Bokashi Kit

Compost Kitchen Waste With Bokashi Bins

The Bokashi system uses a unique mixture of bacteria, funghi and yeasts to safely home compost your kitchen food scraps. Two small composters, which have a capacity of 19 litres will generally handle the kitchen waste scraps of a large family.

Similar to a home composter The Bokashi system will efficiently compost fruit and vegetable peelings and coffee grounds. However, the beauty of this system is that you can also add leftovers of meat, fish and cooked foods.

The Bokashi system originatd in Japan and is a great way of diverting biodegradable food waste away from your black wheeled bin, and ultimately landfill.

It is an easy system to use. On a daily basis simply add your kitchen waste to the bokashi bin, sprinkle with a little of the Bokashi bran (which contains all the magic bacteria, yeasts and funghi), compact the material and replace the lid, making sure it is closed tightly. Continue this, draining off any excess liquid produced using the tap at the base of the bin, until the container is full. Once full, place the lid on tightly and leave to stand for about two to three weeks. In the meantime you can start the process again with your other bin.

During the two to three weeks the bin is left, a fermentation process will take place that will convert the food waste into a nutrient-rich compost that can be either added to a home composter, or dug into a your garden to enrich the soil. It is very important that the bin is washed out thouroughly between uses.

The Bokashi system is designed to be used within the house. there should be no unpleasant smells associted with the composter and flies should not be an issue, so long as the lid is kept closed. The bins are relatively small and compact, so storage for most household should not be a problem.

The Bokashi bran will need to ordered on a regular basis. Prices vary, but a 600 gram bag can be purchased for as little as £4 from stockists.