In Lissa Schneckenburger's garden in Brattleboro, Vermont, the tomatoes seem happy; so do the bees. And the reason may be because of how she enriches the garden – with her own family's urine. "When we ...

Many of us want a lush, green, thriving lawn, but along with the right choice of grass and good mowing habits, it's important to decide which fertilizer is best to use. There's one option that's ...

Bacterial communities in soil are as resilient to human urine as synthetic fertilizers -- making recycling the bodily fluid as a fertilizer for agricultural crops a viable proposition. Bacterial ...

In urban settings, where soil fertility and water access can be limited, urine has gained quiet traction among permaculturists and eco-conscious gardeners. Once seen as taboo, human urine is quietly ...

In recent years, farmers in Vermont have turned to a surprising resource to enhance the growth of their crops – urine. This unconventional method of using human urine as a fertilizer is gaining ...

Human urine is emerging as an unlikely climate solution, and a Swiss startup is betting that what we flush away could help feed crops and cut pollution at the same time. By turning this nutrient-rich ...

The production of mineral based fertilizers requires a significant amount of energy and relies in part on non-renewable resources such as phosphate rock. Furthermore, the price of mineral fertilizer ...

The reuse of human urine would allow for the production of sustainable fertilizers for urban agriculture, with significant environmental benefits. This is the conclusion of a study conducted by the ...

A French start-up has unveiled a urine-based fertilizer to limit the use of chemical ones and make use of valuable nutrients lost when we flush. Toopi Organics claims the solution has many ...

BRATTLEBORO, Vermont — In Lissa Schneckenburger's garden in Brattleboro, Vermont, the tomatoes seem happy; so do the bees. And the reason may be because of how she enriches the garden – with her own ...

The reuse of human urine would allow for the production of sustainable fertilizers for urban agriculture, with significant environmental benefits, a new study concludes. The research evaluates the ...