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.
Regarding del.icio.us links: Take what you like and leave the rest. I bookmark links that fit the purpose of this blog and what interests me. Sometimes I will write a post about one of them. Other times I will make comments in the “links for…” post itself. The opinions expressed in any link that you click on do not necessarily reflect my own. If you have a concern about a link I saved, leave me comment in the posting that you found it.
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 am