Urine Fertilization Practices
Robert Cossette (NRC Bio Innovation, France)
Robert Cossette is an engineer and eco-entrepreneur born in Montreal, Canada. He now lives in France and is the inventor of the ORIAZ Solar-Dripper.
John Culpepper and Katie Culpepper (Compost for Good, USA)
Producing a viable compost from human urine, water, and sawdust
John Culpepper: Co-founded Compost for Good to help communities around the world to upcycle all appropriate organic materials to: reduce greenhouse gas emission; keep resources in local communities; create business opportunities; help solve water quality issues; and lower the cost of food and fiber production.
Katie Culpepper: With a background in farming and education, Katie co-founded Compost for Good to bring composting solutions to communities around the world. Her hope is that this compost work contributes to local resilience, soil health, community food production and minimized landfilling.
Renaud de Looze (La Palmeraie des Alpes nursery, France)
Using Urine Fertilizer for Potted Plants
Renaud de Looze studied at the Polytechnic University of Brussels. In 1995, he founded the Palmeraie des Alpes, a nursery in Isère (France). He has always experimented with techniques for recycling organic waste and wastewater as fertilizer in the garden and agricultural field. In 2016, following his investigations, he wrote a book “L’urine de l’or liquide au jardin“. With original illustrations by designer Paul Avoine, this book explains how urine can be used as an effective and natural fertilizer. More than just instructions for the home gardener, this book gives information on the legal status and agronomic value of urine, the impact of salt on plants grown with urine, how to fertilize without polluting. Renaud suggests combining urine and compost and several modes of application: before or during the growing season, in soil or in pots. It also gives the appropriate dosages for the main cultivated plants (ornamental or vegetable).
