how to compost in an apartment // indoor bokashi compost guide

[@coline9332]

Love how you spread the bokashi love! Just to be noted, I've seen on different websites selling bokashi kits that meat and dairy are fine to add to the bokashi food waste. In my own experience, it is indeed fine. I've been putting meat, dairy, eggs and eggshells for over a year and had no issue at all, no smell and the fermentation works even though I guess it takes longer to break down as soil once added to compost. Now to be notes, I don't eat meat at each meals and have reduced it, in part since I follow you. Basically big bones or pits like avocados pits cannot be put in bokashi. I definitely share your experience that bokashi encouragea to reduce food waste, and even more so with dairy and meat as it is even more squeamish!

[@AlexisRodrigo]

Agreed. I posted the same comment. I do add avocado pits in my Bokashi as well. They don't break down, but I just keep them in the soil anyway. They don't seem to do any harm.

[@mnktfn]

Very interesting video! However, I hoped to see what the liquid and the composted end result looks like. I got an idea from the "it makes you less squeamish" comment and I understand that you might not want to put people off, but for me those details would have been a valuable information. Maybe in another video? Also, what do you do during the 2-3 weeks of the final fermentation? Do you need another bucket?

[@Karincl7]

I use 2 buckets, one to fill, one that s waiting.

[@irinaeker1607]

​@@Karincl7what do you do then with the waiting one? It's not gonna turn into actual compost right? I've seen you should put it outside into the soil, but I don't think I have such option

[@kailovi]

Decay is beautiful, but yes can take a while to get used to if one is very squeamish. We had several apple trees on the yard of our rented home when I was growing up, so collecting the rotten apples to throw in the pit in the back yard (to protect the rot from spreading) was a yearly tradition as a kid. I think it's important to see all stages of life (plant, animal)to normalise the death and decay process. I believe it alleviates peoples fear of death and connects us more to nature when we realise we're made of the same stuff and the same process will happen to our body (unless interfered with toxins).

[@rosieoftheunderground]

thank you so much from me and the tupperware box of incredibly smelly mould which sat under my sink until my gf made me throw it out. I needed this.

[@CosyPosy]

They stole your worms?? 😂Honey, we could have all shared them!

[@nias3202]

Hello Gittemary! That's so motivating to watch. Unfortunately, I have no idea where to put the compost afterwards. Maybe I try asking the community garden, but there is no collecting service where I am located. I live in a shared apartment. Our fridge is almost always full. Do you have any ideas? 🙈 Thank you so much. Maybe you could do a 30 day Bokashi Vlog to show the process. Best wishes to you :)

[@philurbaniak1811]

👍👍I love it! Great, sustainable way to reduce landfill, reduce food wastage and improve soil quality 😊👌

[@salemaddams13]

I live with my parents, my older brother and his wife. I'm the only one whose eco-friendly. I actually tend to get made fun of for being eco conscious. But I'd really love to start composting. It's so crucial in helping our planet and I'd love to use the compost for my plants. Do you have any advice for something that's simple enough that I could potentially get my parents on board with. Their issue is they think eco friendly lifestyles take too much effort and cost too much money. I want to show them that it doesn't always have to be that way.

[@melusine826]

Im in house with same vibe - recycling and compost or low waste living is not on their radar. I got as far as getting them to put food waste in garden out back .... which unfortunately lead to mice problems so they were even less willing. But I have two large closed rotating compost bins for outside. I don't think there's any point using them or leaving them as they won't get used

[@AlexisRodrigo]

Good overview of Bokashi composting. However, I have to disagree. I've been doing Bokashi composting for years and you *can* add meat, even raw meat, in a Bokashi bucket. This is one of the advantages of Bokashi over traditional composting. Chicken bones take a looong time to break down, though, but the final compost is still usable. Just sift out the bones or leave them in! Hope that helps :)

[@Karincl7]

She s vegan so no bones or meat in her bokashi

[@AlexisRodrigo]

That makes sense. I was responding to where she said that one cannot put meats in a Bokashi compost: "It's really recommended that you only use your Bokashi compost plant-based foods etc." I was not responding to what she herself puts in her Bokashi compost.

[@Aleks-dv4tg]

Please, show us what you do with the “juice” and the rest of the fermented waste. I personally got so much bokashi juice and waste that I had not enough plants to use it on…😅

[@raapyna8544]

Should you start a neighbourhood business? 😶😅 Or maybe you could join a 'buy nothing' group and give it away there?

[@natashak3387]

Oh my goodness! I am so excited you have another guide! I remember your first video. I've been wanting to do a compost in my apartment for so long, but I live in Florida and terrified of roaches. Lol!

[@ChristopherDraws]

Hi Gittemary, thanks for the video. I might have missed you mentioning this in the video, but why did choose Bokashi over worm composting this time? I live in a flat (with a sheltered balcony) in the UK and planning to set up a worm compost, so it'd be good to know what "negatives" about worm composting made you switch to Bokashi-style, if there were any. Many thanks!

[@alisonnewall1748]

I’m pretty sure you can put meat and dairy in your bokashi system. Otherwise, I would simply hot compost, which achieves the final result without the extra inputs.

[@KarouAuri]

Would love to compost!!! But my city does not have a collection scheme and without a garden there isn't anywhere I can dispose of the compost once it's full :(

[@spannajupiter]

Love this vid intrested so much. We have a green bin were they collect organic waste but manu things they wont take like loofas or bamboo tooth brushes. I am scared of worms so this is why i cant do a worm compost lol

[@j.totheworld]

im curious how many countries/cities don’t have compost collection. it’s great what people will do to start their own compost, but city-wide compost collection is just unbeatable in terms of accessibility and efficiency

[@raapyna8544]

Homecomposting is handy for gardeners.

[@denisemarie485]

Thanks for this. I might give this method a go now that I understand it 🥰

[@lexie8527]

Im glad you made this video, I’ve been wanting to give composting a go for awhile! I still have some questions though. Does 3 days of scraps fill up your bin? If not, you open the bin to add every 3ish days until full? Do you only add the bokashi powder when you’re ready to ferment? During the 2-3 weeks of fermentation how do you store your scraps? How do you know that it’s done, when no more liquid comes out? Thanks for any comments on these!

[@KarolYuuki]

These were some of my questions as well. If it takes 2-3 weeks, but you are always adding new waste on top, it would be really hard to access the compost on the bottom.

[@Karincl7]

My everday scraps go in my bokashi every other day, then you use the powder and push it down. It s full in about 1,5 month, then I use my second bucket and wait a month to use in the garden or on the compost in winter

[@axiivia]

Hi ! Great video thank you for all the information 🥹 Ive had a bokashi for like...probably 6 months or so and i've use the "bokashi juice" many time and my plants looove it, but ive never actually use the compist inside because i feel like you can never use it ?? Since you're always adding new "fresh" waste every now en then when are you supposed to use it ? Im pretty sure whats at the bottom of the bucket is completely broke down but you want really mix it to accesse it right ? Are we supposed to wait until everything is completely broke down ? And is it normal to have some tiny worms in it..? Im scared its not normal 😂😂 sorry for all the questions ! Thanks again for the video ❤

[@freja4279]

I made a worm compost box from recycling wood last fall, was so proud of myself, untill last week- it turns out that termites LOVES kompost🤦‍♀️and my wooden box, the worms escaped...well, bukashi here we go..

[@diversitylove5460]

I am doing indoor composting. There are so many options

[@diversitylove5460]

Actually there is a Japanese woman who shoes you how to compost meat and cooking oil I will try to find it again. She was amazing. She mixed it with flour and bokashi grain, put it in two plastic bags and buried it in her yard. Then she dug it up and composted it again vermipost The only other way I know to rapid compost meat is to use soldier flies. The most impressive system I have seen so far is by the permaculture farm in Costa Rica. Sorry they stole your worm dudes. My first set of worms ran away. Escaped the container. I will try bokashi. Thanks for showing me that method.

[@andreadybvik]

Amazing video! Do you have any knowledge about composting with just an airtight container? 💛

[@raapyna8544]

The composting process needs oxygen. There needs to be holes.

[@andreadybvik]

@@raapyna8544 Thank you for the tip! I know, so I air it every day. I researched that that could work, and it does! It’s already starting to break down✨

[@merel8915]

thank you for this guide! We actually sell this type of bucket in the shop that I work in and my collegue said that the 'bokashi juice' smells like crazy... do you have this experience as well?

[@elizabethb.3932]

Will you please clarify- are you saying that after the 2-3 weeks of fermentation, everything is turned into dirt, which is ready to be removed from the bucket? I ask because I used to have a big outdoor compost drum and it took months and months to turn to dirt, to the point that I gave up. Banana peels just lasted forever (Im guessing I wasn’t doing it correctly) Also, what do you do with scraps in the meantime, save them in your fridge for those 2-3 weeks? Thanks!

[@Grace-ux5dd]

after fermentation the scraps aren’t fully decayed, they can be added to a larger compost bin to add all the good nutrients then that can be used for your plants. Or you can place the fermented scraps straight into a plant bed and place soil on top. Most people have two buckets, one that is currently fermenting and left alone, one that is being added to

[@connievassilev7911]

Bokashi tea is a really amazing byproduct of composting.

[@connievassilev7911]

@@annarawicz Its not a tea to drink. It is the water byproduct that you can drain from the bottom of the tank and dilute it and use like fertilizer.

[@Sam-hh9fr]

@@connievassilev7911 you really scared me for a minute there

[@gabriellabetarrini3176]

Great video as always. Btw: What do you think about European citizens' initiative "End the slaughter age"? 🌱

[@mimimomo626]

What happens to the compost after the bokashi juice is drained? Does it become soil like? Thank you

[@jewellbielby3401]

Omg I've the never been the first to comment before!!!!!!!❤

[@Gittemary]

💯💯💯

[@melusine826]

I need a way to compost in my van 😅

[@creationslandscapedesigns]

I tried worm composting and failed hardcore hahaha. I am tempted to try bokashi but what about bugs? I would put mine outside since I have a cat.

[@Karincl7]

No bugs and the lid is closed

[@Eddie_-_]

“Denmark ships waste to a Poland and Malaysia”. Is that really correct?

[@sofie_samuelsen]

Do we still burn food wast? I thought we sorted it so it could be used as bio-full and other kind of stuff? Why else do we sort it?

[@Gittemary]

Recycling systems are not universal, they are not even the same throughout a country. Some regions of Denmark food waste is sorted and repurposed through industrial composting, but there are still places in DK (like Aalborg) were organic waste is not sorted for bio-waste

[@sofie_samuelsen]

@@Gittemary okay, since my ex-parents-in-law sorted (in Tårs) I though it was universal 🙃

[@diversitylove5460]

Is your garden indoors also?

[@pheart2381]

Someone stole your worms??!!!

[@Gittemary]

Yes 😢

[@Klara-l5q]

First of all, I really like your videos and I am a big fan of your work. :) But doesn't anaerobic (without oxygen) fermentation mean that methane is produced? 🤔 And that would make it just as bad as landfilling in terms of greenhouse gas emissions. Of course, the organic material can still be used, but I still wouldn't call it environmentally friendly. Since aerob composting with worms is also option and also doesn`t smell bad if done right. 😅

[@Gittemary]

Fermentation does not create methane, rotting does, no gasses are produced in a bokashi 👌

[@AlluringKeys]

Omg im so sorry they stole your worm babies 😮 i just seen the other vid and was so happy for you shame on them 😢

[@venusc5709]

i dont understand people that are squeamish with compost but then have kids and pets, like they can be way more gross lol ( i have a few cats) or like almost half the population bleeds every month and i dont even need to go that far cause everyone has to wash their ass...