My latest research on the use of biosolids in the US is now available in the edited volume Thinking with Soils.
Category: agriculture
New Zine on the History of Sanitation
Our zine “Infrastructural Digest” is finally done. Download a free digital copy.
Night Soil and the Metabolic Rift
Curious about the use of human waste as an agricultural fertilizer? Read our article in the open access journal Ethnobiology Letters.
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Learn about how sanitation waste and plastic discards are transformed into agricultural and architectural resources on OSU’s main campus.
What Happens When We Flush? Public Talk at Whetstone Library
If you want to learn about all the fascinating things central Ohio does with its so-called “human waste,” come to … More
Maya Milpa Workshop at OSU’s Waterman Farm
Last Friday and Saturday, we hosted a workshop that invited students, faculty, and staff from Ohio State (as well as … More
Sedimentation
On Tuesday afternoon at the American Anthropological Association Meeting, I had the opportunity to participate as discussant on a panel … More
The Fermentological Turn
What does the Culture and Agriculture section of the American Anthropological Association have brewing up for this year’s meeting? Take … More
Margaret’s Mead: C&A’s First Zine
Last week, we printed off the first zine produced by the Culture & Agriculture section of the American Anthropological Association (AAA). … More
The Pop Garden at Ohio State
One of the projects I’ve been really happy to collaborate on here at Ohio State is the “Pop Garden” outside … More
Nicholas C. Kawa 