VARRI GREEN FARM
GROWING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE


THE OUTHOUSE

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EVERY FARM NEEDS AN OUTHOUSE, SO IN SELECTING THE WOOD TO BUILD MINE, I GOT THE CRAZY IDEA THAT A USED PORT O' LET WITH A HOLE CUT IN THE BOTTOM WOULD BE A LOT LESS EXPENSIVE, EASY TO HOSE OUT, AND A LOT LESS WORK! I FOUND A LOCAL COMPANY WHO HAD A FEW USED POOPERS LYING AROUND, AND THE OWNER SELECTED A REALLY NICE ONE FOR ME. $125.00 AND HAUL IT AWAY...


WE DUG A LARGE HOLE IN A SANDY HILL IN THE YARD WHICH IS TUCKED AWAY IN THE CHERRIES, MAKING IT MORE PRIVATE. WHEN THE HOLE WAS FINISHED, I CUT THE BOTTOM OFF A PLASTIC 55 GALLON DRUM WITH NO LID ON TOP. WE THEN CENTERED THE 55 GALLON DRUM IN THE FRESH DUG HOLE, MADE SURE IT WAS LEVEL AND THAT THE LIP OF THE BARREL CAME UP ABOUT 4 INCHES ABOVE GROUND TO MEET THE HOLE CUT IN THE BOTTOM OF THE PORT O' LET. WE THEN FILLED IN THE SIDES AROUND THE DRUM WITH SAND.  I CUT A HOLE DIRECTLY UNDER THE SEAT AND PLACED OUR NEW OUTHOUSE ON ITS NEW RESTING SPOT WITH THE HOLE OVER THE PLASTIC 55 GALLON BARREL. WE TOOK THE HOSE AND WASHED EVERYTHING WHILE MAKING SURE THE WATER WOULD DRAIN FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE 55 GALLON DRUM INTO THE GROUND.

             

NEXT TO THE OUTHOUSE  WE KEEP A SMALL METAL CAN FILLED WITH HYDRATED LIME. IT WORKS REALLY WELL FOR KEEPING DOWN THE SMELLS AND IT KEEPS FLYS AWAY FROM THE WASTE. SPRINKLE 1 CUP DIRECTLY DOWN THE HOLE AFTER EACH USE. THIS OLDER MODEL PORT O' LET CAME WITH A SINK, HOLDING TANK FOR CHLORINATED WATER AND SOAP DISPENSER, WHICH WE FILLED WITH BACTERIAL SOAP. THE NEXT IDEA WAS TO PUT A SMALL SOLAR PANEL HIGH UP IN A TREE, WHERE THE SUN COULD HIT IT. I RAN TWO WIRES DOWN TO AN OLD BATTERY THAT WOULDN'T START MY VAN ANYMORE. THE PANEL KEEPS THE BATTERY FULLY CHARGED. THEN I PUT A 12 VOLT LIGHT INSIDE THE OUTHOUSE WITH A SWITCH.
ONE DOES WANT TO SEE WHEN THEY PEE....

          

ARMED WITH A PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER AND BIO-DEGRADABLE TOILET PAPER FOR RV'S WE STOCKED OUR NEW OUTHOUSE AND HAVE NOT HAD TO RUN TO THE HOUSE BATHROOM WITH A HEAVY BLADDER SINCE!



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