Urine My Data Webinar: Insights from Rich Earth’s Global Survey for Peecycling Gardeners
Friday, April 18, 12 - 1 ET via Zoom
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Discover how home gardeners are transforming their gardens and protecting the environment with the power of peecycling. Rich Earth’s “ Urine My Garden ” program helps gardeners to reclaim urine as a free, sustainable fertilizer while reducing nutrient pollution in our watersheds. Join us for our 2025 kickoff webinar  to hear insights gleaned from over 200 gardeners who’ve shared their experiences in our global survey.

Drawing on four years of data, we’ll explore:

• Fertilization Methods: Practical tips for using urine fertilizer effectively.
• Garden Observations: Experiences with the wide range of crops fertilized and their responses to urine application.
• Storytelling: Hear spotlights from gardeners about their motivations, personal reflections, and memorable moments with peecycling.
• Deepening Connections: Discover opportunities to run your own garden experiments, connect with community-scale hubs, and join a growing movement of changemakers.

Join a network of peecyclers to build on shared knowledge, celebrate this often-hidden practice, and amplify diverse perspectives on completing the food nutrient cycle. Whether you’re curious about getting started or already a seasoned peecycler, there’s something for everyone!

New to urine fertilization?
Join one of our upcoming introductory webinars to learn the basics.

Already a peecycling gardener?
Contribute your insights to our survey , download our log-sheet , or share creatively through our story collector . 

Let’s cultivate change together, one garden at a time. Together, we can pee the change!

About Rich Earth Institute
The Rich Earth Institute advances urine nutrient reclamation through research, demonstration, and education. Based in Vermont, Rich Earth’s flagship program is the first and largest community-scale urine recycling program in the US. By recycling the nutrients in urine, communities and gardeners can prevent downstream pollution, access an abundance of sustainable fertilizer, and conserve clean water.

Urine My Data: Exploring Trends & Voices from Rich Earth’s Garden Survey 

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Join the Rich Earth Institute for the 2024 kickoff of our survey & story-gathering project for peecycling gardeners! We’ll share insights from three years of data collection via our Community Science Survey, featuring responses from over 130 gardeners across the country and around the world. Learn about crops fertilized, methods used, communication practices, and personal perspectives on reclaiming the power of pee. Plus - discover how you can share your urine fertilizer explorations with us this growing season! We’ll announce two new add-ons to the ‘Urine My Garden’ survey : a urine fertilization log sheet and a story collector.

Thanks for sharing the survey content! We are working on making a new version of the survey in SurveyMonkey, which will hopefully be accessible in China.

Hi Shikun and all,

The survey uses Google forms ( this is the link ) - sadly I guess this is banned in China (thank you for reminding us).

Rich Earth Institute has probably already sent you the form by e-mail but if not, and for the benefit of others, I copy the survey content here below*:

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Urine My Garden

At Rich Earth, we promote the practice of reclaiming human urine as a fertilizer, creating clean rivers and sustainable farms. We are interested better understanding how and where people peecycle. Whether you are a urine donor in our 'Urine Catchment Area' or an avid gardener across the globe, we want to hear from you!

To learn more about Rich Earth, please visit: richearthinstitute.org/
For our Home Application guide, visit: richearthinstitute.org/publications/home-use-guide/

Photo uploads not required, but if you choose to submit:

The name and photo associated with your Google Account will be recorded when you upload files and submit this form.

We may use information submitted here for future reports and publications. Except for photographs, any published information will be anonymized.
Name (not shared publicly)
Your answer

Country

Town 

State 

Date Applied (Approximate as best as possible. Please re-submit for each application.) *

How much urine fertilizer did you apply? (gallons) 

Did you dilute?
Yes
No

If so, what urine:water ratio did you use?

What plants did you fertilize?

How did you apply the urine?

Any observations, questions, or stories you'd like to share?
Ex: How did you make your decisions about dilution level, crops, application timing? What have you learned about using urine in the garden? What inspires you to urine fertilize? How long have you been doing it?

Do you have any photos you'd like to share?
If you upload, Rich Earth may use the images (credited to you) for education & outreach materials

Email (not automatically added to mailing list)

Interested in joining Rich Earth's bi-monthly newsletter mailing list?
Yes
No

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Regards,
Elisabeth

* Personally, I like to see a survey before clicking on the survey link. It's also useful in case the survey link has already expired.

I am interested in this. However, I can't open the link. 

If possible, you can send to my email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The Rich Earth institute is conducting a survey ( Urine My Garden ) to better understand how and where people peecycle. If you are fertilizing your garden or farm with urine this year, we would love to hear from you. Please share widely with your networks! It takes about 5-10 minutes to complete. Thank you!

tinyurl.com/urinemygarden