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 ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The world is in a fertilizer shortage. The dilemma is linked to ...

Waste products like coffee grounds and eggshells are widely used to improve soil health, but there are some more ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. While many of us simply flush and forget about it, our pee has the ...

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 ...

In the last century, synthetic fertilizers have changed the face of the planet. The current world population might be halved if not for this useful development. However, farmers are on the verge of a ...

A shortage of chemical fertilizer, worsened by the war in Ukraine, has growers desperate. It just so happens that human urine has the very nutrients that crops need. A funnel for collecting urine in ...

When customers of Sudwerk Brewery Co. answer nature’s call, they can do their part to help nature. Urine collected in a special outhouse outside the Davis brewery is being used by UC Davis researcher ...

Removing urine from wastewater and using it as fertilizer has the potential to decrease nutrient loading in water bodies and boost sustainability by making use of a common waste material. In excess, ...