We’re off to start our first pilot project! Bokashi in a village street in Dala on the other side of the river. Like everything we do here we use public transport: train, bus, ferry and we walk. We’re bringing along a barrel for the fermentation, a batch of bokashi bran, and some charcoal to useContinue reading “First project here we come!”
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A new batch of bokashi bran
We’re doing a test production batch of bokashi bran in conjunction with Kokkoya Organics. Here Stefi, Inda and I are running through our recipes, we’re testing a few different combinations of rice bran, husk and EM to see what works best. Airtight blue barrels and a few weeks in this heat should give us aContinue reading “A new batch of bokashi bran”
Blue barrels by the pile
Recycling Myanmar style. We need blue barrels and they’re easy to get. But, nope, they’re not going to be new. Like everything else in this country, they’re used, re-used, upcycled, downcycled, repurposed and sold on. It’s fascinating. These guys run a streetside business cleaning up and selling blue barrels. Recycling at best. But we needContinue reading “Blue barrels by the pile”
Magic markets
Markets in Myanmar are colourful, chaotic, and there’s so much choice! #bokashimyanmar #bokashi #foodwithoutpackaging
Bank account!
We have a bank account! We came to Yangon on this bokashi mission with a long list of questions; one by one we’re ticking them off. Some of our stuff is organisational. How should we do this thing: NGO, company, social enterprise or what? And how do we do it? How about visas, bank accountsContinue reading “Bank account!”
Buying rice bran at the mill
Stefi put together a film yesterday from our supply trip to ”our” rice mill. We’ve started up test production of bokashi bran here in Yangon and we’re really happy to work with these guys. It’s clean, they have good quality and are easy to work with. We’re testing different combinations and grades of rice huskContinue reading “Buying rice bran at the mill”
Dump to playground
Two back alleys opposite one another. One clean and green, the other a rat-infested dump. Here in Yangon, they’re nearly all of the depressing variety. But the good news is some of them are being cleaned up, bit by bit, largely due to the great work done by the Doh Eain organisation. But don’t thinkContinue reading “Dump to playground”
Back alleys with Doh Eain
Back to our back alley, and the project with Doh Eain. Clean and shiny and soon to become a backyard oasis for residents. Emily here, the woman behind it all, with one of her colleagues, and Diana and Inda from our team. So looking forward to working with these guys when we start up forContinue reading “Back alleys with Doh Eain”
Networking wherever we can
Our days are an interesting mix of checking trash piles, meeting with people passionate about soil, plants, recycling and organic food, going to business meetings, meeting new people and arranging new projects. Here we’re at some fancy hotel about to join a Nordic networking meeting – you never know who you’ll meet and what ideasContinue reading “Networking wherever we can”
Team Bokashi Myanmar!
Today Stefi arrived! Our team is gathering up and we’re really excited. More meetings planned this week in Yangon and next week we’re off to Mandalay where our fifth team member will join us. Watch this space! /Jenny From left: Stefi, Jenny, Diana, Inda #bokashimyanmar #teambokashi #makingsoilgreatagain
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