Article number: 8717677721450 View all from EM Agriton > View more: Organic waste > EM Agriton - Bokashi starter - wheat bran with EM - 2kg Bokashi starter is wheat bran with activated Effective Micro-organisms, which start the fermentation process in the bokashi. Product can be used with the Bokashi kitchen bucket. Additional information about Effective Micro-organisms The Bokashi bucket in which we ferment kitchen waste is the end product of years of research by Japanese professor Teruo Higa. He discovered that good bacteria can be activated by adding Effective Micro-organisms. In doing so, he distances himself from current agricultural techniques that are based on killing harmful micro-organisms with large amounts of chemicals. With Effective Micro-organisms, Professor Higa has discovered that good bacteria thrive and suppress harmful bacteria. EM is based on research and experience and is used worldwide in professional agriculture and horticulture. Effective Micro-organisms ensure balance in the areas of the environment, health, and food supply. EM is a composition of various microorganisms, each with a specific function. These include yeasts and lactic acid bacteria. They all occur naturally. EM is all about activating these beneficial bacteria, rather than killing them with chemicals, as is common practice. The main ingredient in Bokashi starter is wheat bran fermented with EM-Active. This is recognizable by its sweet and sour odor, similar to the fermentation of wine and beer. Product specifications Bokashi starter - wheat bran with EM - 2kg Item description Bokashi starter - wheat bran with EM - 2kg Item number 8717677721450 Version 2kg Country of origin Netherlands What is Bokashi? Bokashi is the Japanese word for "well-fermented organic material." The organic materials are sealed airtight. This allows a fermentation process to take place, creating beneficial metabolic products from microorganisms. This preservation technique preserves the energy in the product. Just like sauerkraut, Bokashi has a higher nutritional value than unfermented organic matter. Bokashi is suitable as a soil improver and is a food source for microorganisms living in the soil. These microorganisms establish themselves permanently in the soil, multiply, and dominate the existing harmful bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Traditionally, Bokashi is used in Japan to increase microbial diversity in the soil and provide plants with bioactive nutrients, such as growth hormones, antibiotics, vitamins, and amino acids. This provides plants with more essential energy and greater resistance to harmful bacteria and fungi. The neutral microorganisms that initially preyed on the previously dominant harmful microorganisms in a pathogenic soil will now join the effective microorganisms of EM. A pathogenic soil thus becomes a disease-suppressing soil. In agriculture and horticulture, this is the most effective, sustainable way to get more out of the soil. Bokashi Starter: Basic Product for Your Own Soil Improver To help you make this unique soil improver yourself, a basic product called Bokashi Starter has been developed. Its main ingredient is wheat bran (a conditioned industrial byproduct), fermented with EM Active. The beneficial microorganisms in EM Active have converted the bran into a high-quality fermented product with a distinctive sweet-sour aroma. Bokashi Starter is a solid product and is preferable to the liquid EM Active for the production of organic waste (GFB) Bokashi. With EM Active, there is a risk that the moisture content of organic waste (GFB) Bokashi becomes too high. For this reason, a special kitchen bucket has been designed to drain off the excess moisture, the Bokashi Kitchen Bucket. Using Bokashi Starter, you can turn your own organic waste into a soil improver that promotes nutrition, structure, water and air balance, and soil life.