Hi there,
Bokashiman.com reflects my activities with Friendly Microorganisms aka Effective Microorganisms as a way of benefiting the planet and the people who live on it.
I used the name Urban Wild to document my activities online which began in the summer of 2004. At the time I wanted to be anonymous – a blogger who simply did the work planting flowers in unused spaces – and inspiring others to do the same.
Along the way, I became interested in the issues of permaculture, creating a local food supply, sustainability especially in an urban environment, which led to explorations about composting in small spaces.
That’s how I learned about bokashi.
I have many online connections associated with Urban Wild, so I have to keep that identity – but where possible I will use my real name from this point forward.
More information about Biosa and Bokashi can be found at my main website here.
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Feedback always welcome.
Al Pasternak
Hi Al,
I have been thinking about composting for some time, but as an apartment dweller in the Northern United States, I’ve been reluctant to get started. I love the things I’m reading about Bokoshi on your web site.
I have a few questions:
- After 10 days in the Bokoshi, the fermented waste needs to be buried. Does this mean I need to get a regular compost system after all, since I have no yard space to bury it?
- If so, how big a compost system would I need? Can it fit on an apartment balcony? And then what happens in the winter? (One of the reasons I’ve been reluctant to start is that I didn’t want to have a compost inside my apartment)
- Would the regular compost system need to vermiculture? One of the benefits of Bokoshi is that I could use it to get rid of meat and dairy waste. However, would fermented waste that contains meat and dairy be able to be transfered into a vermiculture compost system?
- How much Bokashi juice do you generate over the course of a few months time? Is it more than someone might use for small apartment balcony garden? If so, what would I do with the rest of it?
Thanks in advance for your response.
Amy A — October 11th, 2007 at 11:14 amHi I’m new at this. Where can i get hold of such a bucket in South Africa. What a great idea!
Liezel de Bruin — March 16th, 2009 at 12:42 amHi. For Bokashi systems in South Africa you can contact me, Skye, at elementalskye@gmail.com
Skye Steinberg — March 22nd, 2010 at 2:21 amHi Amy,
wahe3b — November 12th, 2010 at 11:55 ami’m relatively new, busy with my second bucketload.
apparently you can use it in vermicutlture (will be trying that soon). and there’s not alot of liquid drained, it has to be diluted if given to plants and any excess makes superb drain cleaner/unblocker