Office Hours โ€“ Dr. Drake โ€“ November 27, 2022

TimeTopic
0:00:00Intro and Welcome
0:01:28I Ching Reading – The Creative
0:06:29IMO4 from 10 collections- spread in winter
0:07:40JADAM sulfur for disease?
0:17:29how to kill flea nettles?
0:18:58appply IMO in fall? spring? making IMO indoors
0:21:45flea beetle
0:23:05thyme, catnip, mint as pesticides with sulfur and soap
0:24:27major difference between IMO and disgustingly cheap microbes (JMS)- lots of previous discussion on www.knfsupport.com; also search past episodes of Office Hours
0:26:40how to collect indoors- videos on Drake’s YouTube channel- need a lot of leaf litter
0:29:00don’t kill too many of your target species; better to go probiotic and keep plants healthy
0:30:00YouTube clip from “Predator”; fix your foundation
0:32:10cucumber plant juice gone bad
0:34:00past episodes of Office Hours at www.knfsupport.com; table of contents for each episode
0:37:30reading of entries for merit lottery for tix to HFUU annual convention
0:42:00Master Cho’s presentation on How to Utilize IMO- review from last week
0:43:30Master Cho’s presentation on Crop’s Cultivation Environment Recovery- human health and plant health are related
0:45:02Three types of groundwork
0:47:06Soil groundwork
0:51:00grass in an orchard; rye and clover as ground covers; where to put amendments for trees
0:56:37microbes naturally express themselves
0:58:26row crops
0:59:53use articulating line trimmer on your weedeater
1:00:35back to row crops
1:01:20mulching
1:01:50aggregate soil structure
1:02:28breaking hard soil
1:03:25seed groundwork
1:04:16seed treatment solution in Recipe Book
1:05:20seeding
1:06:12seedling groundwork
1:07:06summary of 3 types of groundwork
1:07:29KNF Medicine (OHN) next week
1:07:40thanks for practicing and teaching KNF; thanks to Master Cho and Pure KNF Foundation
1:08:04no episode next week due to HFUU convention; Drake will broadcast on Dec 11 but not on Dec 18 or Dec 25, maybe New Years
1:09:40KNF course coming up
1:10:07long live the Natural Farmer

Office Hours โ€“ Dr. Drake โ€“ November 20, 2022

TimeTopic
0:00:00Count down
0:02:03Intro & Welcome
0:03:24I Ching Reading: The Family (The Clan)
0:06:50Ever man and woman is a star
0:09:07is KNF production as good as chemical farming?
0:15:46whats the difference between JADAMN and KNF?
0:16:56knfVortex brewer: How to (video); bacterial mineral water simple brewer
0:22:50vital role of alcohol in knfFood (fpj); why you need “slight alcohol smell” in final product
0:25:15is seawater enough to replace missing minerals? elements & minerals present in seawater/salt
0:28:35can you leave knfFood ferment too long so it loses its potency?
0:30:02molasses used instead of sugar makes all solutions into vinegar; translation issues
0:35:22fermented plant extract (fpe) uses molasses; “It’s not the same”
0:37:35is the level of sodium chloride (in seasalt) harmful?; sea90
0:38:50more on water & vortex brewers; imo4; what size pump?
0:43:10where to source Angelica? Mountain Rose Herbs
0:45:06is it possible to farm potatoes w/out tilling
0:45:16types of licorice & cinnamon online for purchase
0:49:27whats the lowest temperature you can apply knf solutions at?
0:50:37spray solutions right before it rains! especially in the rainy season; lower dilution rate
0:54:10process of culturing imo with picture slides; theory of how imos grow & work; the whole point of knf
1:04:12“imo5” = fermented mixed compost
1:04:40how to use imo4 and soil formula with slides
1:07:20Thank you Cho family, YOU, & PureKNF Foundation; upcoming training in KNF in Hawaii

Office Hours โ€“ Dr. Drake โ€“ November 13, 2022

TimeTopic
0:04:02Intro and Welcome
0:04:32I Ching Reading – Deliverance
0:08:56checking in from all around the world
0:09:48Flat Eric
0:12:04Stone Mason’s BIG IMO pile
0:15:28thanks to Master Cho and Dr. Park for bringing us KNF
0:16:09IMO bath video of Dr. Park
0:21:30worm farm- only 2′ of food for worms in vermicomposting; Dr. Norman Arancon (UHH) is an expert
0:23:09Master Cho IMO1 presentation
0:23:45come to class- register at www.knffarm.com
0:25:40back to Master Cho’s presentation- review
0:32:12Julia is going to do side-by-side trials of raised beds with and without KNF
0:32:43weeds and tilling and microbes
0:33:33how far apart for raised beds? at least 3 meters
0:34:00for collecting IMO- more microbes where there are more nutrients?
0:35:15aloe for KNF Food?
0:35:52deeper forest, more decomposing fungi?
0:37:46the Mother tree- collect IMO here
0:38:05“Mycellium Running” by Paul Staments- learn about sapotrophs
0:38:33more about collecting IMO
0:40:07IMO2- preserved seed IMO
0:41:12chemicals as the enemy- use biochar and microbes
0:42:01Roundup
0:43:03microbes and carbon so chemicals won’t affect you
0:44:04good soil
0:45:50more about IMO2
0:52:45IMO3- Propagated IMO- it’s complicared and a committment
0:54:43Making IMO3
0:56:00KNF Protectors (LAB)
0:57:11what dilution rate of water for making IMO?
0:58:19add the soil foundation recipe
0:59:25what if IMO3 gets too hot?
1:01:01measure in metric
1:02:24back to IMO3
1:07:54is IMO Master Cho’s invention?
1:08:16bokashi is EM not IMO
1:09:03solutions for earth box
1:10:10Drake’s deliverance
1:11:01thank yous
1:12:17long live the Natural Farmer