Floors Made With Cow Manure In Africa

Clay based soil was also added if available.

Floors made with cow manure in africa.

Cleaning the floors of a traditional zulu hut with cow manure demonstrated at ecabazini zulu homestead in pietermaritzburg south africa. They re then adorned with beautiful murals depicting everyday life religion and heritage. Manure was mixed with water into a slurry. The floor however is still traditional and made from a mixture of mud and cow manure.

Chicken manure duck manure pig manure sheep dung deer manure cow dung and earthworm cast as materials can be made into granules 3. Even in many parts of the developing world and in the past in mountain regions of europe caked and dried cow dung is used as fuel. 2 dung floors and dung murals southern and northern india. It was spread over a leveled dirt floor or over walls in many layers.

Let dry for 30 minutes or until floor becomes light green in colour and move all the furniture back in place. All of the material in the cow dung kills anything pesky in my house. Africa not excluded where i originate. Wash your hands haha this process must be completed every two months in my house to keep it clean and to kill the pesky bugs like jiggers.

It was picked up from the natives. The overall effect is a nice blend of ideas and influences between the old and new. The manure is used as a rich fertilizer an efficient fuel and biogas producer a useful building material a raw material for paper making and an insect repellent. Cow manure has a soft texture and tends to be deposited in a circular shape which gives dung patches their alternate names of cow pies and cow pats.

These species include domestic cattle cows bison buffalo yak and water buffalo cow dung is the undigested residue of plant matter which has passed through the animal s gut. Believe or not the early european settlers in africa did use cow manure for floors. Cow manure might one day power south africa. 1 kassena homes tiébélé burkina faso west africa.

To learn more about intuitive mind s online programs. Why gobar is applied on walls and floors of india. The resultant faecal matter is rich in minerals color ranges from greenish to blackish often darkening. Bean cakes vinasse slag biogas residue fruit residue palm oil residue as the main materials can be made into granules 4.

With the trademark basutu designs on the walls the basutu people s love for bright colours is a very evident. Free state south africa. In tiébélé the structure and foundation of homes are made of soil mixed with straw and cow dung.