The point of this isn’t just composting, it’s to demonstrate the advancement of science and technology into our everyday lives in a sustainable way. The evolution of an everyday concept in support of building a greener society. Making things we recognize even better is a foundation of modern science. At one point no one recycled or watched their energy use, now its second nature. Here we go again 
We need to cut our garbage production even more, this cut mine by 50% with little effort.
Wicked awesome experiment time! Just because I can.. and so can anyone!
My own experience with Bokashi composting was favourable, I wrote about it in a past article. I decided I would try to see how this new technology fares in four different urban environments. I reached out to the manufacturer of All Seasons Indoor Bokashi Composters in BC, a great guy by the name of Eric who runs a company called “Eco Living Organics”. He was pleased to support my plan, and supplied me with some product and valuable knowledge. You can buy the kits directly from there, or pick them up in Edmonton at Earths General Store on Whyte.
What is Bokashi?
Bokashi Composting uses active microorganisms which break down organic material quickly. (Far more quickly than simply rotting it in a bin outside). It produces no stench, only a mild sweet & sour pickling smell when healthy which does not pollute the entire kitchen.
No flies are attracted, as nothing is rotting. The food is being broken down through a fermentation process. You can also add meat, bones, cheese and fat. This makes it a very powerful food-waste reduction tool and makes it possible for you to compost all these food types in your garden or simply put in the city garbage.
You put food in, and sprinkle it with some bran stuff. Simple as that!
So here is the plan! (Very scientifical and stuff) 
I chose 4 environments to test.
1) A power couple. Busy professionals with no more than one child living in a traditional type house.
2) A young family of five including small children.
3) A condo/apartment dwelling couple.
4) An office environment, minimum 5 persons.
Each one has now started their composters, at different times over the last month. They’ve all agreed to fill out occasional comments on a form I provided and send me occasional photos. I am available to them for support and guidance as required. I intend to track their usage for an initial 90 days then review. All the product is totally free of charge for them thanks to Eco-Living Organics and a little investment from me. Just hope I planned for enough!
Who are these people?!?!
I was very fortunate that with a combination of people answering my call for volunteers and a little direct marketing on my own I managed to get a great bunch of “eco-experimenters”.
My power couple is none other than Edmonton’s deputy mayor, Councillor Don Iveson and his wonderful wife Sarah Chan. His very cute baby and affectionate puppy will also likely be helping out, as you can see in Sarah’s blog post linked above.
My young family is led by an invincible mother & Union activist by the name of Cara More-Moffett. Her husband Lindsay and three kids Ethan (10 yrs), Calder (2) and Diedra (1) have all helped and participate in their own ways. It can be a fun family activity!
My apartment dwelling young couple are Mack D Male (the twitter/blogger phenom known as Mastermaq) and his epic food & issues blogger girlfriend Sharon Yeo.
My very eager and positive office group is the Alberta Council for Global Co-operation. These fantastic people are Vanessa Kohut, Connor Macdonald, Heather McPherson, Hans Olson, Rose Yewchuk and of course the lovely and very “green keen” Julia Price.
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Mike – the greatest thing about your choices for this experiment is the buzz I have been hearing, both on twitter and in the bike-blog world, about Bokashi composting. About a month in, this project really has reached beyond the confines of these four locations and has a lot of people thinking and talking about composting, and watching for the results of the experiments with great interest. Awesome.