A Love Affair with Microbes
Passion comes in many forms; love for your family, your partner….the works of Beethoven or Bieber. Shig Matsukawa is passionate about fermentation, fermentation of people’s food scraps. (photo left) Shig Matsukawa (center) instructs Earth Matter apprentices in the Bokashi method.
Shig Matsukawa of Recyclefoodwaste.org, has been working with EM (Effective Microorganisms) for 20 years. EM-1 is a registered trademark of the EM Research Organization, Inc. (“EMRO”). Shig was formerly a researcher at the EMRO Japan Foundation. He currently works on a volunteer basis with El Sol Community Garden and the Children’s Garden in the East Village, NYC using the Bokashi method of fermenting food waste. Last year, the garden fermented 2 tons and made their own rich soil for growing more food and healthy plants. He also teaches (as a volunteer) about Bokashi, EM, fermenting and microbes around the city and NJ. Shig’s passion is to teach how to bring microbes into all aspects of our lives, as cleaner, detoxifier, air purifier, digestive aid, soil inoculants, compost starter and bioremediator.
Written by Andrea Lieske