Www.wmrc.wa.gov.au/library/file/Earth Carers Fact Sheets/Factsheet - How to Bokashi.pdf. Bokashi – The Fermentation of Organic Wastes. For quite some time I’ve been meaning to learn more about the topic of bokashi.
It seemed to be an interesting waste management method that quite a few people were talking about, and given my interest in various types of composting it only made good sense for me to see what all the fuss was about. This past winter (2008) I finally stopped procrastinating and decided to dive in head-first by starting up my own bokashi experiment. I have written about bokashi quite a bit on the blog already, but realized that it would also be very beneficial to put together a bokashi resource page.
This way if someone comes to the site looking for bokashi information, they can find a good overview here and get pointed in the right direction if they choose to dig a little deeper. What Is Bokashi? What Is Bokashi? Bokashi is a Japanese term meaning ‘fermented organic matter’. Why Bokashi? There are a many good reasons for getting into the habit of NOT tossing your organic waste into the trash. EM APPLICATION MANUAL FOR APNAN COUNTRIES. The First Edition. 1995. ðContents Kyusei Nature Farming was developed in Japan with the objective of producing food that is safe and free of harmful chemicals and toxic materials.
For many years the practitioners of Kyusei Nature Farming adopted the organic farming system, with little results to provide adequate food for the majority of the population. In the 1980's, Prof. Dr. The primary aim of APNAN is to establish an international network of scientists in the Asia Pacific region, in order to promote research, education practices and technologies.
These activities will be based on the principles of Kyusei Nature Farming and the technology of Effective Microorganisms (EM) The main theme of Kyusei Nature Farming is to practice an IDEAL AGRICULTURE. Agricultural production begins with the process of photosynthesis by green plants, which requires solar energy, water, and carbon dioxide. . # EM cultures do not contain any genetically modified microorganisms. . (2) Lactic acid bacteria (3) Yeasts. EM bokashi composting. Published by City Farmer, Canada's Office of Urban Agriculture By Brian Smallshaw Saltspring Island 250-653-9778smallshaw@gmail.com Bokashi maker/provider in Vancouver, BC, CanadaGreat Day Bokashi Making Bokashi Supplier Page Using Bokashi at Home and at the Office For product information, contact: Sinja Masahara Vancouver BC Canada Tel and Fax: 604-251-7601 I'll give you a brief overview of how we use EM bokashi in composting, together with a few photos.
We have been using bokashi to treat our kitchen compost for about six or seven years, beginning soon after we cleared a spot for our garden here on Saltspring after moving from Tokyo. I won't go into the details of preparing bokashi, except to say that we mix up 100lb batches every summer, or every other summer, and store the dried mixture in a couple of large plastic barrels. We then keep a smaller bucket of bokashi in the kitchen handy for daily use.