bokashi facts			How Bokashi Works
	Bokashi Facts The Bokashi Bucket: Practical Reduces the need for an outside compost pile and is easier to maintain than a worm farm. The bucket is 410mm high, 310mm wide and 300mm deep, stores neatly under kitchen sink. Large Capacity The Bokashi Bucket can hold approximately 19 litres of food waste, perfect for any size house hold. Air Tight Lid Ensure an ideal environment for anaerobic fermentation to take place, while controlling odours and deterring flies. Plastic Strainer & Tap Placing the plastic gate inside the bucket and then piling food waste on top of it separates the food waste from the liquid that accumulates at the bottom of the bucket. This liquid can be easily drained through the tap and used as a nutrient-rich fertiliser for the garden.
	EM Facts Bokashi is a Japanese term that means ‘fermented organic matter’. EM Bokashi is a pleasant smelling product made using a combination of sawdust and bran that has been infused with Effective Micro-organisms (EM). EM Bokashi has traditionally been used to increase the microbial diversity and activity in soils and to supply nutrients to plants. EM is a mixed culture of beneficial naturally occurring micro-organisms, mainly lactic acid bacteria, yeasts, photosynthetic bacteria and actinomycetes. All of these are mutually compatible and coexist in a liquid culture. Bokashi Buckets Black or White Bokashi Buckets made from recycled plastic and impregnated with EM ceramics.