This is good news. The white mould is actually a fungi and shows that the food waste is fermenting rather than putrefying.
No. Bokashi waste smells pleasantly tangy—like pickled vegetables or cider vinegar.
The best way to deal with this is to throw the whole batch away
If your kit begins to smell add a good handful more of Bokashi Bran as it is likely the waste is putrifying rather than fermenting.
Obviously these must have entered on your food waste in some form so the first step is to add your food waste more regularly to avoid this issue.
Yes, massively!
Bokashi relies on effective microorganisms (EMs), primarily lactic acid bacteria, yeast, and phototrophic bacteria.
It all starts with healthy soil.
Bokashi waste is packed with microbes that improve soil structure and fertility.
When you bury raw food waste, it decomposes slowly and unevenly, often creating pockets of anaerobic (oxygen-starved) decay that can attract pests and produce harmful gases like methane.
Our composting worms are mixture of species (mainly reds and dendras) selected for their composting ability
The Urbalive Worm Composter is a home wormery kit that can be used indoors or outdoors for composting kitchen waste with the red worms. The perfect wormery for households, classrooms or offices.