Time for a complete change of subject when it comes to Dubai. You won’t read a word here about palm tree islands and financial dreams gone awry. This is Bokashiworld! So it turns out that in Dubai there’s a couple of commited women starting up a Bokashi business. Changing the way people see their rubbishContinue reading “Bokashi in Dubai”
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Kate’s Bokashi bucket
Bokashi buckets come in all shapes and sizes. They look different in every country, and wherever you go people are finding cool ways of making their own. I thought it would be fun to pick a few and do a little show-and-tell here — a big thank you to the creative guys out there whoContinue reading “Kate’s Bokashi bucket”
Dog poo + Bokashi = true!
You read right, dog poo makes great Bokashi. At least that’s according to Sarhn McArthur who lives in Sydney with a couple of dogs, a townhouse and a courtyard. And the courtyard, of course, gets scattered with dog poo at regular intervals. You can read more about how she deals with it in her blog here,Continue reading “Dog poo + Bokashi = true!”
Community composting
These guys are cool! Fed up with watching food and garden waste going to, well, waste, they started a pickup service. It’s called Pedal to Petal, and the whole idea is to help people that want to make sure their food scraps end up somewhere other than landfill. Pedal to Petal is a cooperative, aContinue reading “Community composting”
Family are winners in war on waste
Cool story here about a family in the UK that have become champions. In the very down-to-earth business of cutting down the amount of waste they throw out. The winning family, Vicky and David Borrell their baby Isaac managed to win the prize by cutting their food waste by 100 per cent. They simply stopped throwingContinue reading “Family are winners in war on waste”
Try Bokashi in your vacuum cleaner!
Now I’m not the person you should come and talk to about cleaning. Vacuum cleaning is amongst the worse things I know. But the cleaner did actually come out in the weekend here and it reminded me that I really should mention my little Bokashi-in-the-vacuum-cleaner trick. Actually, it’s dead easy. Toss a handful of BokashiContinue reading “Try Bokashi in your vacuum cleaner!”
Local recycling at best — right under the apple tree!
Actually this is not the really deep and meaningful rave it could be about dealing with our waste ourselves, cutting down what we throw out and dealing with it as close to home as possible. Although it does go to the heart of the matter in its way. It’s about my apple tree. How we trimmed it backContinue reading “Local recycling at best — right under the apple tree!”
Where has all the food waste gone?
I was thinking about this song the other day, you know the one: Where have all the flowers gone, Long time passing. Shows my age? No, honest, I think it was before my time. Thinking how our concerns have changed focus but are infinitely more serious in a way. It feels like you couldn’t even tryContinue reading “Where has all the food waste gone?”
Bokashi on an apartment balcony
Here on the blog we get a lot of visits from people looking for ideas for balcony gardens — and how they can use Bokashi in an urban environment where there’s not always a garden handy. How about starting a “soil factory” on your balcony? Hardly needs any space and you can keep your fermentedContinue reading “Bokashi on an apartment balcony”
Make your own “soil factory”!
…and as you can see, it’s not in the least complicated! This is a great way of putting your fermented Bokashi to use without having to dig holes or mess around with compost. Best of all, it’s really quick and easy and you won’t get your hands, clothes or shoes dirty. You’ll need a plastic storageContinue reading “Make your own “soil factory”!”
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