#BokashiWithKompostKids Recruitment

Join our #BokashiWithKompostKids campaign!

We need 20 local households to pilot test community Bokashi composting in MKE. So we can get an accurate assessment of capacity and grow the program, we're asking pilot households to commit to the following through late fall 2025:

  • Collect your household food scraps and add the provided Bokashi grain
  • Drop in our dedicated Bokashi pen at Kompost Kids: 4100 S 6th St, Milwaukee, WI 53221
  • Really important: Document your process
  • Build connections with other MKE composters and Bokashi households
  • Adjust and be flexible as we learn/troubleshoot
  • Most important: build healthy soil, reduce landfill waste and greenhouse gasses

Space is resource limited so we can learn about, test, (yes, likely see some failures!) and troubleshoot the process. We'll connect with interested families by early April.

Pilot challenge households will reap the benefits: heaps of communally created compost (take some home!), and community building a more sustainable Milwaukee. From what we learn in the pilot, we’ll create free “train the trainer” model to scale up Bokashi in gardens and backyards. 

Can’t commit to being a pilot test household, but still want to get involved in the #BrewCityBokashi challenge? Fill out our volunteer application instead! We'll keep the Bokashi program running after fall 2025, and let everyone know when it opens up beyond our pilot challenge households. We just need to document the best practices first!

 More information at https://kompostkids.org/bokashi/ 

This grant is made possible through the USDA Composting and Food Waste Reduction Program (CFWR) and supports the objectives of Milwaukee’s Climate & Equity Plan.

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Zip Code *
How many people are in your household? *
What is the age range of individuals in your household? *
What is your (current/past) experience composting? *
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What is your number one reason to #BokashiWithKompostKids -- aka, why do you want to be in our #BokashiBunch :) ?  (the puns will never stop ... fyi) *
Can you commit to collecting your household food scraps in a food-safe bucket and adding Bokashi bran (both items provided by us) through late Fall 2025?  *
Bokashi bran helps minimize compost odors. But fair warning, decomposing food does sometimes smell, and can get mushy depending on how long you keep it at your house. Is your household comfortable with this? *
Can you commit to documenting the compost process and dropping off your Bokashi’d food scraps in our dedicated Bokashi bins?       -------       NOTE: there is 24-hr access to our location: 4100 S 6th St, Milwaukee, WI 53221, and you will be provided with instructions.       -------       Also, the timing of drop-off depends on how quickly you fill your compost buckets, and how quickly you want to empty it. For reference, a household of 2 usually fills a 5-gallon bucket of food scraps in two weeks. *
This will be a year for us to learn about, test, (yes, likely see some failures!) and troubleshoot the Bokashi procedures at our site. Meaning, we might need to communicate updated instructions for food scrap drop-off. What is your comfort level with these kinds of changes? *
Can at least one person in your household join a drop-in Bokashi orientation and starter pack pick up in the following times? (If no -- use the "other" line to provide typical days/times that week or the following week for an orientation.) *
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