Knowing, living, and being with bokashi

Veera Kinnunen

doi:10.28938/9781912729180

Knowing, living, and being with bokashi

Veera Kinnunen

Faculty of Social Sciences

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Abstract

n this chapter, I will look at bokashi composting – an emerging
waste practice which takes into consideration our co-constitutive relationship
with microbes. Bokashi composting could be described as a ‘probiotic’ waste
treatment method in that it works against the modern ‘antibiotic’ logics of purity
and control. While modern waste practices have tried to get rid of waste as efficiently as possible – or even deny it altogether – a probiotic waste practice accepts
waste as an intrinsic, and even essential, part of the maintenance of life. I explore
the ontoethicopolitical implications of bokashi composting on waste relations

Original language	English
Title of host publication	With Microbes
Editors	Charlotte Brives, Matthaeus Rest, Salla Sariola
Place of Publication	Manchester
Publisher	Mattering Press
Chapter	2
Pages	64-83
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-912729-19-7
ISBN (Print)	978-1-912729-18-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.28938/9781912729180
Publication status	Published - 6 Oct 2021
MoEC publication type	A3 Part of a book or another research book

Keywords

microbes

Field of science

Social and economic geography
Other humanities

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10.28938/9781912729180Licence: CC BY-NC-SA

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Knowing, living, and being with bokashi

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