Bokashi is a fermentation method, not a hot compost. Instead of breaking material down with heat, it uses indigenous microbes to ferment and pre-digest organic matter, which preserves more of the nutrients and energy in the final soil.

Our Bokashi compost is built on something most soils cannot match: a living microbial foundation developed on our own cattle grazing pastures over 64 years.

How We Make It

• We produce our own Hawaiian Bokashi inoculant in-house.
• We blend 7 pounds of that inoculant into every cubic yard of compost materials.
• That is what activates the fermentation and builds the rich, living soil ecosystem in every batch.

How It Works: The Symbiotic Cycle

• Indigenous microbes in the compost colonize the root zone and attach to the roots of your plants and trees.
• They bio-convert the nutrients in the soil into forms the roots can actually absorb, then feed those nutrients to the plant through the root system.
• Better-fed plants photosynthesize more, capturing more energy from the sun.
• The plants and trees then send that energy back down to the roots and feed the microbes in return.
• This back-and-forth is a true symbiotic relationship, the same natural cycle that built the rich, fertile environments our planet is known for.

What Goes Into It

• A 64-year pasture soil base, naturally enriched by decades of cattle grazing.
• Horse manure and fresh greens for nitrogen and biology.
• Indigenous hardwood sawdust for the browns, treated with our Hawaiian Bokashi inoculant starter so it ferments instead of just sitting in the pile.
• 7 pounds of our Bokashi inoculant per cubic yard to tie it all together.

Benefits for Fruit Trees and Vegetable Gardens

• Feeds the soil biology, not just the plant, so the whole system gets stronger over time.
• Drives the nutrient-to-photosynthesis cycle that powers vigorous growth.
• Improves nutrient uptake through the root-attaching microbes.
• Builds soil structure and moisture holding, which matters in our Big Island ground.
• Supports strong results in fruit trees, raised beds, and in-ground vegetable plots.
• Made right here on the Big Island from local inputs.

Size and Value

• Each batch is roughly 1,450 pounds of finished compost.
• That works out to about 11 cents per pound, a strong value for living, microbe-rich soil at this volume.

Learn More

• The Compost: https://hawaiianvolcanicorganicfarm.com/pages/compost
• The Bokashi starter inoculant: https://hawaiianvolcanicorganicfarm.com/products/hawaiian-bokashi-inoculant

Every batch is built on a living microbial foundation developed over 64 years on our own Big Island cattle grazing pastures. We add our Hawaiian Bokashi inoculant, made in-house and blended at 7 pounds per cubic yard, to activate fermentation and build a rich soil ecosystem most bagged compost cannot match.

A 64-year pasture soil base, horse manure, fresh greens, and indigenous hardwood sawdust, all fermented with our Hawaiian Bokashi inoculant. We make the inoculant in-house and blend 7 pounds into every cubic yard to activate the fermentation.

Indigenous microbes colonize the root zone, convert soil nutrients into forms roots can absorb, and feed the plant. The better-fed plant photosynthesizes more and sends energy back down to feed the microbes, a true symbiotic cycle.

It feeds the soil biology, not just the plant, improving nutrient uptake, soil structure, and moisture holding for strong results in fruit trees, raised beds, and vegetable gardens. Each batch is roughly 1,450 pounds at about 11 cents per pound. Call 808-425-0474 (Hawaiian Tiime Zone) to check delivery or request a quote.