Holy Shit...No Shit!

Just finished "Holy Shit" by Gene Logsdon, and what a delight it has been.  While I suspect the target audience might be the "back to the land" types and small-scale farmers, and others who wish to be "organic" in growing some of their own food, I think it would be an eye-opener for almost anyone who has a sincere interest in the future of agriculture in this country and the world.  Vast...and I do mean "vast"...quantities of fertilizer are going to waste because of inadequate management of manure, even as sources of packaged fertilizer...potash deposits (mostly from Canada...I frequently see the rail cars pass through Bellingham on their way south) and natural gas are being depleted (the Marcellus shale notwithstanding).   As more and more folks embrace the concept of "recycling", perhaps it is time to consider recycling manure...including human waste.  The author is a farmer and a widely published author (in farming-related magazines) who writes with authority and with marvelous humor.  There were several times when I could not help laughing out loud as I was reading.  I recommend this insightful book highly.

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  1. Brady ClemensJanuary 22, 2011 at 3:25 PM

    This sounds like a book I might be interested in, as a person who wants to dabble in agriculture a little bit, and one interested in sustainability.

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