 |
|
 |
where
are the toilets? will there be porta potties?
One of the primary objectives
of the AMF is to encourage individual and group
autonomy, as well as more awareness of our impact
on the world. at the core of this, is the issue
of human beings and the shit that they produce.
porta potties would be a major expense which would
reduce the ability to have a free festival. they
are also wasteful (they use lots of water and
chemicals) and are unnecesary in an area that
can withstand the impact of a week long festival,
as long as people are practicing concious shitting
skills. learning how to shit in the woods will
teach you a lot about how we can have a much more
positive relationship to the other living things
around us.
The below excerpt is taken from the Mini Rainbow
Handbook found on www.welcomehome.org:
Latrines
If you gotta go, go to a latrine. Never
take a dump on top of the ground and walk off
and leave it. The first fly who sees it will go
tell all the others in the nearest kitchen.
Deep narrow trenches at least 3 feet deep are best.
Keep the excavated soil in a neat pile for fill-in
later. Cut out sod, and preserve it for replacement
over the filled hole.
Lime - or ashes from a wood
fire - is kept in a can nearby, and is sprinkled
on top of your leavings, to reduce odor . Dirt
is then shoveled back in on top gradually, to
keep your waste covered completely. The pit is
filled in all the way when the contents come up
to within 18 inches of the surrounding ground
level, and a new pit is dug nearby.
Hand washing
facilities with chlorinated water are provided
nearby. Large coffee cans or other rainproof covers
are provided for toilet paper. Signs are placed
on the trails nearest by, and colored tape marks
the path to a latrine.
Improper latrines are a
potential link between us and a very sick camp.
If you dig a shitter, cover it up in a fly-tight
manner, using plywood, boards, or logs covered
with soil - to fill the air (fly) holes between
the cover and the earth. The covers are washed
daily.
Latrines are at least 100 feet from open
water, and never uphill from a spring.
Don't make
the fly connection:
shit —> flies —> food —> YOU
|
|
 |
 |
|
|
|
