cow dung aint no B.S.

[Guest guest]

Dear Radha Krishna Prabhu:

 

In reading some of your comments on the ISCOWP site, I became less clear on

one thing: is cow dung superior to other dungs because it is antiseptic? Is

this an old wise tale?

 

It seems that your attitude is that any dung will do, and it's the composting

technique that's important. My impression is, however, that the cow dung is

completely pure. I've even eaten the fungus from cow dung (surprisingly it was

fun and enlightening--oh, not recently by the way).

 

Now, other dungs--no thank you.

 

Is the scientific evidence there to support the following statements:

 

1. composting is the way to turn trash into land.

2. land is wealth.

3. cow dung keeps the rotting compost antiseptic.

 

rpd