E. Shig Matsukawa co-founded Bokashi Research and Education (bokashiresearch.org) in 2024. He has been a volunteer educator on bokashi composting (recyclefoodwaste.org) since 2009. Based in NYC, Shig provides workshops to community gardens and schools throughout the city. He is involved with El Sol Brillante community garden (522 E 12th St elsolbrillante.org), Down to Earth Garden (546 E 12th St downtoearthgarden.org), steering committee member of Vamos A Sembrar community garden (198 Ave B vamosasembrar.org), member of the East Side Outside Community Garden (415 E 11th St eastsideoutsidegarden.org), advisor to Earth Matter NY (earthmatter.org), and is on the board of LUNGS (Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens, lungsnyc.org). He has been studying and applying bokashi and EM (Effective Microorganisms)—used in bokashi and other gardening and environmental applications—since 1993.
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