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

0:00Intro and welcome
1:16I Ching reading – Ting – The Chaldron
6:39What more did you get from being here? Seeing, tasting, feeling, smelling, experiencing
8:04Seed IMO/IMO1 – cool to touch – wait an extra day
9:07Can powdered milk be used to make LAB – curds, whey, lactose sugar, lactobacillus
11:50Powdered goats milk for LAB
12:21Can you ferment with honey? costs/benefit
14:11powdered (goat) milk LAB – odd cheese curds
15:00which KNF solutions should I start with? LAB!! versatility, speed, easy, healthy to drink yourself
17:16edible solutions for integrated human health; probiotics after surgery & antibiotics for rapid recovery
20:43Bill Mulicen (permaculture). Jeff Lowenfels: Teeming with- Nutrients, Microbes Fungi
21:37Botany starting with the cell; cycling nutrients in the ecosystem; ionic nutrients, positive/negative
22:48teaming with microbes & fungi
24:34failed or slow batches of LAB; cool temperatures; yogurt; natto (bacillus subtilus)
27:05knfFuel (FAA), sugar on the bottom, should i stir?
28:33First time making knfFuel (FAA), smells good
32:08Getting ready to pour off knfFuel: does it need to be supersaturated to be stored? lacto in FAA
34:13supersaturation keeps microbes dormant
36:36how do i choose plants for fermented plant juice / knfFood?
37:55aggressive weeds for knfFood (Japanese knotweed); nuisance or healing the soil?
39:20comfrey for general purpose knfFood; dynamic accumulator; companion plant; makes other plants hardy
40:48how make LAB into a pellet that will sink into pond & clean; bokashi balls
43:07making knfFood with one plant at a time: how it works
44:57mixing one or more than one FPJ/Food right before applying
46:13spraying LAB on bedding for animals; quick manure breakdown; no-smell; microbial balance
48:26yarrow, stinging nettles, dandelions great for knfFood
49:31FPJ knfFood is NPK + trace minerals + hormones
50:29Arrugala FPJ for leafy greens; compfrey; fruit

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

0:00Intro and Welcome
0:52Special Guest Cheryl Mandila
1:27I Ching reading – 41- Decrease
3:54Day of rest
4:40IMO collection of soil microbes
13:44Natural Farmers tuning in from all around the world
14:28Planting berries- top dress with IMO3 and IMO4, mulch, soil foundation
16:42Natural Farming in Idaho- IMO vs. no IMO; watering is affected
19:18Will LAB digest pond muck?
20:01LAB for cut flowers
22:29cleaning up muck- success in Japan and Oahu
24:07Question about preparing land that was once a tomato farm and then pasture grazing for sheep
26:12Birthdays- February 14 is Master Cho’s Birthday
27:14Age of Aquarius- LAB, JMS saving the world
29:00Yard care- you can water less
33:39Weed barrier
34:52Plastic era- feminizing males
37:16Spring Creek Farms and JADAM- see it at Instagram atearthpurse; pass the test growing cannabis
42:40IMO1- use Calrose rice or any white rice not brown rice because there are hulls which block the microbes
44:50Can you use saturated LAB to make a new batch?
46:14Cut lilies in FPJ and LAB and they grew bulbs
46:39Regenerate pastures with sandy soil, monoculture and synthetic chemicals- check out last week’s episode (Feb. 6)
47:44Tar spot, blight and powdery mildew- bring on the good guys
53:10Chop and Drop
53:50Organic matter to build soil and also cover crops
54:30Gabe Brown- polyculture
55:20How to make and use KNF- www.knfsupport.com and Drake’s YouTube channel
58:06Market garden with goat manure
1:00:21Elaine Ingham compost
1:04:30Snake River Seed Cooperative- seed saving is the future; worm swapping
1:06:37Cheyl’s contact: IG-earthpurse; Facebook- Seeds of Hope Boise
1:07:13Crypto currency; selling OHN
1:08:54Question about maintenance spray for cut flowers- LAB is helpful and phosphoric acid for growing; questions to Drake@pureknf.org
1:15:58interested in Boise KNF class with Drake and possbily Elaine Ingham? Email Cheryl at growmoresoil@gmail.com
1:16:44Thanks for tuning in

Office Hours โ€“ Dr. Drake โ€“ Feb 6, 2022

0:00Intro and Welcome
1:17I Ching reading – 41- Decrease
4:19Brown Rice vinegar and Apple Cider Vinegar- use Bananas; PureKNF Cleanser
13:00Biochar- how to use; Josiah Hunt; Biocharred on Drake’s YouTube channel
19:35BRV videos on YouTube; wine turns to vinegar
21:37Pig food- relying on Natural Farming
23:00Korean Natural Farming is the gateway into farming, immunological support
24:00Water Soluble Potassium- do not char tobacco stems; find the recipe in the book, “Cho’s Natural Farming: Recipes and Instructions for Use”
33:59Water Soluble Phosphoric Acid- charred sesame stems
35:53FPJ from tobacco leaves?
37:03FAA- best to use predatory fish
43:18Sugar content of fruits- how to increase?
47:35Flavor
48:40Compost to IMO4 for soil building?
53:03Charred cucumber skins
54:08Chiton mix; GCM
55:30IMO2 for FAA? Just sugar and fish
56:04Other medicinal herbs for PureKNF Medicine?
56:53Supersaturation- video on how to supersaturate KNF solutions (need link please)
59:30www.knfsupport.com for answers to your questions