This is an easy environmentally friendly, clean and smell free way of getting rid of your house hold food waste and other organic material both in the workplace and at home. It uses a mix of microorganisms which process the waste living a rich fertiliser for you to reuse on your gardens to grow more and better produce. And if you really don’t or can’t garden – I bet your friends or neighbours will happily take the bi product.
Below is a definition of Bokashi taken from this link on the Zing Bokashi Website
"What is Bokashi? - Bokashi is a Japanese word, translated means “fermented organic matter” and is made by treating plant-based by-products with EM and then dried for longer shelf life. In this form, the EM microbes, when introduced to an organic matter source such as food waste, go to work.
Bokashi can be successfully used to treat putrescible waste, which results in a higher
decomposition of organic matter and virtually no odour during process. This produces high quality compost, which is contributing to sustainable development across a number of sectors.”
The Zing Bokashi website was the best NZ based website I found in terms of supply of Bokashi and information on what it is and how it works.
The website has tonnes of valuable information including a section of free articles on things like: how to make bokashi compost, what to do with the bokashi juice, a recycling guide to kitchen waste and much much more. It is even being used in Christchurch to help with issues people are having with smells from emergency back yard toilets.
Good luck and don’t forget to tell us how your Bokashi composting goes!!
Have a great and sustainable weekend
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