Good Shit: How Humanure Could Save Agriculture—and the Planet

For most of us, when we sit on the porcelain throne to drop the
deuce, priority number one is flushing and never having to think
about it again. But it might be time to rethink our stink: all
around the world, people are talking about using human waste for
good, applying it as fertilizer to grow our food instead of just
washing it down the miles of pipes that undergird urban sewage
systems. "Ew" is a common response, along with "yuck!" Is using
poop to grow food a good idea—or even safe? We’re getting our shit
together to find out! On this episode of Gastropod, how human waste
went from being so valuable you could go to jail for stealing it,
to causing such a stench it shut down Parliament in Victorian
London and led to the invention of the modern sewage system—and why
figuring out how to start saving our poop (and pee!) once again
could give us cleaner energy, healthier waterways, and lots of
delicious food. Listen in now: if you like to eat, it's time to
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