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EM-1, EM-A, EM-X — what’s the difference?

When I first started with EM and Bokashi some seven years ago, I have to admit I was confused. EM: short for Effective Microorganisms, that much I got. But all the other EM-this and EM-that? Some you could make, some you should buy, some you should dilute, some you should use immediately, others not. TookContinue reading “EM-1, EM-A, EM-X — what’s the difference?”

Bokashi mudballs and Bengal tigers

We’re in Hawaii, at the Panaewa Rainforest Zoo (click for film clip!). The kids are doing all sorts of fun stuff — worm petting, anyone? — but one of the odder items was getting the kids involved in making Bokashi mudballs. Really nice slimy, gooey work! The Bokashi mudballs are used to keep algae downContinue reading “Bokashi mudballs and Bengal tigers”