 Bokashi What is BokashiBokashi is a Japanese term meaning ‘fermented organic matter.
Bokashi is often referred to as a type of ‘composting’ but it is actually a anaerobic fermentation process, resulting in a much different end product than that produced via composting. Bokashi Bran is added to kitchen waste and the 100% organic Effective Micro-Organisms infused into the bokashi bran accelerate the fermentation of practically all kitchen waste including vegetable scraps, meat, fish and cooked foods turning it into an excellent garden plant resource.
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 Bokashi CompostCompost is a great source of nutrients for your garden and is produced by micro organisms working in a normally contained heap and is always done out of doors. Traditional composting can be difficult to do and much of the goodness is lost during the composting process. Also significant greenhouse gas emissions are produced, and the pile has to be turned occasionally, you are also limited to what you can put in the compost bin.
Bokashi composting allows you to turn all food scraps, including meat, fish, dairy, and vegetable into rich compost. ALL your solid food waste including cooked foods, meat, fish, bread and cheese can be turned into nutrient-rich compost that benefits your garden and disposes of food waste in an environmentally friendly manner.
Its really simple just add your kitchen waste and a handful of bokashi bran to the special airtight bokashi bin and allow the special bran that is infused with friendly EM's, effective micro-organisms to work their magic. Just build the food waste up in layers and leave for at least two weeks after the bin is full. After two weeks the contents can be safely transferred to your compost bin, wormery or simply dug into the garden. It's that simple.
With Bokashi composting greenhouse gas emissions are almost non existent during the Bokashi compost fermentation process. Bokashi composting produces no foul smells and the end product is a highly nutritious valuable plant resource. A bonus is that there are no insect or rodent problems with bokashi composting. As the process is not exposed to the atmosphere, most of the nutrients and almost all of the water is retained.
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 Bokashi Reduces LandfillIn the United Kingdom over two million tons of waste food are sent to landill sites around the country every day.
A study by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (Wrap), shows that households throw away about a third of the food they buy. About half of the 7 million tonnes of food thrown in the "wheelie bin" each year is edible and the rest comprises waste such as peelings and bones. Food accounts for 19 percent of domestic waste. Cooked food is more likely to be thrown away than raw ingredients and fruit and vegetables are the most common uncooked foods to be discarded. All this waste then gets taken to landfill sites around the UK which are not only nearly full, but also account for a huge percentage of methane emissions that pollute our atmosphere.
Bokashi composting could help alleviate this problem.
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 Bokashi breaks down the wasteBokashi is an organic carrier that have been infused with beneficial Effective Micro-Organisms, (EM). The dry ingredients are a food source and carrier for the micro-organisms. It is these micro-organisms that ferment the waste in the Bokashi Bucket and then accelerate the breakdown of the waste in the soil. The principal micro-organisms in EM are lactic acid bacteria, yeasts, photosynthetic bacteria, actinomycetes and fungi and they are 100% safe.
Unlike traditional composting with Bokashi composting meat cooked and raw, fish, and small bones can be added into the bin. All food waste can be recycled into a valuable garden and plant resource. Fermented bokashi compost looks different to traditional compost as the picture shows. However the nutriient content of bokashi compost is greater than traditional compost as most of the natural materials have been preserved.
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 Bokashi NeutralisationBokashi compost is acidic and has to be neutralised before use. This is simple to do just dig a hole or a trench about a foot deep and put the bokashi in the bottom then cover with soil. Leave for about a month and the bokashi will be incorporated into the soil. Just plant as normal and watch the plants develop. They will grow larger and stronger than untreated plants.
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Do not put dog or cat faeces, large bones or excessive liquid in the Bokashi Bucket.
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 Bokashi InstructionsTo download graphic PDF instructions click here
The key to the success of this system is the specifically designed Bokashi Bucket, and the use of EM Bokashi.
Place your kitchen waste into the bucket, then sprinkle a hand full of EM Bokashi over the waste. Repeat this layering process until the Bokashi Bucket is full.
Drain off liquid (Bokashi juice) as necessary, usually every other day.
Once the bucket is full to capacity secure the lid and leave the contents to ferment for at least 14 days. If you have a second bucket start to use and repeat the layering process.
After 14 days bury the waste and wash out the Bokashi Bucket ready to use again when your second Bokashi Bucket is full.
If you have only one Bokashi Bucket the waste can be buried as soon as it is full or you can put it into a traditional composter, obviously the waste on the top has not had much or any chance to ferment, even so, the waste will still break down quickly because of the micro-organisms mixed in.
With two Bokashi Buckets the waste gets extra time to ferment and you will get more of the valuable Bokashi Juice. This wonderful composting system will still work with just one Bokashi Bucket.
Bokashi Compost will look different to other compost that has decayed. As the food waste does not breakdown or decompose while it is in the bucket, much of its original physical property will remain and it will have a pickled appearance. Breakdown of waste will occur after it has been transferred to the soil.
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