there is no evidence that garlic in China is fertilized in this fashion. In any case, there is no problem with this, human waste is as effective a fertilizer as is animal waste. Spreading human sewage on fields that grow crops doesn’t sound appealing, but it is safer than you might think.
That would be my guess too at first glance. What do they think manure is if they’re grossed out at sewage? As long as it’s treated properly to reduce pathogens then it’s just “ew yucky I don’t like the real world”.
Tons of fertilizers are processed biosolids. Granulite and Milorganite are common brands.
People freak out about the bacteria, PFAS, or pharmaceuticals that it introduces into the food supply, but it’s not substantially different in quantity from animal waste which is the only other source used at scale.
From https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/you-asked/it-true-garlic-china-grown-human-feces-and-watered-urine
That would be my guess too at first glance. What do they think manure is if they’re grossed out at sewage? As long as it’s treated properly to reduce pathogens then it’s just “ew yucky I don’t like the real world”.
God damn Americans are so divorced from the source of their food. I thought it was common knowledge that manure is a natural fertilizer.
Isn’t “the Martian” an American movie?
Maybe Americans would be okay if Matt Damon shat on their garlic.
They spray fields here with pig shit regularly it’s how salmonella gets into the bagged salad
Tons of fertilizers are processed biosolids. Granulite and Milorganite are common brands.
People freak out about the bacteria, PFAS, or pharmaceuticals that it introduces into the food supply, but it’s not substantially different in quantity from animal waste which is the only other source used at scale.