tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500768302850982119.post6800739124521000013..comments2023-06-01T07:33:09.547-07:00Comments on bokashislope: I am not an archaeologistD. S. Foxxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08144985414030666622noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500768302850982119.post-3267407699337275442009-06-14T18:14:20.530-07:002009-06-14T18:14:20.530-07:00Do you trench your bokashi? (Most of the folks wh...Do you trench your bokashi? (Most of the folks who don't object to bones seem to.)<br /><br />However you handle it afterwards, if you have the discipline to chop your bones before tossing them in the bokashi, I can only bow in awe--in my kitchen, whatever size the pieces leave the plate or pot, that's how they enter the bucket.<br /><br />Chicken bones, after stock-making, are fairly soft, but so far still maintaining their integrity even after multiple bucketings; pork chop and beef ribs are substantial enough that I expect they'll be giving Repulsive (BSFL) something to crawl on for the next year(s?). I'm hoping to find some way to harness the presumed slow release of calcium for my composting worms, though still trying to confirm there is such a release before I start transferring material between buckets.<br /><br />But, no, I can't see fishing them out of a bucket and trashing them. Since seeing excerpts from Rathje's "garbologist" project reports, I no longer assume that _anything_ will break down in landfill. <br /><br />DSFD. S. Foxxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144985414030666622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500768302850982119.post-53213754020691865432009-06-14T15:42:55.989-07:002009-06-14T15:42:55.989-07:00Just a thought... I tried "chopping" my ...Just a thought... I tried "chopping" my chicken bones so they are smaller pieces before putting them in the bokashi bucket. In fact I think just giving them a good whack with a cleaver or french knife will crack them open so they break down quicker when the time comes.<br /><br />At least if you ferment the bones, pick them out of the compost material, and toss them before the compost stage, they should compost quicker in the landfill. It must be better than just tossing them in the garbage.Doug in ATXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01695540065580266116noreply@blogger.com