412, conspiracy? no, but Highway 412 is 
a major road feeder from Tulsa east to Arkansas. Either the food is contaminated 
or we have some extremly fithly people working in restaurants or both. QUESTION; 
Its on the subject of using human waste for fertilizer for crops, is not this a 
good way to spread dieases such as hepatitis and such? With regard to hepatitis, 
there are vaccines for hepatitis A and B (so far as I know none yet for C, D, or 
E). These are not pleasant to get (multiple IM injections, some post-injection 
discomfort and they are quite expensive - consult your doctor). However, if 
sanitation conditions ever deteriorate in a crisis you'll be glad you got the 
shots. Your doctor can tell you if you need the hepatitis series or any other 
vaccinations such as a tetanus booster, etc. (an ounce of prevention....) The 
earlier advice about washing the veggies etc. would still be important to help 
get rid of other organisms.