The Guru of Doo-Doo

[BridgeTheGap]

Tim Dundon is a prolifically composting, rhyme-spitting eco-prophet living on a lush, Edenesque mountain of decomposing waste. His compost-rich soil, much of it made from his own excrement, is so powerfully fertile he has dubbed it “kraptonite.” Catch Dundon kicking some knowledge about the power of poo, the secret to universal love, and his unique cure for all the world’s ills in this short documentary by Arthur magazine.

http://tinyurl.com/2l6a3t

[chelaque liberal]

1. Story has a sad ending...

I thought this was really interesting so I looked for more info about Tim Dundon. This is what I found.

"Last year I wrote an entry about Tim Dundon, "The Compost Guru." He built a 30 foot-high pile of compost, over a period of thirty-five years, in an L.A. suburb. It's an amazing story, one that really hit my soft spot. You can read his story here, on the wonderful Path to Freedom site. In the sidebar to Tim's story are more compost links. Be sure to browse the picture galleries, they are worth more than all the words I could write for you. (The links to Tim's story and pictures no longer seem to work, but I found another story that does still work here, The Gospel of Compost.)

Tim's story has a sad ending, however. He had built this heap on a piece of land owned, but unused, by a cemetary. He had offered a large sum of money to buy the land, but had been refused. Despite the fact that a good compost heap has absolutely no offensive odor at all, apparently his neighbors had long wanted to find a way to get rid of him. Last month his pile was bulldozed and spread out on the land, which is probably going to be used for development. Tim is selling his own land and moving elsewhere. To start afresh (so to speak), I'm sure."

http://thebluevoice.blogspot.com/2006/03/joy-of-composting.html