1. Place your bin in an indoor space or sheltered outdoor area (garage, covered porch, utility).
2. Add your food waste — vegetables, fruit, bread, cooked meals, meat and dairy all accepted.
3. Sprinkle a scoop of LIVE Bokashi Bran each time you add waste.
4. Press or level down the waste to remove air pockets and ensure a tight seal.
5. Close the lid and allow fermentation to start.
6. Drain the liquid (“Bokashi tea”) every few days — use it as fertiliser or compost accelerator.
7. Once the bin is full, leave it sealed for around 10–14 days — you’ll notice a light pickled/vinegary scent (proof of fermentation).
8. Add the fermented load to your garden soil or compost heap — it will break down fully into rich compost in 2-5 weeks and feed microbes in your soil.

Liquid uses:

• Dilute 1 : 100 for houseplants and garden beds.
• Dilute 1 : 200 to accelerate your main compost heap.
• Use neat for cleaning drains or fertilising lawns.

Helpful tip: A smaller household means a smaller bin is ideal — less waste to fill, quicker cycles, and a compact kit that fits your needs.

Here at Wiggly Wigglers (a family farm in Herefordshire), we’ve been pioneering Bokashi for over 25 years. We don’t just sell kits — we produce the LIVE Bran ourselves. On our yard you’ll see fermenters full of bran, our grainstore where the material is dried and stabilised, and the team bagging each batch with care.
Our process, featured on BBC Countryfile, ensures you’re using a product rooted in real soil care and British farming.
By buying our bran and companion kit, you’re helping close the loop — recycling kitchen waste, reducing carbon emissions, and building healthier soil one household at a time.

Unlike traditional composting (which uses oxygen and often releases methane and ammonia), Bokashi uses anaerobic fermentation. That means:

• Nutrients in the waste remain locked in rather than lost.
• Carbon is captured and returned to the soil, not released.
• Beneficial microbes (EM-1 style) are activated — feeding soil biology, improving structure, increasing water retention.
• It’s proven in countries such as Japan, Germany, Sweden and New Zealand to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, speed up waste breakdown and improve soil health.

This is more than just composting — it’s soil regeneration. It helps you turn food waste into a resource, enrich your garden, reduce reliance on peat, and keep carbon where it belongs.

Storage & Freshness: Keep your LIVE Bran sealed, cool and dry. Aim to use within 12-18 months for best effectiveness.
Maintenance: If your bin develops a rotten smell instead of a pickled aroma, add more bran and compress the load again. Regular draining of liquid is key.
Where to locate: Indoor or well-sheltered outdoor spot recommended — avoid full exposure to rain or direct sunlight.
Goes well with: Extra Bran refills (1 kg, 2 kg, 5 kg), daily kitchen collection caddy, compost heap accelerator.
FAQs:

• Smell? A mild vinegary, kimchi-type scent = correct.
• Meat & dairy? Yes — accepted by this system.
• Breakdown time? 2-5 weeks from burial or compost heap addition.
• Suitable for flat/house/bungalow? Yes — perfect for smaller households.
• Will it fit outside? Yes — but best in a sheltered spot, not fully exposed to weather.