Edited from an email sent to a customer:
There are a number of options available:
1) Mix the Biosa, molasses and water with bran using this recipe*. Let it ferment in a warm place for a few weeks then dry. 1L of Biosa, molasses and water will make 160Kg/350lb of bokashi. 1Kg of dried bokashi can last 8 – 16 weeks, so it encourages use for composting household waste indoors [even during the winter.:-)]. It can also be used in larger settings such as school/community center lunch rooms and as a kitty litter deodorizer.
2) Mix the Biosa with molasses and water. This creates an Activated Biosa that can be diluted as low as 2%. 1L of Biosa will make 34L Activated. At a 2% solution, this is enough to use with 1700L with water. There is a limited shelf life to this product, 2 – 4 weeks, but it would be the best solution for dealing with a lot of post-consumer waste. You don’t have to make it all at once. Smaller quantities – as little as 500ml – make it accessible for use in restaurants, cafeterias etc. It can also work as an odour control agent; if you know what the smell of a fat rendering collection truck is like during the summer, this would be a big help if they washed their trucks with it.
*includes link to a list of suppliers all over the world, including me.
On this site, you can order here.
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Al’s Bokashi Blog - A DIY bokashi bucket — April 19th, 2007 at 4:11 pmHi,
any ideas about a recipe for bokashi using wood shavings/sawdust?
tips welcomed.
Cheers,
Niels — June 11th, 2007 at 3:25 pmN*
Niels,
What kind of wood shavings/sawdust – hardwood or softwood?
Al — June 14th, 2007 at 7:08 amHi Al,
Never got back to you. But can get hardwood or softwood.
Making our yearly batch of bokashi.
Cheers,
Niels — August 27th, 2008 at 12:40 pmN
I would like to know what is the best materials for bokashi preparation (livestock).
noel — December 17th, 2008 at 7:58 amHello Al,
Dean Barrett — January 2nd, 2011 at 1:44 pmWe would like to get set up to sell Bokashi and composters at the Abbotsford Farm Market. My wife Shannon wants to spearhead this so please let us know how we can get started. We have access to a large volume of buckets and 45 gal. barrels. We currently sell rain barrels at the market.
Please e-mail us costs to bet started as a re-seller. We want to get this rolling for spring.