Our bathhouse (compost toilet and outdoor shower) at the Saavedra Filling Station are featured, along with tons of information and photos in the new book, Bathrooms with Dignity, by Not our Farm.
I’m so honored that they used so many of my photos!
I didn’t know anything about compost toilets when I moved to Albuquerque, and I’ve learned a lot!
Same with the kinds of physical demands it takes to be a farmer.
This is a very cool book and I highly recommend it if you are curious.
From Not Our Farm
This stunning 100-page book is full of farmworker testimonials, horrifying, heartbreaking and hilarious stories about lack of bathroom access on farms, food safety implications of this issue, compost toilet tutorials and blueprints, incredible art and photography and so much more.
Purchase Options
You can purchase a print edition, or download a free digital version at Not Our Farm.
The Vision and Construction
It was Maria who had the vision for this project. They saw something that I didn’t. Now, the compost toilet and shower are integral to the smooth-ish function of our household.
The structure was designed, and built by Tanner Slick and Darah Gillum. During the initial discussions Maria said something like, “Build the compost toilet of your dreams!”
