Humanure Handbook, 2nd edition, presented the Independent Publisher Outstanding Book of the Year Award Winner, deemed the book "Most Likely to Save the Planet" among a competition involving 550 independent publishers.
Humanure Handbook, 2nd edition, is a ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Finalist competing against 1,000 other publishers.
Humanure Handbook, 2nd edition, is a Publisher's Marketing Association's Benjamin Franklin Award Finalist for excellence in publishing, among 1,804 entries.
2001
Jenkins is a Three Rivers Environmental Award Finalist in the Public Awareness Category.
2006
Humanure Handbook, 3rd Edition, presented with the 2006 IPPY Awards: Mid-Atlantic – Best Regional Non-Fiction, Honorable Mention