Winter composting: Bokashi method

[Reggie Dunlop]

I'm really into the whole green thing, and have been composting all my kitchen food waste in my garden. But of course, the little wormies hibernate in the winter.

There's an odorless, indoor method using bran husks and micro organisms in a airtight pail system called Bokashi that originated in Japan.

Is anyone familiar with Bokashi, or know where I can find supplies in Calgary?

Thanks

[Bagor]

Are you using a bin or a corner of your garden?

I just empty mine leaving about 1/4 at the bottom at this time of year, fill it 2/3 with shredded leaves and then jump dump kitchen waste as normal over the winter.

It freezes in the bin but otherwise no issues.

Amazing the stuff you can put in them things and they never get full.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Originally Posted by Bagor

Are you using a bin or a corner of your garden?

I just empty mine leaving about 1/4 at the bottom at this time of year, fill it 2/3 with shredded leaves and then jump dump kitchen waste as normal over the winter.

It freezes in the bin but otherwise no issues.

Amazing the stuff you can put in them things and they never get full.

That's what I have been doing -- a bin at the back. Leaves a bit of a stink come early spring or during chinooks.

Just doing some reading up on it, and was kind of intrigued. The fermentation process accelerates the decompostion.

But it's probably better suited for someone, say, in a townhouse or apartment.

[Peanut]

One of my friends has some sort of set-up with worms in her kitchen. She loves it, but it's pretty nasty if you ask me.

[Shazam]

The Clean Calgary Eco Store sells all the necessary supplies, as well as CNF locations.

http://www.greencalgary.org/ecostore...ing-gardening/

Yes, it works. I used it last year. Need to get it up again for this winter. You don't even need to put in the stuff into your compost bin - you can just throw it into soil.

You can also try vermicomposting. The nice thing about bokashi is that you can compost anything, even meat.