Rich Earth in the News
Online News
- Cape Cod residents will speak at urine recycling conference in Vermont WCAI Oct 23, 2024
- 10th Annual Rich Earth Summit: A golden opportunity to learn about urine recycling around the world Brattleboro Reformer Oct 14, 2024
- ‘Peecycling’: Group encourages Connecticut growers to use urine instead of fertilizer The Middletown Press Oct 3, 2024
- Rich Earth Institute shortlisted for $2 million Food Planet Prize Brattleboro Reformer June 17, 2024
- Human urine as fertilizer Austrian Broadcasting Corporation ORF June 3, 2024
- The future of fertilizer? Pee, says this Brattleboro institute Vermont Public April 26, 2024
- Pee-cycling: Turning human urine into fertilizer CBS Sunday Morning Jan 15, 2023
- FFAR Grant Transforms Wastewater to Crop Fertilizer Morning AgClips Dec 29, 2023
- Rich Earth Institute holds presentation on ‘peecycling’ Brattleboro Reformer Nov 24, 2023
- Human urine shown to be valuable resource The Valley Reporter Oct 31, 2023
- Mashpee, Sandwich Pond Advocates Talk Urine Diversion The Mashpee Enterprise Oct 19, 2023
- Rich Earth Institute hosts remote talk on expanding ‘peecycling’ in Franklin County Greenfield Recorder Aug 4, 2023
- Phosphorus Saved Our Way of Life—and Now Threatens to End It New Yorker Feb 27, 2023
- Recycling’s last frontier Brattleboro Commons Nov 17, 2022
- Grand opening of the Rich Earth Institute’s Rockingham urine recycling depot Bennington Banner Sep 15, 2022
- Rich Earth spinoff gets $1M grant Brattleboro Reformer Aug 8, 2022
- Meet the Peecyclers. Their Idea to Help Farmers Is No. 1. New York Times June 17, 2022
- Pee on your plants: Human urine can be used as an effective and sustainable fertilizer USA Today May 26, 2022
- Rich Earth Institute receives three grants; group pioneers use of human waste as fertilizer Brattleboro Reformer May 24, 2022
- ‘Pee for peonies’: Professors push for urine-based fertilizer alternative KVAL 13 May 13, 2022
- Are we flushing away the answer to our fertilizer shortages? DW May 12 2022
- Don’t Pee on Your Garden After You Read This: But do be aware that human urine could replace about a quarter of today’s chemical fertilizers. Popular Mechanics May 5, 2022
- Pees on Earth: Your urine could be key to feeding the world, scientists reveal The Sun May 4, 2022
- Can pee help feed the world? Today , France 24 , Inquirer May 4, 2022
- Human Pee Could Power Our Agriculture In A World Wrecked By Climate Change India Times May 4 2022
- Scientists say key to feeding world may be human urine:”We are beginning to understand how precious water is” Futurism May 3 2022
- Human Urine, an Unexpected but Effective and Less Polluting Fertilizer The Bobr Times April 28, 2022
- Rich Earth urine donor kick-off event features ‘Poets for Peecycling’ Brattleboro Commons April 6, 2022
- The urine revolution: how recycling pee could help to save the world Nature Feb 9, 2022
- Human waste composting Rutland Herald Feb 4, 2022
- Rich Earth hosts annual global online summit on reclaiming urine as a resource Brattleboro Commons Nov 10, 2021
- Federal infrastructure bill and Vermont wastewater VT Digger May 25, 2021
- Rich Earth Institute launches Rockingham Urine Recycling Program Vermont Journal January 15, 2021
- Liquid Gold: How Stronger Food Systems Can Start In Your Toilet Modern Farmer December 12, 2020
- Your pee could be the golden ticket to a greener world Popular Science November 20, 2020
- Rich Earth Institute receives $225K grant, takes ownership of research center Greenfield Recorder June 15, 2020
- Brattleboro organization wins grant to support urine-to-fertilizer work Keene Sentinel June 4, 2020
- Mining nutrients from ‘LIQUID GOLD’ Greenfield Recorder June 1, 2020
- Rich Earth Institute expands urine-to-fertilizer research program Brattleboro Reformer May 31, 2020
- Rich Earth Institute credits VNRC with helping support alternative and innovative wastewater systems Vermont Natural Resources Council March 30, 2020
- Paving the Way for ‘Pee-cycling’: Researchers set out to address technical, social hurdles of reusing urine Water Environment & Technology March 11, 2020
- Peecycling: From Liquid Waste to Healthy Crops Earth911 January 29, 2020
- Yes wee can: study gives green light to use urine as crop fertiliser The Guardian January 22, 2020
- Urine reuse as fertilizer is not likely to transfer antibiotic resistance American Chemical Society January 22, 2020
- The no-flush movement: the unexpected rise of the composting toilet The Guardian December 9, 2019
- The Toilet That Dreams of Saving the World Metropolis
- ‘Pee-Cycling:’ Vermont Researchers Look at Value in Human Urine, NBC Boston, August 15, 2018
- How India Could Help Solve America’s Sewages Woes Next City February 22, 2018
- University recycles urine into fertilizer WTOL January 26, 2017
- Special toilet at U. Mich. takes aim at urine-to-fertilizer San Francisco Chronicle January 26, 2017
- ‘Pee-Cycling:’ University of Michigan uses special toilet to collect urine for experiments WAVY January 25, 2017
- Local business is Johnny-on-the-spot for the environment The Deerfield Valley News Online January 10, 2017
- Go for Green: Green Companies in Our Backyard…and the local initiative that’s putting them together to create a “green economy” Stratton Magazine September 8, 2016
- NSF awards grant to Rich Earth Institute Brattleboro Reformer August 31, 2016 (scroll to bottom)
- Instituto reutiliza urina humana tratada em plantações nos EUA GloboRural (Portuguese) August 25, 2016
- Concrete Progress: Putting the “P” in “Progress” Orion Magazine August 15, 2016
- Urine fertilizer could save energy and water VT Digger June 10, 2016
- Pioneers of ‘pee-cycling’ tout urine’s value USA Today November 22, 2015 (from Burlington Free Press November 21, 2015)
- Bodies into food and sewage into beer: you are the hot new thing in recycling The Guardian February 17, 2015
- Should We Return The Nutrients In Our Pee Back To The Farm? NPR: The Salt July 31, 2014
- Green from gold: Human urine as a resource for sustainability Southern Vermont Arts & Living May 11, 2014
- Urine Collection Beats Composting Toilets for Nutrient Recycling GreenSpec April 2, 2014
- Wish you could fertilize crops with pee? Urine luck Grist March 12, 2014
- Un poco de orina para que todo sea verde BBC Mundo (Spanish) February 7, 2014
- Is “Peecycling” the Next Wave in Sustainable Living? National Geographic February 2, 2014
- Is Human Pee the Future of Fertilizer? Gizmodo January 14, 2014
- Can Human Urine Replace Chemical Fertilizers? Modern Farmer January 13, 2014
Podcasts
- Peecycling with Abe Noe-Hays 93.1 WIBC Home & Garden February 17, 2023
- Good Shit: How Humanure Could Save Agriculture—and the Planet Gastropod June 20, 2023
- Vermonters want to normalize composting toilets, upcycling human waste Vermont Public Jan 6, 2023
- Abraham Noe-Hays on Fertilizer from Urine, The Urban Farm, Oct. 29, 2019
- Could Harvesting Urine Ease Demand For Phosphorus? NPR Morning Edition February 1, 2018
- P Is For Phosphorus Planet Money January 26, 2018
- Organic Farm Stand – Guest Kim Nace , Rich Earth Institute WPKN Community Radio May 4, 2017
- Urine Diversion with Dan Marks WMPG: Life Simplified Radio (Part 2) December 15, 2016
- Brattleboro Institute Wins $3 Million To Research The Conversion Of Urine To Fertilizer Vermont Public Radio September 6, 2016
- Human Waste CBC Radio July 14, 2014
- Brattleboro Research Group Helps Scientists Study Human Urine As Fertilizer Vermont Public Radio July 4, 2014
- Urine And Its Effect On Groundwater Vermont Public Radio February 4, 2014
- Luskin: Liquid Gold Vermont Public Radio May 28, 2013 Luskin: Liquid Gold
- Brattleboro Group Researches Innovative Fertilizer Application Vermont Public Radio March 8, 2013
Video
- This Organization Is Working On Treating Human Urine As A Resource Comcast Newsmakers May 15, 2023
- Fertilizing Urine Radio Canada (English Subtitles) April 15, 2023
- Can Recycled Urine Turn Into Plant Fertilizer? Now This September 13, 2022
- Farmers around the world are struggling. Your pee could help CNN Business July 21, 2022
- ‘Processing human urine to recycle nutrients into fertilizer’ National Science Foundation (NSF) video about our ongoing research on urine-derived fertilizers. Science Nation November 13, 2018
- ‘Uri Nation Introduces Urine Diversion and Urine-Derived Fertilizers’ Animation developed through NSF INFEWS grant. Uri Nation Animation September 29, 2018
- ‘Pee-Cycling:’ Vermont. Researchers Look at Value in Human Urine NBC 10 Boston August 15, 2018
- Liquid Gold: University takes on urine recycling WXYZ January 25, 2017
- Peecycling University of Michigan April 1, 2015
- Out & About: Unlikely Foods Vermont Public Television May 6, 2014 (segment starts at 10:25)
- Love, Joy, and Pee on Earth Brattleboro Reformer November 29, 2019
- Reclaiming Urine as Fertilizer Green Energy Times September 24, 2019
- Two area groups join to study waste and waterways The Commons April 11, 2018
- Windham Regional Commission, Rich Earth Institute seek neighborhoods for ‘Village Sanitation Pilot Study’ The Commons January 31, 2018
- Garlic Festival shares message of sustainability Greenfield Recorder September 24, 2017
- Enriching the Earth: Abe Noe-Hays ’00 and his Rich Earth Institute College of the Atlantic April 7, 2017
- Rich Earth Institute moves to WSWMD facility The Commons January 25, 2017
- Why Your Urine is Too Good to Waste YES! Magazine January 17, 2017
- Liquid Gold: Why Flushing the Toilet Is a Colossal Waste Pacific Standard November 8, 2016
- Brattleboro urine reclamation nonprofit hosts forum Brattleboro Reformer August 26, 2016
- ‘P’ is for phosphate: Could urine solve a fertilizer shortage? Earth Magazine June 26, 2016
- Rich Earth urine project seeks long-term permit Brattleboro Reformer April 17, 2015
- In human waste, scientists seek new treatments The Boston Globe February 9, 2015
- We can’t keep using clean drinking water to flush fertilizer down the drain The Commons January 7, 2015
- Researchers look to Rich Earth Institute for solutions Brattleboro Reformer October 14, 2014
- Collection and use of urine Brattleboro Reformer April 1, 2014
- Blowing the lid off the toilet: Rich Earth Institute hosts ‘POOP’ comedian Brattleboro Reformer March 27, 2014
- Turning Urine into Liquid Gold–Fertilizer from Urine Means Clean Rivers, Sustainable Farms Green Energy Times December 15, 2013
- Peak Phosphorous: Crisis in the Making or Radical Opportunity? Local Banquet November 24, 2013
- Looking for a new source of fertilizer? Urine luck Brattleboro Reformer April 20, 2013
- Rich Earth Institute gets USDA grant for urine reclamation project The Commons March 13, 2013
- Recycled urine fertilizes hay at local farm The Commons January 9, 2013
- Closing the Cycle The Commons August 15, 2012
- Rich Earth Institute testing urine as fertilizer Bennington Banner August 15, 2012
Cape Cod
- What is Urine Diversion and How Can It Help Cape Cod’s Water Crisis? Ira Wood: Lowdown at WOMR-FM
- Renewed Interest in Urine Diversion and Eco Toilets The Point on WCAI March 6, 2024
- Cape Cod Faces a Rising ‘Yellow Tide’ Scientific American, February 12, 2024
- Cape Cod’s ‘power couple of pee-cycling’ wants you to save that liquid gold WBUR, February 12, 2024
- Falmouth Water Quality Committee Endorses Urine-Diversion Pilot Falmouth Enterprise, February 9, 2024
- Board Earmarks Funds For Urine-Diversion Pilot Program Falmouth Enterprise Nov 9, 2023
- State Recommends Fast-Tracking Urine-Diverting Toilets For Provisional Use Falmouth Enterprise September 19, 2023
- Urine-Diversion Enthusiast Prepares For Falmouth’s Pee Falmouth Enterprise July 6, 2023
- Falmouth Board of Health Says Urine Tanks Have Minimal Regs Falmouth Enterprise July 5, 2023
Other Related Projects
- Jay facility turns urine into compost Adirondack Daily Enterprise September 16, 2024
- We’re Facing a Fertilizer Shortage and We Could Be Flushing the Solution Down the Toilet Food & Wine Magazine May 5, 2022
- ‘Liquid gold’: Australian scientists look to recycle human urine to fertilise city parks The Guardian Feb 1 2022
- UNH Students’ “Urine Diversion” Program Cleans Water, Fertilizes Farms New Hampshire Public Radio March 28, 2014