black gold

ah, the outhouse.  i do love it so.  if you have never fallen for a privy, then you probably have not known one on intimate terms.  the pooper is not just a practical necessity.  it is more of a spiritual practice.  as i once heard thich nhat hanh profess "even deh urdination an deh defication can be verdy plesurabul".
it is quite the treat to get to stop what you are doing and go for a little walk in the woods several times a day.  and the digs only add to the fun.  a glass door and window with a brilliant view.  plenty of reading material.  sweet solitude.

 
we, like most modern back to the landers, use the humanure method.  that would be referring to creating a human manure.  covering all deposits with aged sawdust or peat moss.  and then when the bucket is full, adding it to the compost.  one year after you have finished filling the pile you can actually mine your own crap!  it's a beautiful thing.