Composting Blog
When we pickup your Vokashi bucket your food waste continues its journey back to the earth where it belongs. Glimpse into that journey, the Bokashi and composting processes and the science and dedication that goes along with our stewardship!
Webinar Section: The Value of Pit and Trench Composting
On Wednesday, April 18, 2018 Vandra Thorburn was a presenter on a Webinar: "Using Bokashi in Community Composting — What, Why, How, Who" hosted by Brenda Platt the Co-Director of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and heads up its Composting for Community project....
Zero Waste, A Challenge Every Day
It feels like only yesterday that Vokashi took part in Mayor de Blasio’s Zero Waste Challenge of 2016. Running from February to June, it was a call for New York City businesses to reduce their landfill waste by 50%. In addition to increased recycling and donation of...
The Curative Power of Compost
Discover how one author uses a compost-inspired method to heal the emotional wounds from half a decade spent in a cult.
Compost Demonstration Site
Vokashi’s demonstration site exhibits three methods of composting fermented food waste
Can Bokashi Fermentation “Juices” be Turned into Liquid Fertilizers?
According to USEPA and USDA, the United States spends about one billion dollars a year to dispose of food waste. Americans throw away more than 25% of the food they prepare. In 2008, about 13% of the total municipal solid waste generated in the US was food scraps....
Soil Production on a Shoe String
I am excited about adding EM-1 directly to sawdust that could then be used in larger bioremediation sites
Effective Microbes Can Improve Water Quality
Semifinalist Project: Will Mudballs Containing Effective Microbes Improve Water Quality in Ponds?
Student wins with EM-1 and Vokashi Project
Winning Project: Creating Soil with Fermented Food Waste
Congratulations Shivani and Shweta
It is just so encouraging to see these students studying the world of microorganisms
Vokashi demonstrates at WHEELS’ Bioremediation Project
Through this project we will educate and engage students in waste reduction and soil remediation.
EM-1 in practice in New York
El Sol Brilliante garden a leading example of community collection.
Joseph Daniel Wilson Memorial Garden
Vokashi visits the Joseph Daniel Wilson garden to show group how to make the EM-1 inoculated bran needed to ferment food scraps
A Unique Composting Service
“I knew I couldn’t manage rotting food waste… so I began to search for an alternative method… I knew I had struck gold!”
