EM Premium Bokashi Compost Starter

EM® Premium Bokashi is a compost starter made from high-quality bran fermented with EM-1® (Effective Microorganisms®).

With a bounty of beneficial microbes, this product is ideal for accelerating composting, promoting soil health and effectively suppressing unpleasant odors, making it the only Bokashi of its kind on the market. Effortlessly enhance your composting journey by adding it to your Bokashi bucket or outdoor compost pile, ushering in a healthier and more enjoyable composting experience.

Our heavy-duty, resealable stand-up pouches (2lb or 5lb, also available in bulk) are constructed with an oxygen barrier that keeps your Bokashi fresh for up to 12 months. Use EM Premium Bokashi for outdoor composting, Bokashi composting, odor control, potting soils, and as a soil amendment in your garden..

Add Directly To Your Garden!

EM® Premium Bokashi is an essential product for enhancing your soil’s fungal and microbial profile. Without these microbes, nutrients in your dirt will remain unavailable to your plants. By introducing EM® Premium Bokashi, your dirt will become enriched with the much-needed microbial and fungal life, helping you to nurture healthy plants.

Simply dig in half a cup of EM® Bokashi per cubic foot of soil before planting into your garden or potting containers. The bokashi provides perfect conditions for plant root development. The EM® bokashi microbes are often visible as white mold or hair on the surface of your soil.

EM® Bokashi is also great for breaking down organic waste in your Bokashi compost bins. Not only does EM® Premium Bokashi kickstart the composting process, but it also creates less CO2 and retains more food waste nutrients—which means higher-quality organic compost for your garden soil.

Great in Outdoor Compost Bins too: Add a cup into the middle of your outdoor compost piles to help kick start or rejuvenate the composting process. Adding EM® Bokashi to the pile will speed up the composting process and improve the quality of compost.

Bokashi is a Japanese word meaning “fermented organic matter”. The main difference between ‘Bokashi’ composting method and the ‘traditional’ composting method is that the food waste does not rot. Rotting food, is what creates the foul odors associated with traditional composting.

The Bokashi method was developed in the early 1980s by Dr. Teruo Higa, a professor at the University of Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan. It involves layering kitchen scraps (vegetables and fruits, as well as meat and dairy scraps) with EM® Bokashi bran in an air-tight  bucket.

Unlike traditional composting, which is an aerobic process that requires oxygen, Bokashi is an anaerobic process that requires that you isolate the materials from oxygen as much as possible. In order to have a good understanding of the Bokashi composting method, we first need to understand Effective Microorganisms®, the main ingredient of EM® Bokashi bran. These organic substances prevent organic waste from rotting, they accelerate the fermentation process and eliminate unpleasant odors.

Extra shipping charge included in product price (product is bulky however we were able to get/pass along a discounted/concession shipping rate..)