A research team from Finland confirmed the effectiveness of an inexpensive, organic and abundant fertilizer – human urine. In a study scheduled to be published in late October, researchers took human ...

Despite the 'yuk!' factor, urine from healthy individuals is virtually sterile, free of bacteria or viruses. Naturally rich in nitrogen and other nutrients, urine has been used as fertilizer since ...

KUOPIO, Finland, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Finnish scientists have discovered an inexpensive, abundantly available, effective and undeniably organic crop fertilizer: human urine. Although urine has been used as ...

Mar. 23 -- MONDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Cash-strapped farmers shouldn't look far for a source of free fertilizer, according to a new study that finds human urine to be a great source of nitrogen ...

Talk about your high yuck factor. Researchers in Finland have just published results of a study showing that farmers can substitute human urine for conventional fertilizer and get a notable increase ...

My third-grader came home from school last week excited about a new project. Waving around a potted plant and an instruction sheet, he breathlessly told me he could earn some scholarship money by ...