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Episode 222. Fermentation and Rotations

This is the World Organic News for the week ending 13th of  July 2020.

Jon Moore reporting!

Decarbonise the air, recarbonise the soil!

I know we all miss things in life, I’m guilty as charged. So imagine my surprise to have only just come across the process of fermenting organic waste rather than composting. In a strange way putting food “waste” through ruminants does this too and in 24 hours. But the formalised process is quite interesting.

The name Bokashi turns up  all over the google search. From the Japanese for fading away, possibly it refers to an anaerobic fermentation process. Continue reading →