I love composting and have done alot of research on bokashi but not yet started; good reason to use bokashi is that you can compost not only meat; dairy; bones; but ALSO animal (dog & cat) waste (you just would never use that compost on vegetables that are intended for consumption)....you are correct bokashi really needs to be a BIGGER level!! Hope to see more large scale use of bokashi!!
Tindall, fabulous talk. I compost in a pile in our yard, and with worms, with great success. I have only recently found out about Bokashi composting and I have been researching about it to see if it is something that I can do successfully as well. I enjoyed listening to you speak about this subject and the passion you have for this subject. Don't ever lose that passion. I am sure your talk has touched more than just me, keep speaking! Have a great today. Catherine
Bokashi is a anaerobic fermentation process. I use it to break down vegetable scraps faster than normal composting and after processing I add to my compost pile. I discard the juice due to concentrations of salt in the liquid.
I own a composting business in Florida, and it's not true that you cannot compost meat or dairy aerobically. For backyard composters I wouldn't suggest including meat and dairy because people usually don't turn their piles frequently enough to give it proper oxygen to speed the decomposition. On the other hand, a commercial composting facility or Aerated Static Pile (ASP) has no issue turning that meat, dairy, fish, etc into finished compost.
It was a good speech, thank you. I stared my bin three days ago with the ingredients bought online. Then I read about making the inoculant with rice wash and wheat bran. I found wheat germ in the grocery store. Can wheat germ be used for the home made bokashi as well?
Can anyone tell me the name of the Japanese city Tindall mentions in the video? the city that provides Bokashi bins to its residents, Koni it sounds like? I would like to do some research on the city's Bokashi system
