Alright, I'll bite - I'm a soil scientist, and yeah, people make good fertilizer. Our C:N ratios are low (meaning evenish balance of carbon and nitrogen) and we have a lot of calcium and phosphorus in us too, relatively speaking. Some of the P is quickly available, the rest is in our bones (with Ca) and given their low surface area and relative stability, its really slowly released. But hey, if you grind those orphans up, yields will increase faster!

I'm on a fucking list now aren't I?

[–] crsu@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Is that why they call mass graves potter's fields?

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No, that's a twist of the word pauper, which is a destitute person (archaic word)

[–] crsu@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Pauper Brand Potting Soil.

I think I'm onto something. BRB applying to Shark Tank