[greenyes] New book: Liquid Gold: The Lore & Logic of Using Urine to Grow Plants

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Hi all. I hope you don't mind a plug for Ecowaters' latest fun book. We just 
posted a rough Web site. Growing with urine is an easy way to prevent water 
pollution and get free nitrogen for your paper/carbon waste composting programs! 
The science and studies (pathogen issues and nitrogen capture) are detailed 
in the book.   Web: http://www.liquidgoldbook.com
Carol Steinfeld

It's a golden opportunity.
Every day, we urinate nutrients that can fertilize plants that could be used 
for beautiful landscapes, food, fuel, and fiber. Instead, these nutrients are 
flushed away, either to be treated at high cost or discharged to waters where 
they overfertilize and choke off aquatic life.
 Liquid Gold: The Lore and Logic of Using Urine to Grow Plants tells you how 
urine--which contains most of the nutrients in domestic wastewater and usually 
carries no disease risk--can be utilized as a resource. Starting with a short 
history of urine use--from ritual to medicinal to even culinary--and a look 
at some unexpected urinals, Liquid Gold shows how urine is used worldwide to 
grow food and landscapes, while protecting the environment, saving its users the 
cost of fertilizer, and reconnecting people to the land and the nutrient 
cycles that sustain them. That's real flower power!