Sunday, June 01, 2008

"Happy Birthday to ME" or "Bokashi Madness" or "I Have An Awesome Husband" or "My 3yo Likes Boxes"

Ah-hem... (deep breath) Happy birthday to me...
Happy birthday to me...Happy BIRTHDAY dear me...
(and my dad...)
Happy birthday to ME!!

My three year old son thinks the box is better than a Bokashi starter kit, but I beg to differ. How flippin' cool is my husband that he gets me COMPOSTING stuff for my birthday?? I'm such a lucky wifey. Bokashi is this anaerobic composting system (which fits me as I seem to avoid anything aerobic) using efficient microbes to pickle the waste, then you burry it, then in a month you have black gold. I'm soooo excited!! There are recipies for making your own bokashi stuff, but I'll try out the ready made stuff for a while before I make trash barrels full of this stuff. Stuff, stuff-stuff, stuff, stuff... Might be good in the long run, but not yet. Here's where he got it from- there is more info there than I know about it yet. But with any luck, the investment will pay for itself in lessened trash output (you can put pretty much anything food-wise in this system) and "free" compost. (We have clay for dirt. We need compost and soil amendments so we can build it up to workable.) It really amuses me that for the girl that used to loath the outdoors (still don't like the bugs) I'm getting into gardening and composting. Who knew?? Like wine, I keep getting better with age.

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