Getting Started!

I purchased a food-grade 6.5 gallon bucket and a gamma screw-top lid. 





 While you can make your own Bokashi bran (innoculant of micro-organisms), I purchased a commercial product for my first attempts. 

I sprinkled a small dusting of Bokashi Bran (BB) on the bottom of the bucket.



Because I don't have a spout on the bucket to drain the liquid, I added 3 inches of shredded paper and then sprinkled another dusting of BB on top.

 



I then added my kitchen scraps.  I layered 1 inch of scraps, a dusting of BB, another 1 inch of scraps, more BB, and ended by pressing it all down to remove the air. 

I decided to go big for this first attempt and put some chicken skin, avacado peels, and lime skins, into my bucket.  All of these are difficult to compost and can create odor, so we might as well get this portion of the experiment out of the way. 








I will be back with more posts to report how well this works.