Compost in your kitchen
There isn’t much going on in my little urban garden today so I thought I might extend this project to include some eco related topics which are really important and relevant to city dwellers. Because even if you live in an apartment or a rental property you can always make little changes.
At a global warming summit Kofi Annan is quoted saying that “a single energy-efficient light bulb placed in a kitchen socket may not seem like much; but multiplied by millions, the savings are impressive.”
So with that in mind I’d like to introduce you to a concept that I’m really interested in and when I get some money I might just have a look at closer.
In an apartment or a rental property where you can’t really make any changes you may think that composting your waste is out of reach. Not true with Bokashi composting. This great idea efficiently breaks down your household scraps including meat, cheese and dairy into wonderful liquid and compost fertilizer.
Bokashi is a generic Japanese word for “fermented organic matter.”
The way it works is that it ferments the waste without heat and doesn’t create any odours after four weeks when the bin is full you can use the remaining waste as fertilizer in the garden. So if you are sick of your bin stinking up after a couple of days when you’ve thrown any kind of food into it you should really check out the Bokashi.
Where to buy:
Australia
- http://www.bokashi.com.au
- http://www.todae.com.au
- http://www.gardenexpress.com.au
- http://www.greencanary.com
Worldwide
April 25th, 2007 at 5:07 am
That’s a really cool idea. We have a normal compost bin, but obviously you can’t put meat into it!
April 26th, 2007 at 5:50 am
We use a compost bin here, sadly mostly of our food is nonrecyclable, until it turns into summer and the garden fruits that is.
April 26th, 2007 at 8:31 am
As promised here are those newspaper pot links. i’ve found two ways of doing them but there are probably more.
way one
way two
April 26th, 2007 at 9:32 am
Dan - it’s so simple it makes me want to cry becuase I didn’t think of it in the first place!
I’m going to try and use both methods next up when I start my sunflower and beetroot seeds!
April 26th, 2007 at 9:35 am
Chris - yeah I’ve got another compost bin too but I would be fascinated to try this method especially for dinner leftovers that can’t be composted normally.
Ryan - you must really hang out for summer there!!!
April 26th, 2007 at 9:50 am
Yeah well due to it being Michigan you know it tends to take a while to get summer here.
May 4th, 2007 at 9:57 am
Ryan - I don’t know anything about Michigan and so you know what I’m going to do? I’m going to go out and find some stuff about the place!!!